Symbol of Pain
School: necromancy [evil, pain]
Level: Arcanist 5, Wizard 5, Sorcerer 5, Witch 5, Cleric 5, Oracle 5, Warpriest 5, Mesmerist 5, Occultist 4
Casting Time: 10 minutes
Components: V, S, M (1000 gp)
Range: 0 feet (see text)
Effect: one symbol
Duration: see text
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance: yes
Source: Pathfinder Core Rulebook
Description
This spell functions like symbol of death, except that each creature within the radius of a symbol of pain instead suffers wracking pains that impose a -4 penalty on attack rolls, skill checks, and ability checks. These effects last for 1 hour after the creature moves farther than 60 feet from the symbol. Unlike symbol of death, symbol of pain has no hit point limit; once triggered, a symbol of pain simply remains active for 10 minutes/caster level. Note: Magic traps such as symbol of pain are hard to detect and disable. A rogue (only) can use the Perception skill to find a symbol of pain and Disable Device to thwart it. The DC in each case is 25 + spell level, or 30 for symbol of pain.