Otto's Drums of Despair (Wizard Spell)

This spell creates the sound of oppressively loud war drums in a large area, filling all creatures in the area of effect with feelings of dread and despair. The spell covers an area at the direction of the caster, so a 10th-level wizard can affect an area 200 feet by 20 feet, 100 feet by 40 feet, or 50 feet by 80 feet. The height of the effect is equal to the shortest other dimension. A successful saving throw vs. spell negates the effect. Creatures of 2 Hit Dice or less receive no saving throw. Creatures of 2+1 to 4 Hit Dice have a -2 penalty, and creatures of 4+1 Hit Dice and higher roll an unmodified saving throw against the effect. Affected creatures have a -2 penalty to all attacks, damage, and saving throws rolls, and suffer a -2 morale penalty.
The material components are a pair of minia­ture bronze drums with onyx decorations, worth 1,000 gp in materials and workmanship, which vanish after the spell is cast.
The reverse of the spell, Otto's rousing anthem, produces a loud trumpet call that raises the spirits of all allied creatures in the same-sized area of effect. All affected creatures have a +1 bonus to attack and saving throw rolls, and NPCs receive a +2 bonus to morale checks.
The material component for the anthem is a set of four miniature silver trumpets trimmed with lapis lazuli, worth a total of 5,000 gp. The set vanishes when the spell is cast.
Notes: Uncommon or rare spell (WoG).
Category:Wizard Spells
Category:Spells from Wizard's Spell Compendium
Category:Spells