AD&D 2nd Edition » New Spells

Gabrielle's Ray of Distraction
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Spell Level: 1

School: Evocation

Range: 50 feet, plus 10 feet per level

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous

Casting Time: 3

Area of Effect: One target creature

Saving Throw: Special

Gabrielle developed this spell to help her combat other spell casters. This spell causes a scintillating burst of energy to burst from the caster's hand and fly toward the target creature. Its purpose is to disrupt or distract a spell caster before he or she can finish casting a spell. As the Ray strikes the target it bursts into sudden, brilliant rainbow of light, produces a loud peal of thunder, and emits a small wave of mystic force. All of these effects cause the struck creature to make a Saving Throw vs. Spells and an Intelligence check (both at a -1 penalty for every 3 levels of the caster). If either of these fails the targeted caster has his or her spell disrupted and lost. This is, by necessity an extremely fast spell, requiring only an act of silent will to cast and needing only 1 segment to enact. If this spell strikes a caster who is not in the process of casting a spell, the caster still may not cast a spell in the round he or she was struck by the Ray. NOTE: Gabrielle du Pontdulac (and only she) may alter the Area of Effect of this spell with a thought. Rather than target a single spell caster she may extend the effect of this spell to a 25-foot-radius of herself, affecting all spell casters as above.