Jade Strike

Oriental Adventures (OA)Updated Oriental Adventures (3.0)

Jade Strike is a D&D 3.5 spell (Evocation) from OA. On class lists for Shugenja (Level 4). Range or area: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level); Saving throw: Reflex half; Duration: Instantaneous; Casting time: 1 standard action.

School
Evocation
Casting Time
1 standard action
Components
V, S
Range
Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Area
20 ft. radius burst
Duration
Instantaneous
Saving Throw
Reflex half
Spell Resistance
Yes

You call up holy jade power to smite your enemies.
Only Tainted creatures, undead, and creatures with the Shadowlands subtype are harmed by the spell; other creatures are unaffected.
The spell deals 1d8 points of damage per two caster levels (maximum 5d8) to undead and creatures with the Shadowlands subtype, and blinds them for 1 round.
A successful Reflex save reduces damage to half and negates the blinding effect.
The spell deals only half damage against creatures with a Taint score (and without the Shadowlands subtype), and they are not blinded.
They can reduce the damage in half again (down to one-quarter of the roll) with a successful Reflex save.
In addition to the obvious effects, a blinded creature suffers a 50% miss chance in combat (all opponents have full concealment), loses any Dexterity bonus to AC, grants a +2 bonus on attackers’ attack rolls (they are effectively invisible), moves at half speed, and suffers a 4 penalty on most Strength and Dexterity-based skills.