Sword of Deception (Wizard Spell)

This spell creates a shimmering pale green blade anywhere the wu jen desires within the range of the spell. This sword hovers and dances in the air, strik­ing of its own accord if the wu jen concentrates on it. The sword strikes as if it were wielded by a samurai of the same level as the caster and causes 1d4 points of damage. Since it is magical, it can strike any crea­ture hit by magical weapons. In addition to the damage, each hit by the sword lowers the chances of the victim making his next saving throw by -1. This effect is cumulative up to -5. After this is reached, additional hits only cause damage.
The sword can be moved from creature to crea­ture within the duration of the spell, but only one creature can be attacked at a time. The saving throw penalty remains in effect until the creature is forced to make a saving throw in a dangerous situation. Thus, a companion of the victim could not cast a rel­atively harmless spell on him to cancel the effect. Remove curse, limited wish, and wish can be used to negate the effect.
The material components for this spell are a miniature replica of a sword and a set of loaded dice.
Notes: Common in oriental settings; otherwise, very rare.
Category:Wizard Spells
Category:Spells from Wizard's Spell Compendium
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