Kami Absorption (Priest Spell)

Kami absorption allows the priest to invest a willing individual with the kami (see below) of another object or being. Kami can be absorbed only from something that has it, such as a super­natural beast, an awe-inspiring mountain, an ancient tree, a magical weapon, or a large, strangely shaped rock. Normal objects such as small trees, common boulders, and non-magical monsters do not have kami. This spell does not absorb kami from any avatar or god. If the recipi­ent is unwilling, the spell fails.
An individual invested with the kami of another object or being absorbs the essential nature of the object This absorption manifests itself outwardly in a temporary +6 modifier to one (and only one) of these statistics: Str, Int, Wis, Dex, Con, Cha, THAC0, AC, or MY. The statistic modified corre­sponds to the nature of the kami absorbed. Here are a few examples: mountain – Str, dragon – Int; ki-rin – Wis; stream – Dex; tree – Con; flower – Cha; snake – THAC0; rock – AC; wind – MV. The effect of this spell lasts only for its duration; the absorption of a kami lasts for but one round per level of the caster.
The object from which the kami is absorbed is not harmed by the spell.
Notes: Restricted to priests from an oriental setting.
==Kami==
“Kami” is a supernatural force of lesser or greater power, somewhere between a spirit and a god, venerated for its extraordinary magical power. For the purposes of the kami absorption spell, creatures of a magical nature or origin have a kami that can be tapped. Thus, dragons, unicorns, and lycanthropes would, while bears, griffons, and kobolds would not. If in doubt, a creature with magical abilities or magic resist­ance generally has a kami, while others don't
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