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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cleon" data-source="post: 5228900" data-attributes="member: 57383">Okay, shall we start roughing it out then:Question BallConjuration?Level: Sor/Wiz 6Components: V, S, MCasting Time: 10 minutesRange: TouchDuration: ConcentrationA question ball spell conjures a magical sphere containing an extraplanar being which answers any questions put to it. The caster places a gem or piece of crystal atop a pile of sulphur and sets fire to it. While the flames consume the sulphur, the caster performs the verbal and somatic components of the spell, upon the completion of which the gem or crystal disappears in a sulphurous flash (no damage), leaving behind the "question ball", which resembles a shimmering sphere of crystal.The being inside the question ball is bound to answer the caster's questions as payment for the gemstone that disappeared.  It will answer one question per caster level. The caster must concentrate on maintaining the spell (a standard action) in order to ask questions or receive to the being's answers.Some stuff about what questions it can answer. The being of the ball may give answers ranging from a simple "yes" or "no" to multiple sentences, but no answer will be longer than a minute. These beings have a 50% chance of answering accurately, the other 50% of the time the answer will be a well-crafted lie (the being has a +Y Bluff check).If the question ball is broken, the being of the ball will appear and may attack the caster or anyone else in the vicinity before plane shifting away with whatever valuables it can lay its talons on. The ball can be broken by great physical force (AC A, hp B, DR C, Break DC D), or by having any dimensional travel, soul-trapping, banishment or monster summoning spell cast on it (no saving throw) - e.g. trap the soul, plus some other spells. The question ball will vanish once the caster ceases concentrating or has used up all their questions.Material component: A gem or piece of crystal worth at least X gold pieces.</blockquote>

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