Probability Control
This spell allows the priest to increase or decrease by a small margin the probability of success for one action. This action can be anything
that requires a die roll — an attack, a saving
throw, an attempt to use thieving skills, an ability check, or even an attempt to successfully teleport on target. The action must be something
performed by a single creature.
The basic modification is 15% (15 on 1dl00 or
3 on 1d20), plus an additional 5% per five levels
of the caster. This modification can be either positive or negative, as deemed by the spellcaster.
Thus, a 10th-level priest can modify a subject's
saving throw or attack roll by +5 or -5, or a
thief's "climb walls" roll by +25% or -25%. The
priest may cast this spell on himself.
For a noncombat action such as an attempt to
climb a wall, the priest simply casts the spell on
the subject immediately before the action is attempted, informing the DM whether the modification is positive or negative. To use this spell in
combat, the priest must specify the action to be
affected (e.g., the target's next attack roll) and
whether the modification will be positive or negative. The spell remains in effect until the subject
attempts the specified action or until a number of
rounds equal to the caster's level passes. If the latter occurs, the spell ends without effect.
Once the spell is cast, the priest does not need
to maintain any level of concentration; the spell
will function even if the casting priest is killed before the spell takes effect.
The subject of the spell has no way of knowing
whether any modification made by this spell is
positive or negative (or even whether he was the
subject of the spell at all). Thus, a lying priest
could claim to raise a thief's chance of climbing
the wall, while actually lowering it. The thief
would be none the wiser. However, an unwilling
subject of this spell receives a normal saving
throw to negate its effect.
The material components are both are consumed in the
casting of the spell.
[Tome of Magic]
Sphere: Numbers
(Alteration)
Level: 4
(Alteration)
Level: 4
Range: 30 yards
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Special
Casting Time: 4
Area of Effect: One creature
Saving Throw: Negates
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Special
Casting Time: 4
Area of Effect: One creature
Saving Throw: Negates
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