Love's Lament

Champions of Ruin (CR)Updated Forgotten Realms (3.5)

Love's Lament is a D&D 3.5 spell (Enchantment (Compulsion)) from CR. On class lists for Bard (Level 3), Bard Variant (Level 3), Divine Bard (Level 3), and others. Range or area: 60 ft.; Saving throw: Will negates; Duration: Instantaneous; Casting time: 1 standard action.

School
Enchantment (Compulsion)
Casting Time
1 standard action
Components
V
Range
60 ft.
Area
60 ft. cone burst
Duration
Instantaneous
Saving Throw
Will negates
Spell Resistance
Yes

With this spell, you create a cone of music that draws upon the sadness, guilt, and despair of those within its area of effect. All creatures in the area take a -4 penalty on Listen checks for 1 round. In addition, those who fail to save against love’s lament are reminded of all their lost loves and disappointments in life. The music seizes upon these feelings and magnifies them, so that the victims of the spell take 1d6 points of Wisdom damage and are nauseated for 1d4 rounds.