Thanatoptics

ThanatopticsMysticBasic200 hours
The victim of this sorcerous spell foresees his own death. This is usually based on the victim's own worst fears—one suitably cowed by the necromancer may see his death at the mage's hands—and is usually false. On rare occasions, the victim may experience an actual precognitive vision of his own demise that may prove eerily prophetic. While the caster must make direct eye contact, he or she has no (direct) influence over the vision. The affect that this spell has upon its subject is one of melancholy in most. The victim is usually quite stunned by the Thanatoptic vision; at the very least, the recipient will be completely preoccupied for the few seconds [one round] while the spell effects occur. The target must succeed against a saving throw of 17 or better. Note that repeat multiple castings of this spell have little or no effect, as the victim's typical response is along the lines of, "Yeah yeah, I'm going to have my head chopped off, but I'm going to make sure that this bastard goes down first." The subtle psychological effect is lost when this becomes a party gag.
Category:Death
Category:Mystic
Category:Skills
Category:Basic Skills
Category:Divination
Category:Murder