Index of Spells by Domain - Decay

Deities: Dark Six (Pantheon) (NE), The Keeper (NE)

Name: Decay

Granted Power: You may use a touch of decay once per day. Your touch of decay is a supernatural ability that causes putrescence in organic matter and weakens inorganic matter. You must succeed on a melee touch attack to affect a creature (using the rules for touch spells.) If you touch a living creature including constructs with the living subtype, you deal 1d4 points of Constitution damage. If you touch an undead creature, an object, or a construct without the living construct subtype, you deal 2d6 points of damage +1 point per cleric level.

Name
School Casting Time Source Book
Save - Res Level Comps
Dur Range Recharge
Effect
Expensive Focus
Expensive Material
XP Cost
Description
Full Description
Doom
Necromancy [Fear] [Mind-Affecting] 1 standard action SRD
Will negates - Yes Arc 1, Blg 1, Blk 1, Clr 1, Corruption 1, Decay 1, Dem 1, Hatred 1, KotC 1, Pestilence 1, Wrath 1 V, S, DF
1 min./level Medium General
Target: One living creature

One subject takes -2 on attack rolls, damage rolls, saves, and checks.

This spell fills a single subject with a feeling of horrible dread that causes it to become shaken.

Ray of Enfeeblement
Necromancy 1 standard action SRD
None - Yes Arc 1, Blg 1, Decay 2, Duskblade 1, Necro 1, Sin-E 2, Sor/Wiz 1 V, S
1 min./level Close General
Effect: Ray

Ray deals 1d6 +1 per two levels Str penalty.

A coruscating ray springs from your hand. You must succeed on a ranged touch attack to strike a target. The subject takes a penalty to Strength equal to 1d6+1 per two caster levels (maximum 1d6+5). The subjects Strength score cannot drop below 1.

Contagion
Necromancy [Evil] 1 standard action SRD
Fortitude negates - Yes Adp 3, Arc 3, Blg 3, Blk 3, Clr 3, Corruption 3, Decay 3, Destruction 3, Drd 3, Pestilence 3, Sor/Wiz 4, Wmg 4 V, S
Instant Touch General
Target: Living creature touched

Infects subject with chosen disease.

The subject contracts a disease selected from the table below, which strikes immediately (no incubation period). The DC noted is for the subsequent saves (use contagions normal save DC for the initial saving throw).

DiseaseDC Damage
Blinding sickness 16 1d4 Str (1)
Cackle fever 16 1d6 Wis
Filth fever 12 1d3 Dex and 1d3 Con
Mindfire 12 1d4 Int
Red ache 15 1d6 Str
Shakes 13 1d8 Dex
Slimy doom 14 1d4 Con

1 Each time a victim takes 2 or more points of Strength damage from blinding sickness, he or she must make another Fortitude save (using the disease's save DC) or be permanently blinded.

Enervation
Necromancy [Negative] 1 standard action SRD
None - Yes Decay 4, Duskblade 4, HB 4, Hunger 4, Necro 4, Sor/Wiz 4, Suffering 4 V, S
Instant Close General
Effect: Ray of negative energy

Subject gains 1d4 negative levels.

You point your finger and utter the incantation, releasing a black ray of crackling negative energy that suppresses the life force of any living creature it strikes. You must make a ranged touch attack to hit. If the attack succeeds, the subject gains 1d4 negative levels.

If the subject has at least as many negative levels as HD, it dies. Each negative level gives a creature a -1 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, ability checks, and effective level (for determining the power, duration, DC, and other details of spells or special abilities).

Additionally, a spellcaster loses one spell or spell slot from his or her highest available level. Negative levels stack.

Assuming the subject survives, it regains lost levels after a number of hours equal to your caster level (maximum 15 hours). Usually, negative levels have a chance of permanently draining the victims levels, but the negative levels from enervation don't last long enough to do so.

An undead creature struck by the ray gains 1d4x5 temporary hit points for 1 hour.

Blight
Necromancy 1 standard action SRD
Fortitude half; see text - Yes Arc 4, Blg 4, Decay 5, Drd 4, Sor/Wiz 5 V, S, DF
Instant Touch General
Target: One plant

Withers one plant or deals 1d6/level damage to plant creature.

This spell withers a single plant of any size. An affected plant creature takes 1d6 points of damage per level (maximum 15d6) and may attempt a Fortitude saving throw for half damage. A plant that isn't a creature doesn't receive a save and immediately withers and dies.

This spell has no effect on the soil or surrounding plant life.

Antilife Shell
Abjuration 1 round SRD
None - Yes Animal 6, APeace 6, Arc 6, Blg 5, Clr 6, Decay 6, Drd 6 V, S, DF
10 min./level (D) 10 ft. General
Area: 10-ft.-radius emanation, centered on you

10-ft. field hedges out living creatures.

You bring into being a mobile, hemispherical energy field that prevents the entrance of most types of living creatures.

The effect hedges out animals, aberrations, dragons, fey, giants, humanoids, magical beasts, monstrous humanoids, oozes, plants, and vermin, but not constructs, elementals, outsiders, or undead.

This spell may be used only defensively, not aggressively. Forcing an abjuration barrier against creatures that the spell keeps at bay collapses the barrier.

Withering Palm
    Complete Arcane
  Arc 7, Clr 7, Decay 7, Wuj 7  
    General

Touch attack deals 1/2 levels (max 10) Str and Con damage. A crit drains instead.

Horrid Wilting
Necromancy 1 standard action SRD
Fortitude half - Yes Arc 8, Blg 8, Decay 8, Necro 8, Sor/Wiz 8, Suffering 8, Thirst 8, Water 8, Watery Death 8, Wmg 8, Wuj 8 V, S, M/DF
Instant Long General
Targets: Living creatures, no two of which can be more than 60 ft. apart

Deals 1d6/level damage within 30 ft.

This spell evaporates moisture from the body of each subject living creature, dealing 1d6 points of damage per caster level (maximum 20d6). This spell is especially devastating to water elementals and plant creatures, which instead take 1d8 points of damage per caster level (maximum 20d8).

Energy Drain
Necromancy [Negative] 1 standard action SRD
Fortitude partial; see text - Yes Arc 9, Clr 9, Decay 9, Hunger 9, Necro 9, Sor/Wiz 9, Suffering 9, Thirst 9, Undeath 9 V, S
Instant Close General
Effect: Ray of negative energy

Subject gains 2d4 negative levels.

You point your finger and utter the incantation, releasing a black ray of crackling negative energy that suppresses the life force of any living creature it strikes. You must make a ranged touch attack to hit. If the attack succeeds, the subject gains 2d4 negative levels.

If the subject has at least as many negative levels as HD, it dies. Each negative level gives a creature a 1 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, ability checks, and effective level (for determining the power, duration, DC, and other details of spells or special abilities).

Additionally, a spellcaster loses one spell or spell slot from his or her highest available level. Negative levels stack.

There is no saving throw to avoid gaining the negative levels, but 24 hours after gaining them, the subject must make a Fortitude saving throw (DC = energy drain spells save DC) for each negative level. If the save succeeds, that negative level is removed. If it fails, the negative level also goes away, but one of the subjects character levels is permanently drained.

An undead creature struck by the ray gains 2d4x5 temporary hit points for 1 hour.