Stolen Breath

Spell Compendium (Sc)Updated Supplementals (3.5)

Stolen Breath is a D&D 3.5 spell (Necromancy) from Sc. On class lists for Sorcerer (Level 2), Wizard (Level 2), Abjurer Variant (Level 2), and others. Range or area: Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level); Saving throw: None; Duration: Instantaneous (see text); Casting time: 1 standard action.

School
Necromancy
Casting Time
1 standard action
Components
V, S, F
Range
Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Target
One living creature that breathes air
Duration
Instantaneous (see text)
Saving Throw
None
Spell Resistance
Yes

With a clenched fist, you make a tugging motion toward your target. A transparent, barely perceptible hand appears to plunge into your target’s mouth.

With this spell, you steal all the air from the subject’s lungs, causing it to suffer a momentary respiratory crisis. It can take shallow breaths and act normally but is considered sickened for 1 minute. At any time during this minute, the subject can take a full-round action to get its wind back, ending the condition.

Focus: A stoppered glass vial.