Debilitating Speech
School: enchantment [language-dependent, mind-affecting]
Level: Arcanist 4, Wizard 4, Sorcerer 4
Casting Time: see text
Components: V, S
Range: close (25 feet + 5 feet/2 levels)
Area: cone-shaped burst
Target: creature/level, living (1) no two of which can be more than 30 feet apart
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: yes
Source: Disciple's Doctrine
Description
By speaking eloquently on the subject of your opponents’ ineptitude in combat, past failures, personal hygiene, or other faults, you sap their will to fight.This spell can be cast as a standard action or as a full-round action. If cast as a standard action, it takes effect in 1d4 rounds following the spell’s casting. If cast as a full-round action, it takes effect 1 round after its casting. Enemies with 4 Hit Dice or fewer are panicked, enemies with 5–8 Hit Dice are cowering, and enemies with more than 8 Hit Dice are shaken.
