Hesitation

Name

Hesitation

Type of Magic

Priest

Spell Level

2nd

School

Enchantment and Charm (House Spurius)

Sphere

Time

Reversible?

Range

90 ft.

Components

Material, Somatic, Verbal

The material component is a fragment of a turtle's shell.

Duration

1 round/level

Casting Time

Area of Effect

20-foot-radius circle

Saving Throw

Negates

Effects

Creatures affected by this spell hesitate before executing their intended actions. This causes them to modify their initiative rolls by +4. The initiative modifier occurs in the round following the round in which hesitation is cast. The spell affects 2-8 Hit Dice or levels of creatures, although only one creature of 4 or more Hit Dice can be affected regardless of the number rolled. All possible victims are allowed saving throws vs. spells; those failing their saving throws modify their initiative rolls by +4 for a number of rounds equal to the caster's level.