D20 Spells: Word Of Chaos

School:

Evocation

Subschool:

Descriptor:

Chaotic, Sonic

Level:

Chaos 7, Cleric 7

Components:

Verbal

Casting Time:

1 standard action

Range:

40 ft.

Area:

Non-chaotic creatures in a 40-foot radius spread centered on caster

Duration:

Instantaneous

Saving Throw:

None or Will negates, see text

Spell Resistance:

Yes

Any non-chaotic creature within the area who hears the Word Of Chaos suffers the following ill effects. The effects are cumulative and concurrent. No saving throw is allowed against these effects:

Hit Dice	Effect
Equal to caster level:	Deafened
Up to caster level -1:	Stunned, Deafened
Up to caster level -5:	Confused, Stunned, Deafened
Up to caster level -10:	Killed, Confused, Stunned, Deafened

Deafened: The creature is deafened for 1D4 rounds.
Stunned: The creature is stunned for 1 round.
Confused: The creature is confused, as by the Confusion Spell, for 1D10 minutes. This is a mind-affecting enchantment effect.
Killed: Living creatures die. Undead creatures are destroyed.

Furthermore, if the caster is on their home plane when casting this spell, non-chaotic extra-planar creatures within the area are instantly banished back to their home planes. Creatures so banished can not return for at least 24 hours. This effect takes place regardless of whether the creatures hear the Word Of Chaos. The banishment effect allows a Will save (at a -4 penalty) to negate.

Creatures whose Hit dice exceed caster level are unaffected by Word Of Chaos.