Herald's Call

Complete Adventurer (CAd)Updated Supplementals (3.5)

Herald's Call is a D&D 3.5 spell (Enchantment (Compulsion)) from CAd. On class lists for Bard (Level 1), Bard Variant (Level 1), Divine Bard (Level 1), and others. Range or area: 20 ft.; Saving throw: Will negates; Duration: 1 round; Casting time: 1 swift action.

School
Enchantment (Compulsion)
Casting Time
1 swift action
Components
V, S
Range
20 ft.
Area
20 ft. radius burst centered on the caster
Duration
1 round
Saving Throw
Will negates
Spell Resistance
Yes

You produce a crowd-stopping shout that holds an air of authority others find difficult to ignore. Any creature with 5 Hit Dice or less is slowed for 1 round.

Creatures beyond the radius of the burst might hear the shout, but they are not slowed.