Wither Plant

Wither Plant is a plant spell that causes plants in the area to wither and die. Plants (or at least, plant monsters) resist with HT.
== Prerequisites ==
#Seek Plant
#Identify Plant
#Heal Plant
#Plant Growth
#Blight
#Wither Plant
== Enchantment ==
Staff or wand of dead wood. Energy cost to create: 200. Average cost is about $4,000.Dungeon Fantasy 8: Treasure Tables, p.47Asking price is $3,580, according to Magic Items 1
== Power Investiture ==
*Classic "Bad Guy Priests" will sometimes use Wither Plant, if they feel like being jerks. Unlocked at PI 3 for Evil Priests,Dungeon Fantasy 3: The Next Level, p.24 as well as Elder Thing and Unholy investitures.Pyramid 3/108: Dungeon Fantasy III, p.9
*Unlocked by Chaos Priests at PI 4.Pyramid 3/78: Unleash Your Soul, p.17
*Unlocked by Druidic Investiture at PI 4.Dungeon Fantasy 1: Adventurers, p.19
*Unlocked by Elemental Druidic Investiture at PI 5.Pyramid 3/68: Natural Magic, p.30
*Unlocked by Agriculture Priests, Fire Priests, and Sun Priests at PI 6.Dungeon Fantasy 7: Clerics; p.9, 17, and 29
== Advanced Uses ==
* Plant creatures can take 3d injury from Wither Plant.Pyramid 3/108: Dungeon Fantasy III, p.15Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 3: Born of Myth and Magic, p.16
**The Dreadstalk takes 2d from Shape Plant and simply dies from a failed save against Wither Plant.Creatures of the Night 5, p.6
* Wither Plant can kill dangerous funguses.Dungeon Fantasy Monsters 2: Icky Goo, p.5DFRPG: Spells, p.29
== Other Notes ==
*Some legends tell of a more powerful spell "Barrenness", that effects plants and animals, destroying a biome.Classic: Faerie, p.92
*The Lambton Worm was particularly proficient at destroying crops with its draconic magic.GURPS Dragons, p.51 and p.145
*In the Druidic thaumatological style, the curses of Hawthorn include Wither Plant. Its only prerequisite in this style is Curse.Thaumatology, p.44 In the Onyx Path style, Wither Plant is known only to the Fourth Circle and higher.Thaumatology: Magical Styles, p.35
== References ==
* GURPS Magic, p.163
Category:Spells
Category:Plant College