Strength of One
By casting this spell on a group of lawful creatures, the priest imbues each creature with a
Strength bonus equal to that of the strongest
creature in the group. To be affected by the spell,
all creatures must touch the hand of the priest at
the time of casting. Only human, demihuman,
and humanoid creatures of man-size or smaller
may be affected. The characters can be a mixed
group of Lawful Neutral, Lawful Good, or Lawful Evil alignments. The spell will not take effect
if any creature of Neutral or Chaotic alignment is
included in the group.
Prior to casting, one creature is designated the
keystone. There may never be more than one
keystone in a group, even if another creature has
equal strength.
Upon completion of the spell, all affected characters gain a bonus to damage equal to the keystone's bonus to damage from Strength. Any magical bonuses belonging to the keystone are
not added; only the keystone's natural strength is
conferred on the group.
This bonus supersedes any bonus a character
might normally receive. Thus, a warrior with 16
Strength (a +1 bonus to damage) who benefits
from this spell with a keystone who has Strength
18/07 (a damage bonus of +3) gains a total bonus of +3 to damage (not +4 to damage). The
keystone receives no bonus.
Affected creatures gain no improvements to
THAC0, bend bars/lift gates, or other functions
of Strength.
The spell ends if the keystone is killed before
the duration expires. The bonus and duration are
not affected if a member of the group is killed
within the duration of the spell.
[Tome of Magic]
Sphere: Law
(Alteration)
Level: 3
(Alteration)
Level: 3
Range: 10 yards
Components: V, S
Duration: 2d6 rounds
Casting Time: 3
Area of Effect: One creature + lcreature/2 levels
Saving Throw: None
Components: V, S
Duration: 2d6 rounds
Casting Time: 3
Area of Effect: One creature + lcreature/2 levels
Saving Throw: None
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