User:MisterSinister/TOToM (3.5e Sourcebook)/SRP4/Spell Descriptions

Spell Descriptions

Each spell has its own entry in this volume, and they are presented in a standard format. Each section in this format, and their rules, are described here.

Reading the New Spell Statblock

In order to accomodate all of the changes being made to spells in this, the statblock for spells is also changing quite substantially. This is a summary of how everything works.

Name of Spell

This is what the spell is named. This gives the most common name the spell is known by, and the name by which it is referred to in the rules.

School [Tags]

The spell's school is listed next, along with any tags that apply to it.

Level

This is the level of the spell. When a spell is prepared or used spontaneously, it uses a slot of this level.

Class

This shows which class has access to this spell.

Sphere

This shows which spheres give access to the spell.

Components

All of a spell's components are listed here.

Casting Time

How long it takes to cast the spell is noted here.

Range

The range of the spell is given in this section.

Target or Area

This describes what kind of target the spell affects, or what manner of area it generates.

Duration

This indicates how long the spell lasts.

Saving Throw

This indicates what kind of save the spell allows, and what happens when the save is made.

Description

Written in italics, this describes what the spell looks like, and may also give some information about it.

Spell Text

This is where the rules for the spell are noted.

Transfer

If the spell is [Passive], any method of transfering it is noted here.

Enhanced

This describes what the spell does if it is enhanced. Note that the spell keeps any of its normal characteristics, apart from as noted.

Diminished

This describes what the spell does if it is diminished. Note that the spell keeps any of its normal characteristics, apart from as noted.

Immune

In this section, the effects of the spell on any target that is immune to one or more of its tags is noted.

Augment

This section describes any augments the spell possesses. In brackets, the level of the slot needed to use the spell higher than the norm is indicated. If augmented, a spell needs at least a slot of its normal level + any augment it has, and is treated as being of a level equal to its normal level + any augment.

Item

This section describes some items that can be made using the spell's energies, given the ability to make such an item.

Alternative Names

This section describes some alternative names that the spell may have.