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<blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 8115647" data-attributes="member: 57383"><p>Ah, what the hell…</p><p></p><p><strong><em><span style="font-size: 18px">Wormtongue</span></em></strong></p><p>Transmutation</p><p><strong>Level:</strong> Sor/Wiz 5, Worm 4</p><p><strong>Components:</strong> V, S</p><p><strong>Casting Time:</strong> 1 standard action</p><p><strong>Range:</strong> Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)</p><p><strong>Target:</strong> One living creature</p><p><strong>Duration:</strong> 1 round per level</p><p><strong>Saving Throw:</strong> Fortitude negates</p><p><strong>Spell Resistance:</strong> Yes</p><p></p><p>The tongue of the subject extends into a razor-jawed worm that begins to attack the subject. This "tongueworm" bites for 2d4 points of slashing damage +1 point per caster level (maximum +20) with an attack bonus equal to your base attack bonus plus your Intelligence modifier (arcane version) or Wisdom modifier (divine version) plus a +4 bonus.</p><p></p><p>The tongueworm has the same vulnerabilities and resistances to damage as the subject and can be attacked using the subject's Armor Class plus a +4 bonus. Damage to the tongueworm also damages the subject. Inflicting 12 hit points of damage to the tongueworm destroys the worm's head and stops it attacking. The tongueworm is considered a separate creature from the subject for the purposes of spell targeting, so the tongueworm can be petrified, slowed, paralyzed et cetera separately from the subject (it uses your Saving Throws not the subject's). Damaging effects that target the tongueworm such as ability drain, energy drain and the like will harm the subject as well as the worm. Even if the subject is killed or petrified, the tongueworm will continue ravaging their corpse for the remaining spell duration.</p><p></p><p>The subject or another creature can attempt to grapple the tongue to prevent it biting, but the tongueworm is extremely slippery and its grapple modifier to escape holds equals your base attack bonus plus ability modifier (Intelligence or Wisdom) plus a +10 bonus.</p><p></p><p>The subject cannot speak while the <em>wormtongue</em> spell is in effect unless they happen to be a creature with multiple tongues capable of speaking independently such as an ettin (multiple <em>wormtongue</em> spells do not stack, the spell can only ever transform one tongue of a multi-tongued creature). The subject cannot cast spells with a Verbal component until they regain the ability to speak. The subject's tongue returns to normal once the <em>wormtongue</em> is dispelled or its duration expires. If the tongueworm was destroyed by violence such as weapon blows or energy attacks the subject's tongue is injured and they will be unable to speak for 3d4 days, but may mumble unintelligibly. The injured tongue can be cured with a <em>heal</em>, <em>regenerate</em> or <em>greater restoration</em>. If the tongueworm was destroyed by unerring magical attacks that only cause hit points of damage such as <em>magic missile</em> the subject's normal tongue will be uninjured. If the tongueworm was incapacitated by being petrified, paralyzed or similar effects the subject's tongue returns to normal when the <em>wormtongue</em> spell ends.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cleon, post: 8115647, member: 57383"] Ah, what the hell… [B][I][SIZE=5]Wormtongue[/SIZE][/I][/B] Transmutation [B]Level:[/B] Sor/Wiz 5, Worm 4 [B]Components:[/B] V, S [B]Casting Time:[/B] 1 standard action [B]Range:[/B] Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level) [B]Target:[/B] One living creature [B]Duration:[/B] 1 round per level [B]Saving Throw:[/B] Fortitude negates [B]Spell Resistance:[/B] Yes The tongue of the subject extends into a razor-jawed worm that begins to attack the subject. This "tongueworm" bites for 2d4 points of slashing damage +1 point per caster level (maximum +20) with an attack bonus equal to your base attack bonus plus your Intelligence modifier (arcane version) or Wisdom modifier (divine version) plus a +4 bonus. The tongueworm has the same vulnerabilities and resistances to damage as the subject and can be attacked using the subject's Armor Class plus a +4 bonus. Damage to the tongueworm also damages the subject. Inflicting 12 hit points of damage to the tongueworm destroys the worm's head and stops it attacking. The tongueworm is considered a separate creature from the subject for the purposes of spell targeting, so the tongueworm can be petrified, slowed, paralyzed et cetera separately from the subject (it uses your Saving Throws not the subject's). Damaging effects that target the tongueworm such as ability drain, energy drain and the like will harm the subject as well as the worm. Even if the subject is killed or petrified, the tongueworm will continue ravaging their corpse for the remaining spell duration. The subject or another creature can attempt to grapple the tongue to prevent it biting, but the tongueworm is extremely slippery and its grapple modifier to escape holds equals your base attack bonus plus ability modifier (Intelligence or Wisdom) plus a +10 bonus. The subject cannot speak while the [I]wormtongue[/I] spell is in effect unless they happen to be a creature with multiple tongues capable of speaking independently such as an ettin (multiple [I]wormtongue[/I] spells do not stack, the spell can only ever transform one tongue of a multi-tongued creature). The subject cannot cast spells with a Verbal component until they regain the ability to speak. The subject's tongue returns to normal once the [I]wormtongue[/I] is dispelled or its duration expires. If the tongueworm was destroyed by violence such as weapon blows or energy attacks the subject's tongue is injured and they will be unable to speak for 3d4 days, but may mumble unintelligibly. The injured tongue can be cured with a [I]heal[/I], [I]regenerate[/I] or [I]greater restoration[/I]. If the tongueworm was destroyed by unerring magical attacks that only cause hit points of damage such as [I]magic missile[/I] the subject's normal tongue will be uninjured. If the tongueworm was incapacitated by being petrified, paralyzed or similar effects the subject's tongue returns to normal when the [I]wormtongue[/I] spell ends. [/QUOTE]
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