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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 1237836" data-attributes="member: 6562">Here are some spells that I came up with to beef up Necromancy in 3.0e, before 3.5e's Necromantic selection made me happy:AgonyNecromancy [Pain]Level: Sor/Wiz 7Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 actionRange: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)Area: 20 ft. radius burstDuration: InstantaneousSaving Throw: Fortitude partialSpell Resistance: YesThe character directs a dark burst of necromantic agony. All living creatures caught within the spell's area suffer 1d6/level (max 15d6) subdual damage. Furthermore, any living creature which fails its Fortitude save is Stunned for 1 round/level, considered Staggered for 1 minute/level, and suffers a -4 Morale penalty to attack and damage rolls for 10 minutes/level.Agony, LesserNecromancy [Pain]Level: Sor/Wiz 3Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 actionRange: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)Area: 5 ft. radius burstDuration: InstantaneousSaving Throw: Fortitude partialSpell Resistance: YesThe character directs a dim burst of necromantic agony. All living creatures caught within the spell's area suffer 1d4/2 levels (max 10d4) subdual damage. Furthermore, any living creature which fails its Fortitude save is considered Staggered for 1 round/2 levels, and suffers a -2 Morale penalty to attack and damage rolls for 1 minute/2 levels.Bolt of PainNecromancy [Pain]Level: Sor/Wiz 4Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 actionRange: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level) or Half Medium (50 ft. + 5 ft./level)Area: 5 ft. wide to Medium range, or 10 ft. wide to Half Medium rangeDuration: InstantaneousSaving Throw: Fortitude negatesSpell Resistance: YesThe character directs a wide beam of necromantic agony. Any living creature caught withing the area takes 1d4/level (max 10d4) subdual damage. Furthermore, any living creature that fails its Fortitude save is considered Staggered for 1 round, and suffers a -1 Morale penalty to attack and damage rolls for 1 minute.Ray of AgonyNecromancy [Pain]Level: Sor/Wiz 5Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 actionRange: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)Effect: RayDuration: InstantaneousSaving Throw: Fortitude partialSpell Resistance: YesThe character directs a dark beam of necromantic agony. The character must make a ranged touch attack to hit, and if the ray hits a living creature, it deals 1d4/level (max 15d4) subdual damage. Furthermore, if the creature fails its Fortitude save, it is considered Stunned for 1 round/level, Staggered for 1 minute/level, and suffers a -4 Morale penalty to skill checks and attack rolls for 10 minutes/level.Ray of PainNecromancy [Pain]Level: Sor/Wiz 1Components: V, SCasting Time: 1 actionRange: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)Effect: RayDuration: InstantaneousSaving Throw: Fortitude negatesSpell Resistance: YesThe character directs a dim beam of necromantic agony. The character must make a ranged touch attack to hit, and if the ray hits a living creature, it deals 1d4/2 levels (max 5d4) subdual damage. Furthermore, if the creature struck fails its Fortitude save, it is considered Staggered for 1 round, and suffers a -2 Morale penalty to attack and damage rolls for 1 minute.Feel free to use them. <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=":)" /> -- N</blockquote>

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