Tongue Tendrils

Book of Vile Darkness (BV)Updated Supplementals (3.0)

Tongue Tendrils is a D&D 3.5 spell (Transmutation) from BV. On class lists for Sorcerer (Level 1), Wizard (Level 1), Spellthief (Level 1), and others. Range or area: Personal; Saving throw: None (harmless); Duration: 1 hour/level or until discharged; Casting time: 1 standard action.

School
Transmutation
Casting Time
1 standard action
Components
V, S, M
Range
Personal
Target
The caster
Duration
1 hour/level or until discharged
Saving Throw
None (harmless)
Spell Resistance
No (harmless)

The caster’s tongue becomes a powerful tendril that she may spit up to 30 feet away. This tendril wraps around a target, lashing it to something if possible. The tendril makes a grapple attack using the caster’s melee attack bonus, dealing no damage but starting a grapple as a Small creature with a Strength score of 20. If the tendril wins the grapple check, it wraps around a limb or whatever is appropriate for the foe, lashing it to any nearby object. Each tendril has AC 14, 10 hit points, and a break DC of 24. The caster may create up to one such tendril for every four caster levels, spitting each one as a standard action.

At the end of the spell’s duration, the tendrils become bloody bits of organic matter.

Material Component: A serpent’s tongue.