How can I sever a limb with magic?

Alzrius

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This is fairly specific to what's going on in my game, but I'm hoping someone here can point me towards something for this.

In the game I'm playing in, one of the members of my party currently has acquired a magic graft on his arm. It's fairly powerful, and (as a graft) can't be removed. That said, it's a powerful item, and can cause serious damage.

Long story short, in the event of any sort of intra-party fight (or him turning evil, etc.) I want my arcane spellcaster to have something up his sleeve to remove this graft from that character. Since it's part of his body, that seems to mean severing his arm.

My question is, what in the rules will let me do that?

Now, to be clear, what I'm really asking for is if there's some third-party spell (or magic item, or monster) out there somewhere that does that. I know that there are ways to sidestep the problem, such as just killing him and cutting it off (which I don't want to do), or using some optional third-party rules for severing limbs in combat (which my GM won't allow), but that's not what I'm looking for here.

I'd also like to avoid discussion regarding how to not have things get to the point where I'd need to forcibly take the graft from my fellow party member; I'd like to avoid that also - I'd just like to have that ace up my sleeve as a backup.

To reiterate, the best bet is a spell that's specially-designed to remove limbs from someone. Second-best is if there's a magic item that can do it. Third best is if there's a monster (that I can use magic to summon) that can do it. From a Pathfinder-compatible supplement is ideal, but v.3.5 works also.

Does anybody know of anything like this?
 

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The 3.5 version of the War of The Burning Sky (from ENWorld!) has an NPC that uses a custom spell called Severing Slash. It is an 8th level spell that does a fair amount of bleed damage, or can optionally sever a limb.

I believe it is in Adventure 8: O, Wintry Song of Agony.

If I recall, they specifically recommend against letting PCs obtain the spell in that campaign, but you may wish to check with your GM.
 
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The 3.5 version of the War of The Burning Sky (from ENWorld!) has an NPC that uses a customer spell called Severing Slash. It is an 8th level spell that does a fair amount of bleed damage, or can optionally sever a limb.

I believe it is in Adventure 8: O, Wintry Song of Agony.

If I recall, they specifically recommend letting PCs obtain the spell in that campaign, but you may wish to check with your GM.

Thank you, this is exactly what I was looking for! :D
 

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