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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maelstrom" data-source="post: 1560744" data-attributes="member: 17769">Spell Naming ContestThe dismal failures were more fun to come up with. <img src="http://www.enworld.org/forum/images/smilies/laugh.png"  class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":lol:" title="Laughing    :lol:" data-shortname=":lol:" /> The Disjunction of Necromantic Impetus (d20 - Undeath to Death)Illustrious Success: The burst radius is doubled to 80 feetDismal Failure: The undead are "healed" (all damage is removed)Pamplona's Strident Steps (d20 - Expeditious Retreat)Illustrious Success: Your speed increases by 60 ft.Dismal Failure: Your speed is decreased by half.Egalean's Obscuring Mist (d20 - Fog Cloud)Illustrious Success: The fog spreads in 20-ft. radius, 20 ft. highDismal Failure: The fog is centered on the caster and follows the caster until the spell ends.The Multitudinous Mage (d20 - Mirror Image)Illustrious Success: The number of images created is 1d6 +1 per two levels to a maximum of 12 images.Dismal Failure: The caster's vision becomes blurred and all opponents gain concealment (20% miss chance against the caster).  Also, all checks that require vision (spot, etc.,) are made at -4.The Legendary Might of Herakles (d20 - Bull’s Strength)Illustrious Success: The subject gains +8 to Str for 1 min./levelDismal Failure: The subject gains -4 penalty to Str for 1 min./levelThe Peerless Insight of Pallas Athene (d20 - Owl’s Wisdom)Illustrious Success: The subject gains +8 to Wis for 1 min./levelDismal Failure: The subject gains -4 penalty to Wis for 1 min./levelThe Unerring Precision of Phoebus Apollo (d20 - Cat’s Grace)Illustrious Success: The subject gains +8 to Dex for 1 min./levelDismal Failure: The subject gains -4 penalty to Dex for 1 min./levelThe Irresistible Allure of Aphrodite (d20 - Eagle’s Splendor)Illustrious Success: The subject gains +8 to Cha for 1 min./levelDismal Failure: The subject gains -4 penalty to Cha for 1 min./levelThe Stamina of Untiring Atlas (d20 - Bear’s Endurance)Illustrious Success: The subject gains +8 to Con for 1 min./levelDismal Failure: The subject gains -4 penalty to Con for 1 min./levelCreep of the Arachnid (d20 - Spider Climb)Illustrious Success: The duration is doubledDismal Failure: The spell ends abruptly half way through the duration (oops!)Arachne's Cursed Weavings (d20 - Web)Illustrious Success: The web strands are very strong and sticky. The  Strength check is DC 25 and the Escape Artist check is DC 30 to break loose.Dismal Failure: The caster is caught in the web which is centered on him.Peer of Ares (d20 - Transformation)Illustrious Success: You gain a +6 enhancement bonus to Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution, a +4 natural armor bonus to AC, a +7 competence bonus on Fortitude saves, and proficiency with all weapons.Dismal Failure: You become enraged, as a barbarian of the same level as your caster level.  You receive the bonuses from raging instead of the bonuses from this spell and you still suffer the -2 penalty to AC.  You must attack the nearest creature, friend or foe, in melee.Jaunt of the Jungle (d20 - Transport via Plants)Illustrious Success: You can bring along objects as long as their weight doesn’t exceed your double maximum load. You may also bring one additional willing Large or smaller creature (carrying gear or objects up to its maximum load) or its equivalent per three caster levels. Dismal Failure: You smash into the plant you are travelling to and take falling damage as if falling from a height equal to your level x5 feet. Watch out for that tree!A similar effect can be applied to Tree Stride <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Imperfect Duplicate of Icy Gloom (d20 - Simulacrum)Illustrious Success: The duplicate has the real creature’s levels or Hit Dice (and the appropriate hit points, feats, skill ranks, and special abilities for a creature of that level or HD). Dismal Failure: The duplicate begins melting immediately, losing 1 HD or level per round, writhing painfully and howling in madness if possible.  The melting is visibly obvious and quite disgusting to most viewers.  The duplicate will seek to escape from the caster, cannot be reasoned with and is otherwise useless.</blockquote>

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