Symbol of Pain
Symbol of Pain is a D&D 3.5 spell (Necromancy) from PH. On class lists for Cleric (Level 5), Sorcerer (Level 5), Wizard (Level 5), and others. Range or area: Touch (see text); Saving throw: Fortitude negates; Duration: See text; Casting time: 10 minutes.
- School
- Necromancy
- Casting Time
- 10 minutes
- Components
- V, S, M
- Range
- Touch (see text)
- Effect
- One symbol
- Duration
- See text
- Saving Throw
- Fortitude negates
- Spell Resistance
- Yes
This spell functions like symbol of death, except that each creature within the radius of a symbol of pain instead suffers wracking pains that impose a -4 penalty on attack rolls, skill checks, and ability checks. These effects last for 1 hour after the creature moves farther than 60 feet from the symbol.
Unlike symbol of death, symbol of pain has no hit point limit; once triggered, a symbol of pain simply remains active for 10 minutes per caster level.
Note: Magic traps such as symbol of pain are hard to detect and disable. A rogue (only) can use the Search skill to find a symbol of pain and Disable Device to thwart it. The DC in each case is 25 + spell level, or 30 for symbol of pain.
Material Component: Mercury and phosphorus, plus powdered diamond and opal with a total value of at least 1,000 gp.