Stoneskin (Priest Spell)

When this spell is cast, the affected creature gains a virtual immunity to any attack by cut, blow, projec­tile, or the like. Even a sword of sharpness cannot affect a creature protected by stoneskin, nor can a rock hurled by a giant, a snake's strike, etc. However, mag­ical attacks from such spells as fireball, magic missile, lightning bolt, and so forth have their normal effects. The spell blocks 1d4 attacks, plus one attack per two levels of experience the caster has achieved. This limit applies regardless of attack rolls and regardless of whether the attack was physical or magical. For exam­ple, a stoneskin spell cast by a 9th level caster would protect against from five to eight attacks. An attacking griffon would reduce the protection by three each round; four magic missiles would count as four attacks in addition to inflicting their normal damage.
The material components are granite and dia­mond dust sprinkled on the recipient's skin.
Notes: Very rare spell granted by some dwarven deities, identical to the 4th level wizard spell of the same name. (Updated from Dragon Magazine.)
Special Note: This spell is subject to consid­erable abuse by player characters. Multiple stone-skins placed on a single creature are not cumu­lative. If two or more stoneskin spells are cast on the same creature, roll normally for the number of attacks each spell protects against. If a new spell protects against more spells than does the present one, the recipient gets the benefit of the increased protection: otherwise, there is no effect. The cast­er does not necessarily know how many attacks the spell can shield him from.
Stoneskin protects only against blows, cuts, pokes, and slashes directed at the recipient. It does not protect against falls, magical attacks, touch-delivered special attacks (such as touch-delivered spells, energy draining, green slime, etc.), or nonmagical attacks that do not involve blows (such as flaming oil, ingested or inhaled poisons, acid, constriction, and suffocation). Stoneskin lasts for 24 hours or until the spell has absorbed its allotment of attacks.
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