Spells / Symbol Of Pain
Symbol Of Pain
necromancy evil, pain
LevelArcanist 5, Cleric 5, Oracle 5, Sorcerer 5, Warpriest 5, Witch 5, Wizard 5Casting timeRangeDurationComponentsV, S, M (mercury and phosphorus, plus powdered diamond and opal worth a total of 1,000 gp)
Engine mechanics - what the game actually does
Debuff
triggered rune, 60-ft radius: -4 on attack rolls, skill checks, ability checks; lasts 1 hr after leaving radius; rune active 10 min/CL
Classified by SpellMechanics from this spell's own body text; the same object drives the game engine, the cards, and this page.
Description
This spell functions like symbol of death , except that each creature within the radius of a symbol of pain instead suffers wracking pains that impose a -4 penalty on attack rolls, skill checks, and ability checks. These effects last for 1 hour after the creature moves farther than 60 feet from the symbol. Unlike symbol of death , symbol of pain has no hit point limit; once triggered, a symbol of pain simply remains active for 10 minutes per caster level. Note Magic traps such as symbol of pain are hard to detect and disable. While any character can use Perception to find a symbol, only a character with the trapfinding class feature can use Disable Device to disarm it. The DC in each case is 25 + spell level, or 30 for symbol of pain .