Multi-Variable Spells – 3rd-5th Level Spells Beginning with J, K, & L

by Tim Wallace

JESTER'S JAUNT

School conjuration (teleportation); Level bard 3

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range touch

Target one living creature

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw Will negates; Spell Resistance yes

You teleport the target to a space you can see within 30 feet of the target. The destination must be on solid ground, and the teleportation cannot end in a space that is by nature hazardous to the creature you are teleporting.

Diminished Effects The spell’s range becomes personal and its target becomes you.

Heightened Effects The target does not receive a Will saving throw to negate, but you must still defeat its spell resistance (if any).

JOYFUL RAPTURE

School conjuration (healing) [emotion]; Level bard 5, cleric/oracle 6, sorcerer/wizard 7

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range 60 ft.

Area all allies and opponents within a 60-ft.-radius burst centered on you

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw no; Spell Resistance yes

Your inspired words overwhelm others with transcendental bliss. All allies within the area of effect are freed from any harmful emotion effects. The spell also cures 1d4 points of Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma damage (your choice) to all allies in the area

Diminished Effects The spell does not cure any ability damage.

Heightened Effects The spell also cures 1d4 points of Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma damage

JUDGMENT LIGHT

School evocation [light]; Level inquisitor 4

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range personal

Area 30-ft.-radius burst

Duration instantaneous, see text

An inquisitor may only cast this spell while she has a judgment active. When she does cast this spell, it causes one or more of the following effects based on the inquisitor's active judgments.

Destruction: Red light erupts from the caster. Enemies in the area take 4d8 points of damage and become shaken for 1d4 rounds. A successful Will saving throw halves the damage and negates the shaken effect.

Healing: Green light erupts from the caster. Allies in the area regain a number of hit points equal to 1d8 + the caster's Wisdom modifier.

Justice: Blue light erupts from the caster, revealing hidden and invisible creatures to all. The light outlines such creatures for 1 round per caster level, imposing a –20 penalty on Stealth checks on those creatures.

Piercing: Violet light erupts from the caster, reducing the spell resistance of enemies within the burst by 5 for 1 round per caster level.

Protection: Amber light erupts from the caster, granting allies in the burst a +2 sacred bonus to AC and CMD, and a +4 bonus to AC against critical confirmation attack rolls for 1 round per caster level.

Purity: White light erupts from the caster, allowing each ally within the burst to attempt a saving throw against a single effect that allows a saving throw with a +2 sacred bonus on the roll.

Resiliency: Golden light erupts from the caster, granting allies within the burst DR 3/magic or the alignment your judgment allows for 1 round per caster level.

Resistance: Copper light erupts from the caster, granting allies within the burst resistance 5 against the energy the judgment protects the inquisitor against when she casts this spell for 1 round per caster level.

Smiting: Silver light erupts from the caster, making allies' weapons within the burst count as magic, the alignment her weapon is, and adamantine for purposes of overcoming damage reduction for 1 round per caster level.

Diminished Effects The spell causes one or more of the following effects based on the inquisitor's active judgments.

Destruction: Enemies in the area take 4d8 points of damage but do not become shaken.

Healing: Allies in the area regain a number of hit points equal to 1d6 + the caster's Wisdom modifier.

Justice: The light outlines hidden and invisible creatures for 1 round (maximum 5 rounds).

Piercing: The spell resistance of enemies within the burst is reduced by 5 for 1 round.

Protection: Allies in the burst gain a +2 sacred bonus to AC and CMD and a +4 bonus to AC against critical confirmation attack rolls for 1 round.

Purity: Each ally within the burst is allowed to attempt a saving throw against a single effect that allows a saving throw with a +1 sacred bonus on the roll.

Resiliency: Allies within the burst gain DR 3/magic or the alignment your judgment allows for 1 round.

Resistance: Allies within the burst gain resistance 5 against the energy the judgment protects the inquisitor against when she casts this spell for 1 round.

Smiting: Allies' weapons within the burst count as magic, the alignment her weapon is, and adamantine for purposes of overcoming damage reduction for 1 round.

Heightened Effects The spell causes one or more of the following effects based on the inquisitor's active judgments.

Destruction: Enemies in the area take 4d10 points of damage and become shaken for 1d6 rounds.

Healing: Allies in the area regain a number of hit points equal to 1d10 + the caster's Wisdom modifier.

Justice: The light outlines hidden and invisible creatures for 1 round per caster level, imposing a –30 penalty on Stealth checks on those creatures.

Piercing: Violet The spell resistance of enemies within the burst is reduced by 10 for 1 round per caster level.

Protection: Allies in the burst gain a +3 sacred bonus to AC and CMD, and a +6 bonus to AC against critical confirmation attack rolls for 1 round per caster level.

Purity: Each ally within the burst is allowed to attempt a saving throw against a single effect that allows a saving throw with a +3 sacred bonus on the roll.

Resiliency: Allies within the burst gain DR 5/magic or the alignment your judgment allows for 1 round per caster level.

Resistance: Allies within the burst gain resistance 10 against the energy the judgment protects the inquisitor against when she casts this spell for 1 round per caster level.

Smiting: Allies' weapons within the burst count as magic, the alignment her weapon is, and adamantine for purposes of overcoming damage reduction for 1 round per caster level. In addition, allies’ weapons gain the bane weapon property matching your bane class ability (if active).

KEEN EDGE

School transmutation; Level sorcerer/wizard 3

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Targets one weapon or 50 projectiles, all of which must be together at the time of casting

Duration 10 min./level

Saving Throw Will negates (harmless, object); Spell Resistance yes (harmless, object)

This spell makes a weapon magically keen, improving its ability to deal telling blows. This transmutation doubles the threat range of the weapon. A threat range of 20 becomes 19–20, a threat range of 19–20 becomes 17–20, and a threat range of 18–20 becomes 15–20. The spell can be cast only on piercing or slashing weapons. If cast on arrows or crossbow bolts, the keen edge on a particular projectile ends after one use, whether or not the missile strikes its intended target. Treat shuriken as arrows, rather than as thrown weapons, for the purpose of this spell.

Multiple effects that increase a weapon's threat range (such as the keen special weapon property and the Improved Critical feat) don't stack. You can't cast this spell on a natural weapon, such as a claw.

Diminished Effects The spell’s duration is reduced to 1 minute/level.

Heightened Effects The spell’s target becomes weapons or groups of 50 projectiles, and you divide the duration in 10-minute intervals among the targeted weapons or projectiles.

KI LEECH

School necromancy [evil]; Level cleric/oracle 3, sorcerer/wizard 3, witch 3

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range personal

Target you

Duration 1 minute/level (D)

You place your spirit in a receptive state so when you confirm a critical hit against a living enemy or reduce a living enemy to 0 or fewer hit points, you can steal some of that creature's ki. This replenishes 1 point of ki as long as you have at least 1 ki point in your ki pool. This does not allow you to exceed your ki pool's maximum. This ability does not stack with similar abilities (such as the steal ki ability of the hungry ghost monk).

This spell has no effect if you do not have a ki pool.

Diminished Effects The spell’s duration is reduced to 1 round/level.

Heightened Effects When you confirm a critical hit against a living enemy or reduce a living enemy to 0 or fewer hit points, you replenish 2 points of ki as long as you have at least 1 ki point in your ki pool.

KI SHOUT

School evocation [sonic]; Level bard 5, sorcerer/wizard 7

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range close (25 ft + 5 ft./2 levels)

Target one living creature

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw Fortitude partial Spell Resistance yes

With a guttural bark, you unleash a sudden blast of sonic energy that strikes your opponent. The target takes 1d6 points of sonic damage per level (maximum 20d6) and is stunned for 1 round; a successful Fortitude save reduces the damage by half and negates the stun.

Diminished Effects The target takes 1d6 points of sonic damage per level (maximum 15d6) and is staggered for 1 round; a successful Fortitude save reduces the damage by half and negates the staggered condition.

Heightened Effects The spell can target any type of creature, but only living creatures must make a Fortitude saving throw or become stunned.

KING'S CASTLE

School conjuration (teleportation); Level paladin 4

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, DF

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Target one creature

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw Will negates (harmless); Spell Resistance yes (harmless)

This spell allows you to switch places with an ally. When you cast this spell, choose a single ally within range. You teleport to your ally's space while your ally teleports to your former space.

Diminished Effects The spell’s range is reduced to 10 feet.

LANGUID BOMB ADMIXTURE

School enchantment (compulsion) [mind-affecting]; Level alchemist 5

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range personal

Target you

Duration 1 round/level

Saving Throw Will negates (special, see below); Spell Resistance yes

Upon drinking an extract created with this formula, you make a significant change to your magical reserve that modifies the nature of all bombs you create and throw during this extract's duration. This effect on your magical reserve has no effect on any discoveries that you use to modify your bombs, but you can only have one admixture effect (formulae with the words “bomb admixture” in their titles) active at a time. If you drink another bomb admixture, the effects of the former bomb admixture end and the those of the new one become active.

When you throw a bomb and hit a direct target, it affects up to four creatures—the creature the bomb hit directly, and up to three other creatures damaged by the splash (alchemist's choice). Those creatures must succeed at a Will saving throw or become fatigued.

Diminished Effects Only the direct target of the bomb must succeed at a Will saving throw or become fatigued.

Heightened Effects All creatures damaged by the splash must succeed at a Will saving throw or become fatigued.

LEASHED SHACKLES

School evocation [force]; Level inquisitor 4, sorcerer/wizard 6

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range medium (100 ft. +10 ft./level)

Target one creature

Duration 1 minute/level

Saving Throw Reflex negates; Spell Resistance yes

You create shackles of force that attach to the target's limbs. You designate an object or location within 30 feet of the target for the shackles to anchor themselves to; this must be the ground, a wall, or a sturdy structure for the anchoring to occur. The target is entangled, and cannot move more than 30 feet from the anchor point of the spell. The shackle itself cannot be attacked (though it can be dispelled), but if the object or area it is attached to is broken, the target is free to move away (though it is still entangled).

Diminished Effects The spell’s range is reduced to close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels).

Heightened Effects The DC to dispel the shackle is equal to 16 + the spell’s caster level.

LEGEND LORE

School divination; Level bard 4, inquisitor 6, sorcerer/wizard 6, witch 6; Domain knowledge 7

Casting Time see text

Components V, S, M (incense worth 250 gp), F (four pieces of ivory worth 50 gp each)

Range personal

Target you

Duration see text

Legend lore brings to your mind legends about an important person, place, or thing. If the person or thing is at hand, or if you are in the place in question, the casting time is only 1d4 × 10 minutes. If you have only detailed information on the person, place, or thing, the casting time is 1d10 days, and the resulting lore is less complete and specific (though it often provides enough information to help you find the person, place, or thing, thus allowing a better legend lore result next time). If you know only rumors, the casting time is 2d6 weeks, and the resulting lore is vague and incomplete (though it often directs you to more detailed information, thus allowing a better legend lore result next time).

During the casting, you cannot engage in other than routine activities: eating, sleeping, and so forth. When completed, the divination brings legends (if any) about the person, place, or things to your mind. These may be legends that are still current, legends that have been forgotten, or even information that has never been generally known. If the person, place, or thing is not of legendary importance, you gain no information. As a rule of thumb, characters who are 11th level and higher are “legendary,” as are the sorts of creatures they contend with, the major magic items they wield, and the places where they perform their key deeds.

Diminished Effects The spell only returns information on a person, place, or thing of “mythic” importance (for example, characters who have an effective character level of 16 or higher, the sorts of creatures they contend with, and minor and major artifacts).

Heightened Effects The spell’s casting time becomes 1 standard action. However, you can only pose a single question about some person, place, or object, then cast the spell. If the person or object is at hand or if you are in the place in question, you receive a vision about it by succeeding on a caster level check (1d20 + 1 per caster level; maximum +25) against DC 20. If only detailed information on the person, place, or object is known, the DC is 25, and the information gained is incomplete. If only rumors are known, the DC is 30, and the information gained is vague. After this spell is complete, you are fatigued.

Notes This spell combines the effects of the following spells: legend lore and vision.

LEND JUDGMENT, GREATER

School divination; Level inquisitor 5

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, DF

Range touch

Target one ally

Duration 1 round/level

Saving Throw Will negates (harmless); Spell Resistance yes (harmless)

You create a conduit of divine knowledge and outrage between you and an ally. That ally gains the benefit of all your active judgments (as do you). If you cannot use a judgment (for example, if you are not in combat, are frightened or unconscious, and so on) or change judgments, the ally loses the benefit of the judgment.

Diminished Effects The target ally only gains on half (minimum 1) of the benefit of all your active judgments for a maximum of 5 rounds.

Heightened Effects All allies within 10 feet of you at the time the spell is cast gain the benefit of all your active judgments. The center of the effect is mobile with you. Any affected creature loses the benefit of a judgment if you cannot use the judgment, you change the judgment, or they move out of the affected area.

LIFE BUBBLE

School abjuration; Level cleric/oracle 5, druid 4, ranger 3, sorcerer/wizard 5

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, M/DF (a bit of eggshell)

Range touch

Target creatures touched, up to one/level

Duration 2 hours/level; see text

Saving Throw Will negates (harmless); Spell Resistance yes (harmless)

You surround the touched creatures with a constant and moveable 1-inch shell of tolerable living conditions. This shell enables the subjects to breathe freely, even underwater or in a vacuum, as well as making them immune to harmful gases and vapors, including inhaled diseases and poisons and spells like cloudkill and stinking cloud. In addition, the shell protects subjects from extremes of temperature (per endure elements) as well as extremes of pressure.

Life bubble does not provide protection from negative or positive energy (such as found on the Negative and Positive Energy planes), the ability to see in conditions of poor visibility (such as in smoke or fog), nor the ability to move or act normally in conditions that impede movement (such as underwater).

When you cast this spell it has a total duration of 2 hours per caster level. You can divide this duration up in any manner you wish, not necessarily equally, between up to 1 creature per caster level.

Diminished Effects The spell’s target is reduced to one creature.

Heightened Effects In addition to the above effects, the targets gain cold resistance 5 and fire resistance 5.

LIFE CONDUIT, GREATER

School conjuration (healing); Level summoner 5

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range personal

Target you

Duration 1 round/level

You utilize greater life conduit to share hit points with your eidolon. While this spell is active, you can spend a swift action to transfer 3d6 hit points between you and your eidolon, either taking damage yourself and healing your eidolon or healing yourself and damaging your eidolon. If your eidolon moves farther than 50 feet from you, this spell ends.

Diminished Effects You can transfer 3d4 hit points as a swift action.

Heightened Effects You can transfer 4d4 hit points as a swift action.

LIGHTNING ARC

School evocation [electricity]; Level sorcerer/wizard 5

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, M (fur and two glass figurines)

Range long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level)

Targets two creatures or objects which must be no more than 60 ft. apart

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw Reflex half; Spell Resistance yes (see text)

You generate an arc of lightning between two targets. The lightning deals 1d6 points of electricity damage per caster level (maximum 15d6) to both targets and any creatures in a line connecting them. The spell fails if there is no line of effect between the targets. Lightning arc sets fire to combustibles and damages objects in its path. It can melt metals that have a low melting point, such as lead, gold, copper, silver, or bronze.

Diminished Effects The spell deals a maximum of 10d6 points of electricity damage to both targets.

Heightened Effects Both targets must make a Fortitude saving throw or be stunned for 1 round.

LIGHTNING BOLT

School evocation [electricity]; Level magus 3, sorcerer/wizard 3, witch 3

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, M (fur and a glass rod)

Range 120 ft.

Area 120-ft. line

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw Reflex half; Spell Resistance yes

You release a powerful stroke of electrical energy that deals 1d6 points of electricity damage per caster level (maximum 10d6) to each creature within its area. The bolt begins at your fingertips.

The lightning bolt sets fire to combustibles and damages objects in its path. It can melt metals with a low melting point, such as lead, gold, copper, silver, or bronze. If the damage caused to an interposing barrier shatters or breaks through it, the bolt may continue beyond the barrier if the spell's range permits; otherwise, it stops at the barrier just as any other spell effect does.

Diminished Effects The spell deals a maximum of 5d6 points of electricity damage to each creature within its area.

Heightened Effects Every creature within the spell’s area must make a Fortitude saving throw or be staggered for 1d4 rounds.

LIGHTNING LASH BOMB ADMIXTURE

School evocation [electricity]; Level alchemist 3

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S

Range personal

Target you

Duration 1 round/level

Saving Throw special, see below; Spell Resistance special, see below

Upon drinking an extract created with this formula, you make a significant change to your magical reserve that modifies the nature of all bombs you create and throw during this extract's duration. This effect on your magical reserve has no effect on any discoveries that you use to modify your bombs, but you can only have one admixture effect (formulae with the word “bomb admixture” in its title) active at a time. If you drink another bomb admixture, the effects of the former bomb admixture end and those of the new one become active.

When you throw a bomb and hit a direct target, lashes of electrical energy are released from the bomb, coalescing on the bomb's direct target and up to three creatures that take damage from the bomb's splash (alchemist's choice). Those affected by the electricity must succeed at a Reflex saving throw or take 1d6 points of electrical damage each time they take a move action to move more than 5 feet for the duration of the effect. This effect does not ignore spell resistance.

Diminished Effects Only the direct target of the bomb must succeed at a Reflex saving throw or take 1d6 points of electrical damage each time they take a move action to move more than 5 feet for the duration of the effect.

Heightened Effects All creatures damaged by the splash must succeed at a Reflex saving throw or take 1d6 points of electrical damage each time they take a move action to move more than 5 feet for the duration of the effect.

LILY PAD STRIDE

School transmutation; Level druid 3

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, M (a frog's leg)

Range long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level)

Effect trail of lily pads behind you

Duration 10 minutes/level (D); see text

Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

Your every footstep creates aquatic plants capable of supporting your weight and that of any creature of your size or smaller that is following you. These lily pads only appear when you cross water or other liquids which do not immediately destroy plants. You can walk across these liquid surfaces without any fear of stumbling (though if knocked prone, dragged under, or otherwise pulled off your feet you still sink in the liquid). For the duration of the spell, any creature of your size or smaller can attempt to follow you by making a DC 10 Acrobatics check every round. Each such check allows it to move at half its normal land speed. If the creature takes a –5 penalty on its check it can move at its normal speed. If a creature fails an Acrobatics check, or if a creature that's larger than you attempts to follow, it falls through, damaging the plants. Each time a creature falls through, all subsequent creatures take a cumulative –5 penalty on their Acrobatics checks when traveling across that particular stretch of plants. As you move, the lily pads disappear behind you once you pass beyond the spell's range. Otherwise, they remain until the spell's duration expires.

Diminished Effects The range is reduced to medium (100 ft. +10 ft./level) and its duration is reduced to 1 minute/level.

Heightened Effects The lily pads can support any creature one size category larger than you and smaller, and a creature attempting to follow you must make a DC 5 Acrobatics check each round to follow you.

LITANY OF ESCAPE

School conjuration (teleportation) [language dependent]; Level antipaladin 3, inquisitor 4, paladin 3

Casting Time 1 swift action

Components V, S, DF

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Target one willing creature that is grappled

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw no; Spell Resistance yes

With a powerful prayer, you call upon the servants of your god to whisk a friend out of a grapple. The target loses the grappled and pinned conditions and is teleported 10 feet.

Diminished Effects The spell’s range is reduced to 10 feet, and the target is only teleported 5 feet after losing the grappled and pinned conditions.

Heightened Effects The spell functions even if you do not have a clear line of effect to the target (for example, if you were to target a swallowed creature).

LITANY OF MADNESS

School enchantment (charm) [language dependent, mind-affecting]; Level antipaladin 4, inquisitor 6

Casting Time 1 swift action

Components V, S, DF

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Target one creature

Duration 1 or more rounds (see below)

Saving Throw no, see below; Spell Resistance yes

This litany is a sermon of madness. The target is confused. At the start of each of its turns, it can make a Will saving throw against the confused effect (DC of the spell). If the target fails the save, it continues to be confused. If it makes the save, the effect ends.

While subject to this spell, the target cannot be the target of another spell that has the word "litany" in the title.

Diminished Effects The spell’s casting time increases to 1 standard action.

LITANY OF SIGHT

School divination; Level antipaladin 3, inquisitor 4, paladin 3

Casting Time 1 swift action

Components V, S, DF

Range personal

Target you

Duration 1 round

Saving Throw no; Spell Resistance yes

This litany reveals the unseen to you. You can see invisible creatures and objects within 30 feet.

While subject to this spell, the target cannot be the target of another spell that has the word "litany" in the title.

Diminished Effects You can only see invisible creatures and objects within 15 feet.

Heightened Effects The spell’s duration increases to concentration (maximum 1 round/level) (D).

LITANY OF THUNDER

School evocation [language dependent, sonic]; Level antipaladin 4, inquisitor 5, paladin 4

Casting Time 1 swift action

Components V, S, DF

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Target one creature

Duration 1 round

Saving Throw Fortitude negates; Spell Resistance yes

You call down a thunderous boom upon your enemy. The target becomes deafened until the condition is removed, and is confused for 1 round.

While subject to this spell, the target cannot be the target of another spell that has the word "litany" in the title.

Diminished Effects The spell’s casting time increases to 1 standard action.

Heightened Effects The target creature is confused for 1d4 rounds.

LITANY OF VENGEANCE

School transmutation [language dependent]; Level antipaladin 4, inquisitor 5, paladin 4

Casting Time 1 swift action

Components V, S, DF

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Target one creature

Duration 1 round

Saving Throw no; Spell Resistance yes

This litany causes your enemy to feel the pain of blows more sharply. Anyone who hits the target with an attack gains a +5 sacred or profane bonus (depending on the alignment of the caster) to that attack's damage.

While subject to this spell, the target cannot be the target of another spell that has the word "litany" in the title.

Diminished Effects The spell’s casting time increases to 1 standard action.

Heightened Effects The spell’s duration increases to concentration (maximum 1 round/level) (D).

LOATHSOME VEIL

School illusion (pattern) [mind-affecting]; Level sorcerer/wizard 3, witch 3

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, M (a tangle of multicolored threads)

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Effect transparent pattern 40 ft. long, 20 ft. high

Duration concentration + 1 round/level (D)

Saving Throw Will negates Spell Resistance yes

This spell creates a transparent veil of shifting, multicolored strands of light that form into endlessly varied and alien patterns. One side of the veil, chosen by you at the time of casting, is harmless. The other side twists and turns into impossible shapes, affecting any creature with 60 feet who views the veil. The veil affects a maximum of 24 Hit Dice of creatures. Creatures with the fewest HD are affected first. Among creatures with equal HD, those who are closest to the spell are affected first. The effect is according to the creature's HD.

4 HD or fewer: The creature is nauseated while it can see the veil, nauseated for 1d4 rounds after it last saw the veil, then sickened for 2d4 rounds after it last saw the veil.

8 HD or fewer: The creature is nauseated for 1d4 rounds, sickened while it can see the veil, then sickened for 1d4 rounds after it last saw the veil.

9 or more HD: The creature is sickened while it can see the veil.

A successful saving throw ignores all effects of the veil. Sightless creatures are not affected by loathsome veil. Affected creatures can avert or close their eyes to avoid seeing the veil, similar to avoiding a gaze attack.

Loathsome veil can be made permanent with the permanency spell by a caster of 10th level or higher for the cost of 7,500 gp.

Diminished Effects The veil affects a maximum of 18 Hit Dice of creatures.  

Heightened Effects The veil affects a maximum of 30 Hit Dice of creatures.

LOCATE CREATURE

School divination; Level bard 4, sorcerer/wizard 4

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components V, S, M (fur from a bloodhound)

Range long (400 ft. + 40 ft./level)

Area circle, centered on you, with a radius of 400 ft. + 40 ft./level

Duration 10 min./level

Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no

This spell functions like locate object, except this spell locates a known creature. You slowly turn and sense when you are facing in the direction of the creature to be located, provided it is within range. You also know in which direction the creature is moving, if any.

The spell can locate a creature of a specific kind or a specific creature known to you. It cannot find a creature of a certain type. To find a kind of creature, you must have seen such a creature up close (within 30 feet) at least once.

Running water blocks the spell. It cannot detect objects. It can be fooled by mislead, nondetection, and polymorph spells.

Diminished Effects The spell’s range is reduced to medium (100 ft. +10 ft./level). The spell can only locate a specific creature known to you.

Heightened Effects The spell can overcome nondetection, but you must succeed on a caster level check (1d20 + caster level) against a DC of 11 + the caster level of the spellcaster who cast nondetection. If the spellcaster cast nondetection on themself, the DC is 15 + their caster level.