Index of Spells by Sources - Book of Vile Darkness

Book of Vile Darkness

Name
School Casting Time Source Book
Save - Res Level Comps
Dur Range Recharge
Description
Aberrate
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 1  
    1 hour

Subject becomes an aberration.

Absorb Mind (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 3  
    1 hour

You gain 25% chance of knowing information in a brain eaten.

Absorb Strength (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 4  
    1 hour

You gain 1/4 of a creature's Str and Con when he eats it.

Abyssal Might (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 4, Blk 3, Clr 4, Dem 3, Sor/Wiz 4  
    1 hour

You gain +2 to Str, Con, Dex, and SR.

Addiction
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Asn 1, Brd 2, Clr 2, Sor/Wiz 2  
    General

Subject becomes addicted to a drug.

Alert Bebilith (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 6  
    General

Summons bebilith to deal with a demon.

Angry Ache
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Asn 1, Clr 1, Pain 1  
    General

Subject takes -2/4 levels (max -10) penalty on attack rolls.

Apocalypse from the Sky (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 9  
    General

All in a 10-mile radius/level take 10d6 damage.

Befoul
    Lords
  Arc 8, Clr 8, Corruption 8  
    General

Large amount of water becomes poisonous.

Greater Bestow Curse
    SPC
  Arc 7, Clr 7, Dem 4, Destiny 7, Sor/Wiz 8  
    General

As bestow curse, but more severe penalties.

Bestow Wound (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 1  
    General

Caster transfers 1 hp/level of wounds to another.

Black Bag
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Asn 1, Sor/Wiz 1  
    General

Creates extradimensional bag of torture tools.

Bodak Birth (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 8, Clr 8  
    12 hours

Transforms a willing subject into a bodak.

Boneblade
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Blk 2, Clr 3  
    1 hour

Turns a bone into a magic weapon.

Boneblast
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Blk 1, Clr 2  
    General

1d3 Con damage to subject.

Call Dretch Horde
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Dem 3, MH 4, Sor/Wiz 5  
    12 hours

Summons 2d4 dretches.

Call Lemure Horde
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 5  
    12 hours

Summons 2d4 lemures.

Call Nightmare
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Dem 4, Sor/Wiz 5  
    12 hours

Summons a nightmare.

Charnel Fire
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 5, Clr 5  
    General

Consumes one corpse or undead creature.

Cheat (F)
    SPC
  Brd 1, Greed 1, Sor/Wiz 1  
    30 minutes

Caster rerolls when determining the success of a game of chance.

Circle of Nausea
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Clr 3, Drd 2  
    30 minutes

Foes are denied all actions or take -2 penalty on attacks, saving throws, and skill checks.

Claws of the Bebilith
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 5  
    1 hour

Caster gains claws based on her size.

Claws of the Savage
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 4, Bestial 4, Blk 4, Clr 4, Drd 4  
    1 hour

Subject gains claws that deal damage based on size.

Cloud of the Achaierai
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 6, Clr 6, Dem 4  
    1 hour

Cloud deals 2d6 damage plus confusion.

Clutch of Orcus
    SPC
  Arc 3, Clr 3  
    General

Deals 1d3 damage/round and paralyzes foe with concentration.

Consume Likeness (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 6  
    General

Caster steals the appearance of a dead person, adding +10 on Disguise checks.

Cruel Disappointment
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 3  
    General

Fools subject for 1 round, then -4 penalty on attacks, saves, and checks.

Crushing Fist of Spite (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 9  
    General

Fist deals 1d6 damage/level each round.

Curse of the Putrid Husk
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Brd 3, Sor/Wiz 3  
    General

Subject is unconscious for 1d10 minutes.

Damning Darkness
    Lords
  Arc 4, Clr 4, Sor/Wiz 4, VDarkness 4  
    General

Darkness deals either 2d6 or 1d6 damage per round.

Dance of Ruin
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Brd 2, Clr 2, Dem 2, Sor/Wiz 2  
    General

Nondemons take 2d20 points of damage.

Dancing Chains
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Dem 3, Sor/Wiz 4  
    5 minutes

Animates one chain per level.

Vile Darkbolt
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Clr 2, Sor/Wiz 2, VDarkness 2  
    General

Deals 1d8 damage/2 levels and stuns 1 round.

Darkliqht
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Asn 2, Sor/Wiz 1  
    30 minutes

Creates 5-ft.-radius area where all can see without light.

Death by Thorns
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 7  
    General

Up to three creatures die in 1d4 rounds or are incapacitated, taking 4d6 damage.

Death Grimace
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Asn 1, Blk 1, Sor/Wiz 1  
    1 hour

Caster leaves magical "calling card" on a corpse.

Demon Wings
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Blk 3, Dem 3, Demonic 3  
    General

You fly at your land speed.

Demoncall
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Blk 2, Dem 2, Demonic 2  
    4 hours

You gain +10 on one Knowledge (the planes), Knowledge (arcana)or Knowledge (religion) check.

Demonflesh
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Blk 1, Dem 1, Demonic 1  
    30 minutes

Caster gains +1 natural armor/5 caster levels.

Despoil (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 9, Clr 9, Corruption 9  
    General

Kills plants, damages objects in 100-ft. radius/level.

Devil's Ego
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Diabolic 3  
    30 minutes

You gain 1d4+1 Cha and become an outsider.

Devil's Eye
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Blk 2, Clr 3, Diabolic 2, Sor/Wiz 3  
    30 minutes

You can see even in magical darkness up to 30 feet.

Devil's Tail
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Diabolic 1  
    30 minutes

You gain a spiked tail that deals 1d4 damage.

Devil's Tongue
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 2  
    30 minutes

Tongue grapples with reach 15 ft.

Distort Summons
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Dem 3, Sor/Wiz 4  
    6 hours

Creates area where only evil creatures can be summoned.

Distort Weapon
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Blk 1  
    30 minutes

All threats of a critical hit against good foes are automatically confirmed.

Dread Word
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Dem 3, Sor/Wiz 3  
    General

1d3 Cha drain on one target.

Vile Drown
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 3  
    General

Subject begins to drown.

Drug Resistance
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Clr 1, Sor/Wiz 1  
    6 hours

Subject is immune to addiction.

Ectoplasmic Enhancement
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 6  
    24 hours

Incorporeal undead gain +1 AC, +1d8 hp, +1 on attacks, +2 turn resistance for every 3 levels.

Entice Gift
    SPC
  Brd 2, Greed 2, Sor/Wiz 2  
    General

Subject gives caster what its holding.

Eternity of Torture
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Pain 9  
    24 hours

Target is rendered helpless, ageless, and has all ability scores except for Con drop to 0.

Evil Eye
    Book of Vile Darkness
  MH 2, Sor/Wiz 3  
    4 hours

Subject takes -4 penalty on attacks, saves, and checks.

Evil Weather (M) (XP)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 8  
    General

Caster conjures one type of evil weather.

Extract Drug (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Brd 1, Clr 1, Drd 1, Sor/Wiz 1  
    General

Creates drug from inanimate object.

Eye of the Beholder
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 7  
    General

Your eye gains random beholder ray.

Eyes of the Zombie
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Clr 2, Sor/Wiz 3  
    6 hours

You see through a zombie's eyes.

False Sending
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 5, Clr 5, Sor/Wiz 6  
    General

As sending, except caster imitates someone else.

Fangs of the Vampire King
    SPC
  Arc 3, Asn 3, Blk 3, Deathbound 3  
    5 minutes

Grow vampire fangs.

Fiendish Clarity
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 7, Clr 7, Demonic 7, Sor/Wiz 7  
    1 hour

You see in even magical darkness, see invisible up to 60 feet, and can detect good.

Fiendish Quickening
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 6, Clr 6, Sor/Wiz 6  
    General

Your ability to teleport is quickened.

Flesh Armor (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Asn 4  
    1 hour

Caster gains DR 5/magic.

Flesh Ripper
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Clr 3, MH 3  
    General

Black claw deals 1d8 damage/level and critical hits deal bleeding wounds.

Forbidden Speech
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 5  
    12 hours

Subject cannot speak about a certain topic.

Glimpse of Truth
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 3  
    12 hours

You get an answer to a yes-or-no question.

Graz'zt's Long Grasp
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 2  
    1 hour

Your hand flies from you to make grapple artacks.

Grim Revenge
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 4  
    General

Tears hand from target, dealing 6d6 damage, then hand attacks target.

Gutwrench
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 8  
    General

Kills subject and gives you 4d6 temporary hit points and +4 Strength.

Heartache
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Clr 1, MH 1  
    General

Subject helpless for 1 round.

Heartclutch
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 5, Clr 5  
    General

Subject dies in 1d3 rounds or takes 3d6 damage +1/level.

Hell's Power (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 4, Blk 3, Clr 4, Sor/Wiz 4  
    General

You gain +2 AC and good to existing DR.

Hellfire
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Diabolic 4  
    General

Deal 3d6 diabolic fire damage.

Hellfire Storm
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Diabolic 7  
    General

Explosion of brimstone deals 5d6 damage in 20-ft. radius.

Identify Transgressor
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 4, Clr 4  
    12 hours

You learn the identity of one person.

Impotent Possessor
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Dem 4, Sor/Wiz 6  
    General

Subject that can possess creatures is rendered powerless.

Imprison Possessor
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Dem 4, Sor/Wiz 5  
    General

Subject that can possess creatures is trapped in current body.

Imprison Soul (M) (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 7, Clr 7  
    General

Traps soul in a small object, and victim takes 1d4 Con damage per day.

Lahm's Finger Darts
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 2  
    General

Your fingers become projectiles that deal 1d4 Dex damage.

Liquid Pain
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Pain 4, Sor/Wiz 4  
    General

Extracts one dose of liquid pain from tortured victim.

Love's Pain
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 3  
    General

Deals 1d6 damage/2 levels to subject's dearest loved one.

Masochism
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Asn 3, Blk 3, Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 2  
    General

For every 10 hp damage you take, you gain +1 on attacks, saves, and checks.

Mindrape
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 9  
    12 hours

You learn everything subject knows and can alter its memory or knowledge.

Mirror Sending (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  MH 3, Sor/Wiz 4  
    General

You send your image to a mirror and can see and speak through it.

Morality Undone
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 5, Brd 5, Clr 5, Corruption 4, MH 4  
    1 hour

Subject becomes evil.

Nether Trail
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 1  
    1 hour

Creates a trail compelling evil outsiders to follow.

No Light
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 0, Brd 1, Clr 0, Sor/Wiz 0  
    5 minutes

Prevents normal light from illuminating.

Pestilence
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 8, Clr 8, Drd 7  
    General

Subject gains a disease, as do all who touch him.

Phantasmal Thief
    Draconomicon
  Greed 8, Sor/Wiz 8  
    General

Creates an unseen force that steals from others.

Plague of Nightmares (F)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 8  
    General

Subject takes ld4 Con damage and does not heal.

Power Leech
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 5  
    1 hour

You drain subject's ability score 1 point/round and gains +1 bonus per point.

Pox
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 6, Corruption 6, Drd 6, Pain 6  
    General

One creature/level takes 1d4 Con drain.

Preserve Organ
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 0, Clr 0, Drd 0, Sor/Wiz 0  
    24 hours

Protects one detached organ from decay for 24 hours.

Psychic Poison (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 4, Clr 4, Sor/Wiz 4  
    General

Poisons those casting divination or mind-affecting spells at object, creature, or area.

Rapture of Rupture
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 7  
    General

Subject takes 6d6 damage and is stunned, then takes 1d6 damage per round thereafter.

Reality Blind
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 3  
    1 hour

Subject can take no actions and afterward does not heal naturally.

Red Fester
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 3  
    General

Subject takes 1d6 Str damage and 1d4 Cha damage.

Resonating Resistance
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 5, Clr 5, MH 4, Sor/Wiz 5  
    5 minutes

Foes must check spell resistance twice against you.

Rotting Curse of Urfestra
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 3  
    General

Subject takes 1d6 Con damage per hour.

Sacrificial Skill
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Asn 2, Clr 1, Sor/Wiz 1  
    30 minutes

Caster gains +5 bonus on Knowledge (religion) checks made during sacrifice.

Sadism
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Asn 3, Blk 3, Clr 3, Pain 2, Sor/Wiz 2  
    General

For every 10 hp damage you deal, you gain +1 on attacks, saves, and checks.

Sap Strength
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Clr 2, Sor/Wiz 2  
    General

Subject becomes exhausted.

Seething Eyebane
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 1  
    General

Subject is blinded and all within 5 ft. take 1d6 damage.

Serpents of Theggeron
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 3  
    30 minutes

Your arms become serpents with 10 ft. reach, +10 attack, and 1d8 damage plus poison.

Shriveling
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Clr 3, Sor/Wiz 2  
    General

Subject takes 1d4 damage per level.

Slash Tongue
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 0, Clr 0, Sor/Wiz 0  
    General

Subject takes -1 penalty on attacks, saves and checks for 1 round.

Slow Consumption
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Clr 1, Sor/Wiz 2  
    General

Caster absorbs health and sustenance from helpless subject.

Snare Astral Traveler
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 6, Clr 6, Sor/Wiz 6  
    General

Captures one astral creature and holds it motionless.

Song of Festering Death
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Brd 2  
    General

Subject takes 2d6 damage per round while caster concentrates.

Sorrow
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Brd 1, Clr 1  
    General

Subject takes -3 penalty on attacks, saves, and checks.

Soul Shackles
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Brd 5, Sor/Wiz 5  
    General

Imprison soul of dead creature in talisman from which you can question it.

Soul's Treasure Lost
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 8  
    General

Disintegrates subject's most valuable object.

Spider Hand
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Clr 1, Drd 1  
    General

Your hand becomes a Small monstrous spider.

Spider Leqs
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Clr 2  
    30 minutes

You grow long spider legs that have a speed of 30 ft. and move on vertical surfaces.

Spores of the Vrock (M)
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 2, Clr 2, Dem 1  
    General

All within 5 ft. take 1d8 damage and 1d2 damage each round thereafter for 10 rounds.

Spread of Savagery
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 9, Bestial 8, Clr 9  
    12 hours

Creatures within 10 ft./level become hostile and savage.

Steal Life
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 8  
    General

You drain 1 ability score point per round and becomes younger.

Stop Heart
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 4, Asn 4, Clr 4, Sor/Wiz 5  
    General

Touched living humanoid drops to -8 hitpoints.

Stunning Screech
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Brd 3, Dem 2  
    General

All within 30 ft. are stunned for 1 round.

Stupor
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Asn 1, Clr 1, Sor/Wiz 1  
    12 hours

One helpless subject is put in a state that allows him to be moved but take no other actions.

Suspend Disease
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Clr 1, Drd 1, Sor/Wiz 1  
    24 hours

Keeps disease from harming creature for 24 hours.

Thousand Needles
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 6, Clr 6, Pain 5  
    30 minutes

Subject takes 2d6 damage and -4 penalty on attacks, saves, and checks.

Tongue of Baalzebul
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 1, Clr 1  
    General

You gain +2 bonus on Bluff, Diplomacy, and Gather Information checks.

Tongue Serpents
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 3  
    6 hours

You spit out one Tiny viper/4 levels.

Tongue Tendrils
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 1  
    General

You spit out tendrils that grapple.

Touch of Juiblex
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Corrupt 3  
    General

Subject turns to green slime in 4 rounds.

Unheavened
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 2  
    1 hour

Subject gains +4 save bonus again powers of good outsiders.

Unliving Weapon
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Clr 3  
    6 hours

Undead subject explodes for 1d6 damage/2 levels when struck or at a specific time.

Unnerving Gaze
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Dem 1, MH 1, Sor/Wiz 0  
    General

Subject takes -1 penalty on attacks.

Utterdark
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Demonic 8, Sor/Wiz 9, VDarkness 8  
    6 hours

100-ft/level radius of darkness that evil creatures can see through.

Vile Lance
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 3, Blk 4, Clr 3, MH 3, Sor/Wiz 3  
    1 hour

Creates +2 shortspear that deals vile damage.

Wall of Chains
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 3  
    30 minutes

Creates barrier of woven chains that has 20 hp/4 caster levels.

Wall of Deadly Chains
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 4  
    30 minutes

Creates barrier of woven chains that has 20 hp/4 caster levels and deals 3d6 damage to all within 5 ft.

Wall of Eyes
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Sor/Wiz 7  
    12 hours

Creates barrier that you can see through and that paralyzes and consumes those that touch it.

Wall of Ooze
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 5, Clr 5, Sor/Wiz 5  
    General

Creates barrier that has 50 hp/4 levels that paralyzes and deals 2d6 damage to all that touch it.

Wave of Grief
    Complete Divine
  Arc 2, Blk 2, Brd 2, Clr 2  
    General

Cone imposes -3 penalty on attacks, checks, and saves.

Wave of Pain
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Brd 6, Pain 7  
    General

Stuns all within cone for 1 round/2 levels.

Were-Doom
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 9, Bestial 9, Clr 9, Drd 9  
    General

1d4 creatures infected with lycanthropy.

Whirlwind of Teeth
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Bestial 7, Sor/Wiz 7  
    General

Creates moving 5-ft./level cylinder that deals 1d8 damage/2 levels each round.

Wither Limb
    Libris
  Deathbound 4, MH 2  
    12 hours

Cause enemy's limbs to wither.

Wrack
    Complete Divine
  Arc 4, Clr 4, MH 4, Pain 4, Sor/Wiz 5  
    General

Renders creature helpless with pain.

Wretched Blight
    Book of Vile Darkness
  Arc 7, Clr 7  
    General

Deals 1d8 damage/level in 20-ft. radius and stuns foes for 1d4 rounds.