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185 spells

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Agonizing Rebuke illusion phantasm With a word and a gesture, you instill such apprehension in your target that the thought of...
Anticipate Thoughts divination This spell taps into the target's mind so you get an impression of the actions it will take. You...
Antithetical Constraint enchantment compulsion You constrain the target such that the target automatically misses with all attacks made against...
Aphasia enchantment compulsion You render the target unable to understand any language, including spoken language, written...
Apparent Treachery enchantment compulsion You shroud a number of creatures in an aura of suspicion and fill them with extreme paranoia...
Arcane Disruption enchantment compulsion This spell makes it difficult for the subject to cast arcane spells, use spell-like abilities,...
Audiovisual Hallucination illusion phantasm This spell functions as auditory hallucination, except that you can include the image of any...
Babble enchantment compulsion This spell causes the target to break into a fit of bizarre, uncontrollable babbling. The target...
Banshee Blast necromancy You create a cone of spectral energy resembling screaming elven ghosts that deals 1d4 points of...
Beguiling Gift enchantment compulsion You offer an object to an adjacent creature, and entice it into using or consuming the proffered...
Bereave enchantment compulsion An overwhelming feeling of loss overcomes the targets, and their allies' words sound bleak and...
Blaze of Glory conjuration healing You fall unconscious but also unleash a spectacular wave of holy energy that heartens and heals...
Blood Rage enchantment compulsion The targets of this spell become angrier as they fight, the pain of their wounds fueling their...
Bolts of Bedevilment enchantment You can fire one ray per round that dazes one living creature for 1d3 rounds.
Burdened Thoughts enchantment compulsion You fill a creature's mind with the realization of its earthly weight and responsibilities....
Burst of Glory enchantment compulsion Allies in the area of this spell at the time of casting gain a +1 sacred bonus on attack rolls...
Cacophonous Call enchantment compulsion You fill your target's mind with a blaring cacophony of discordant sounds, making it hard for...
Cacophonous Call, Mass enchantment compulsion This spell functions as cacophonous call, except that it affects multiple creatures.
Calm Emotions enchantment compulsion This spell calms agitated creatures. You have no control over the affected creatures, but calm...
Castigate enchantment compulsion You compel the target to beg for forgiveness. On a failed save, the target cowers with fear. On...
Castigate, Mass enchantment compulsion This spell functions as castigate, except it affects many creatures.
Cause Fear necromancy The affected creature becomes frightened. If the subject succeeds on a Will save, it is shaken...
Champion's Bout enchantment compulsion You allow two chosen champions to fight without interference. The two creatures must be willing...
Charitable Impulse enchantment compulsion This spell makes a creature more charitable, compelling it to aid others rather than use...
Cloak of Dreams enchantment compulsion You are surrounded by a soporific aroma that causes living creatures that begin their turn or...
Cognitive Block enchantment compulsion You create a mental block in the target's mind, impeding the flow of his mental spellcasting...
Command enchantment compulsion You give the subject a single command, which it obeys to the best of its ability at its earliest...
Command, Greater enchantment compulsion This spell functions like command, except that up to one creature/level may be affected, and the...
Compassionate Ally enchantment compulsion At the sight of an injured ally, the target immediately disengages from its current course of...
Compel Hostility enchantment compulsion Whenever a creature you can see that threatens you makes an attack against one of your allies,...
Complex Hallucination illusion phantasm This spell functions as audiovisual hallucination (see page 204), except that the phantasm you...
Confess enchantment compulsion You ask the target creature a single question. On the subject's next action, it must answer...
Confusion enchantment compulsion This spell causes confusion in the targets, making them unable to determine their actions. Roll...
Confusion, Lesser enchantment compulsion This spell causes a single creature to become confused for 1 round.
Constricting Coils enchantment compulsion This spell functions like hold monster, except that the target is constricted as if by the coils...
Contagious Zeal enchantment compulsion The target gains a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls and weapon damage rolls, 1d6 temporary hit...
Control Summoned Creature enchantment compulsion You seize control of a summoned creature by disrupting the bond between it and the caster who...
Coward's Lament enchantment compulsion You compel an opponent to face you in combat, or suffer for its cowardice. Each round that the...
Crime of Opportunity enchantment compulsion You awaken a sudden criminal impulse in the target, compelling it to commit a criminal act as if...
Crime Wave enchantment compulsion You instill overwhelming avarice in the targets and impel them toward a wild spree of larceny....
Cruel Jaunt conjuration teleportation You gain the ability to detect fear, as/sense fear (see page 127), but you sense creatures...
Dahak's Release enchantment compulsion You unleash all the target's anger and destructive urges, causing it to fly into a violent...
Daze enchantment compulsion This spell clouds the mind of a humanoid creature with 4 or fewer Hit Dice so that it takes no...
Daze, Mass enchantment compulsion This spell functions as daze, except as noted above.
Daze Monster enchantment compulsion This spell functions like daze, but it can affect any one living creature of any type. Creatures...
Debilitating Pain enchantment compulsion The target is overcome with intense pain, causing it to be stunned on a failed save or dazed for...
Debilitating Pain, Mass enchantment compulsion This spell functions as/debilitating pain, except you can target one creature for every 4 caster...
Debilitating Portent enchantment compulsion The target is surrounded by a glowing green aura of ill fate. Each time the spell's subject...
Debilitating Speech enchantment By speaking eloquently on the subject of your opponents’ ineptitude in combat, past failures,...
Deja Vu enchantment compulsion You reach into the target's mind and put its thought processes into a temporary loop. Whatever...
Demand enchantment compulsion This spell functions like sending, but the message can also contain a suggestion (see the...
Demand Offering enchantment compulsion A creature that fails its save uses an immediate action to hand you whatever object it's...
Dominate Animal enchantment compulsion This spell allows you to enchant the targeted animal and direct it with simple commands such as...
Ego Whip I enchantment compulsion You can use your psychic power to overwhelm the target's ego, leaving the target feeling...
Ego Whip II enchantment compulsion This functions as ego whip I, but the target takes a -4 penalty to the chosen ability score and...
Ego Whip III enchantment compulsion This functions as ego whip I, but the target takes a -6 penalty to the chosen ability score and...
Ego Whip IV enchantment compulsion This functions as ego whip I, but the target takes -8 penalty to the chosen ability score and is...
Ego Whip V enchantment compulsion This functions as ego whip I, but the target takes -10 penalty to the chosen ability score and...
Emotive Block enchantment compulsion You create an emotional block in the target's mind, adding an emotion component to each spell or...
Envious Urge enchantment compulsion You fill creatures with feelings of seething envy. Affected targets turn upon the nearest...
Euphoric Tranquility enchantment compulsion A creature under the effect of this enchantment enters a state of euphoria. The target treats...
Fear necromancy An invisible cone of terror causes each living creature in the area to become panicked unless it...
Feast On Fear necromancy Each round, as a standard action, you can target a single living creature of up to 9 HD and...
Fiendish Wrath enchantment compulsion Each affected creature flies into a combat frenzy. The target gains a +2 morale bonus to...
Fleeting Memory enchantment compulsion You create a gap in the target's memory, preventing the target from remembering anything that...
Fleeting Memory, Mass enchantment compulsion This spell functions as fleeting memory, except that it affects multiple creatures.
Foe to Friend enchantment compulsion Cast this spell when an enemy is about to make an attack against an ally. The creature makes the...
Forbid Action enchantment compulsion You forbid the target a single course of action, which it avoids to the best of its ability. You...
Forbid Action, Greater enchantment compulsion This spell functions as forbid action, except up to one creature/level may be affected. Each...
Forced Repentance enchantment compulsion You force an evil creature that does not have the evil subtype to momentarily reflect on its...
Frozen Note enchantment compulsion You produce and sustain a single perfect musical note that holds nearby creatures, friend as...
Fumbletongue enchantment compulsion This enchantment causes a creature to be unable to speak intelligibly. Any effort the target...
Ghoul Hunger necromancy You awaken an unnatural hunger in the target, compelling it to fall upon a nearby helpless or...
Haunting Choir necromancy You create a spectral choir and conduct its tortured, ghostly moans, deluding listeners into...
Haze of Dreams enchantment charm You fill an enemy's head with waking dreams, a reminder of the pleasures, delights, and terrors...
Heretic's Tongue enchantment You fill your target's mind with blasphemous knowledge. If the target fails its saving throw, it...
Hideous Laughter enchantment compulsion This spell afflicts the subject with uncontrollable laughter. It collapses into gales of manic...
Hold Animal enchantment compulsion This spell functions like hold person, except that it affects an animal instead of a humanoid.
Hold Fey enchantment compulsion This spell functions as/hold person, except it affects a fey instead of a humanoid.
Hold Monster enchantment compulsion This spell functions like hold person, except that it affects any living creature that fails its...
Hold Monster, Mass enchantment compulsion This spell functions like hold person, except that it affects multiple creatures and holds any...
Hold Person enchantment compulsion The subject becomes paralyzed and freezes in place. It is aware and breathes normally but cannot...
Hold Person, Mass enchantment compulsion This spell functions like hold person, except as noted above.
Hunger For Flesh necromancy Your target's belly distends and its front teeth grow longer and sharper. The creature...
Hunger For Flesh, Mass necromancy This spell functions like hunger for flesh, except that it affects multiple targets. When forced...
Hunter's Howl necromancy With a single primal howl, you strike fear in your opponents. Until the end of the spell's...
Hydrophobia necromancy Targets in the area must succeed at a Will save or become deathly afraid of drowning. If the...
Hymn of Mercy enchantment compulsion This spell functions like touch of mercy, except as noted above.
Hypnotic Pattern illusion pattern A twisting pattern of subtle, shifting colors weaves through the air, fascinating creatures...
Hypnotism enchantment compulsion Your gestures and droning incantation fascinate nearby creatures, causing them to stop and stare...
Id Insinuation I enchantment compulsion By invading the mind of a creature with your psychic presence, you can isolate parts of its...
Id Insinuation II enchantment compulsion This functions as id insinuation I, except as noted above. In addition, on the first round of...
Id Insinuation III enchantment compulsion This functions as id insinuation I, except as noted above. In addition, on the first 2 rounds of...
Id Insinuation IV enchantment compulsion This functions as id insinuation I, except as noted above. In addition, on the first round of...
Ill Omen enchantment compulsion You afflict the target with bad luck. On the next d20 roll the target makes, it must roll twice...
Inflict Pain enchantment You telepathically wrack the target's mind and body with agonizing pain that imposes a -4...
Inflict Pain, Mass enchantment This spell functions like inflict pain except as noted above.
Inhibiting Patterns illusion pattern You create one or more vibrant pillars of kaleidoscopic color that rise out from the ground. A...
Irresistible Dance enchantment compulsion The subject feels an undeniable urge to dance and begins doing so, complete with foot shuffling...
Jitterbugs illusion figment You cause the target to perceive itself as being covered in creeping, crawling, stinging bugs....
Knight's Calling enchantment compulsion You compel an enemy to come and fight you. On its turn, the target moves its speed toward you,...
Languid Bomb Admixture enchantment compulsion Upon drinking an extract created with this formula, you make a significant change to your...
Litany of Eloquence enchantment charm Your litany is a fascinating diatribe of grace, causing your target to do nothing but listen....
Litany of Madness enchantment charm This litany is a sermon of madness. The target is confused. At the start of each of its turns,...
Litany of Sloth enchantment compulsion With a litany against the wages of sloth, you slow the target's defenses. The target cannot make...
Loathsome Veil illusion pattern This spell creates a transparent veil of shifting, multicolored strands of light that form into...
Lock Gaze enchantment compulsion You compel the target to look at you and only you for the spell's duration or until the spell is...
Lullaby enchantment compulsion Any creature within the area that fails a Will save becomes drowsy and inattentive, taking a -5...
Mad Sultan's Melody enchantment compulsion You imitate the mad cacophony created by the awful beings associated with the Outer God,...
Mantle of Calm enchantment compulsion You surround yourself with a mantle of calm serenity. You take a -2 penalty on attack rolls, and...
Mantle of Doubt illusion phantasm You wrap your mind in phantasms of crippling doubt that assail any who dare harm you. When a...
Marks of Forbiddance abjuration Marks of Forbiddance magically brand two creatures, preventing them from committing violence...
Martial Marionette enchantment compulsion When you cast this spell, you take partial control of an opponent's limbs, making it difficult...
Mental Block divination You lock access to the target's procedural memories, preventing it from drawing upon its...
Mind Fog enchantment compulsion Mind fog produces a bank of thin mist that weakens the mental resistance of those caught in it....
Mind Maze enchantment compulsion This spell causes the target to act as though it's wandering through a maze. While under the...
Mind Probe divination You gain access to the subject's memories and knowledge. You can attempt to learn the answer to...
Mindshock divination You charge yourself with violent psychic energy so attacks you make with weapons, natural...
Miserable Pity abjuration This spell functions as sanctuary, except creatures attempting to attack the target who fail...
Moonstruck enchantment compulsion You invoke the mystical power of the moon to drive the target into a mad, bestial frenzy. If the...
Mortal Terror enchantment You imbue the target with an exaggerated sense of its own mortality and a drive for...
Murderous Command enchantment compulsion You give the target a mental urge to kill its nearest ally, which it obeys to the best of its...
Nixie's Lure enchantment charm This spell creates an unearthly and infectious song that seductively summons all who hear it....
Oneiric Horror illusion phantasm You cause the subject to believe it is being attacked by a creature out of its nightmares. Each...
Oneiric Horror, Greater illusion phantasm This spell functions as oneiric horror except each round the subject fails its Will save, it...
Oppressive Boredom enchantment compulsion You fill your target with boredom. The target loses all interest in its current task and must...
Overwhelming Grief enchantment compulsion You cause a single opponent to become profoundly stricken with intense grief. He can take no...
Overwhelming Presence enchantment compulsion Your presence inspires incredible awe in those nearby. A creature that fails a save against this...
Paranoia illusion phantasm The target believes everyone it sees is an enemy. The target becomes hostile to all creatures,...
Passing Fancy enchantment compulsion Taldor's infamous Lion Blades imported this spell from the ninja clans of Minkai, and both...
Passing Fancy, Mass enchantment compulsion This spell functions as/passing fancy except as noted above.
Phantasmal Asphyxiation illusion phantasm Your target must succeed at a Will save or believe it can no longer breathe. An affected target...
Phantasmal Putrefaction illusion phantasm You implant within the minds of your targets the illusion that their skin is rotting away, large...
Phantasmal Reminder illusion phantasm You create a memory loop of a successful attack made against the target, forcing its conscious...
Phantasmal Web illusion phantasm You implant within the minds of your targets the illusion that they are engulfed in tangled webs...
Pied Piping enchantment compulsion You call forth a melody so compelling and attractive that creatures belonging to a group with a...
Planeslayer's Call enchantment compulsion The magic of your allies in the area becomes more potent against certain outsiders. Choose one...
Prayer enchantment compulsion You bring special favor upon yourself and your allies while bringing disfavor to your enemies....
Prediction of Failure divination You wrack the target's body and mind with the anguish and suffering of every bitter failure it...
Primal Scream abjuration You voice a mighty yell from the depths of your soul, invigorating yourself and dispelling...
Psychonaut Manifestation enchantment compulsion You take a mental journey through the doors of perception to enter an altered state of...
Pugwampi's Grace enchantment compulsion Hated by adventurers throughout the Inner Sea region, the gremlins known as pugwampis infect...
Puzzle Box enchantment compulsion This spell causes even commonly used objects to become conundrums. When cast on a creature, the...
Rage enchantment compulsion Each affected creature gains a +2 morale bonus to Strength and Constitution, a +1 morale bonus...
Rainbow Pattern illusion pattern A glowing, rainbow-hued pattern of interweaving colors fascinates those within it. Rainbow...
Reveal Secrets enchantment compulsion When you cast this spell, you ask the target whether it has a secret about a specific topic that...
Righteous Vigor enchantment compulsion Infusing the target with a surge of furious divine energy, you enhance a creature's ability to...
Scare necromancy This spell functions like cause fear, except that it causes all targeted creatures of less than...
Scintillating Pattern illusion pattern A twisting pattern of coruscating colors weaves through the air, affecting creatures within. The...
Scintillating Wall illusion pattern You create a vibrant wall of hypnotic light and color. The wall does not impede movement or line...
Sensory Amplifier divination You open the minds of all creatures near you and enhance their sensory receptors. All living...
Sensory Overload enchantment compulsion You overload the target creature's senses, making it difficult for the target to concentrate....
Serenity enchantment compulsion You fill the targets' minds with feelings of tranquility. Those attempting to commit violence...
Shadow of Doubt enchantment compulsion You create a shadowy aura of doubt fueled by a foe's own inner flaws. Targets perceive all...
Shamefully Overdressed enchantment compulsion The target sees its own attire as hopelessly out of fashion, ostentatious, and embarrassing, and...
Slave To Sin enchantment compulsion This spell allows you to reach into an evil creature's mind to expose and exploit its...
Song of Discord enchantment compulsion This spell causes those within the area to turn on each other rather than attack their foes....
Song of Discord, Greater enchantment compulsion This spell functions as song of discord except that affected creatures automatically attack the...
Sotto Voce necromancy Your dry, rasping whisper fills a living creature of 4 or fewer Hit Dice with unnatural dread....
Stage Fright enchantment compulsion You fill your targets with the sudden fear of failure. A creature that fails its saving throw...
Stalwart Resolve enchantment compulsion Stalwart resolve was originally created to temporarily aid those suffering from certain...
Stay the Hand enchantment compulsion You cause a creature's arm to waver and prevent it from striking another creature. You can cast...
Stunning Finale enchantment compulsion You must have a bardic performance in effect to cast this spell. With a flourish, you...
Subjective Reality illusion phantasm Choose one object, creature, or force you can see within long range (400 ft. + 40 ft./level)....
Synaptic Pulse enchantment compulsion You emit a pulsating mental blast that stuns all creatures in range of your psychic shriek for 1 round.
Synaptic Pulse, Greater enchantment compulsion You emit a pulsating mental blast that stuns all creatures in range of your psychic shriek for...
Synaptic Scramble enchantment compulsion You scramble the synaptic connections of your target, causing it to lose the ability to...
Synesthesia illusion phantasm You overstimulate the senses of the affected creature, causing its senses to interfere with...
Synesthesia, Mass illusion phantasm This spell functions like synesthesia, except as noted above.
Tactical Acumen enchantment compulsion Tactical acumen grants you and your allies a mastery of battlefield tactics. Whenever you would...
Tactical Miscalculation enchantment compulsion The target becomes fixated on avoiding damage and fails to spot even the most opportune moments...
Terrible Remorse enchantment compulsion You fill a target with such profound remorse that it begins to harm itself. Each round, the...
Thought Worm I enchantment compulsion You implant a minor suggestion within the target creature's psyche that makes it less inclined...
Thought Worm II enchantment compulsion This spell functions as/thought worm I, but the penalty on Will saves is -4. This spell can be undercast.
Thought Worm III enchantment compulsion This functions as/thought worm II, except a target that succeeds at its Will save still takes a...
Thought Worm IV enchantment compulsion This functions as/thought worm III, except that the penalty on Will saves is -6 and a target...
Tieldlara's Feint enchantment charm With a lascivious wink and a sensuous sway, you flood a foe's mind with lustful thoughts of you,...
Touch of Madness enchantment On a successful touch attack, you daze a creature that fails a save.
Touch of Mercy enchantment compulsion The target creature deals only nonlethal damage with all of its weapon attacks. Damage taken by...
Unbreakable Heart enchantment compulsion The target creature gains a +4 morale bonus on saving throws against mind-affecting effects that...
Unnatural Lust enchantment compulsion Your target is filled with lust and desire for a single creature or object as designated by you...
Unwitting Ally enchantment charm You befuddle the target's mind. The target has difficulty telling friend from foe for a short...
Wall of Nausea illusion pattern You create a transparent, shimmering wall through which creatures and objects appear to be...
Wandering Star Motes illusion pattern You create sparkling motes of bright light that shoot toward the target and swirl around it in a...
Waves of Ecstasy enchantment compulsion You emanate waves of intense pleasure that cause all targets within range to falter. Affected...