Curse of Apostasy

A malevolent, gleeful light enters the casters eyes, as he points and commands a single target to forsake his foolish beliefs and follow the true path.

Grimoire of Cosmic Entities Volume One By Eli Atkinson, William Church and Serge W. Desir, Jr.
Original Concept by Serge W. Desir, Jr.

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Curse of Apostasy
Enchantment (Compulsion) [Evil, Mind-Affecting]
Spellcraft DC: 66
Components: V, S, XP
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 75 ft., see text
Target: Up to 6 living creatures
Duration: 20 hours
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

To Develop: 594,000 gp; 12 days; 23,760 XP. Seed: compel (DC 19). Factors: one action casting time (+20), infect others by means of speech (up to five others, ad hoc +60). Mitigating Factors: burn 3,300 XP (-33).

Should the target fail a Will save, he thereafter apostatizes from his most important beliefs (forsakes his religion, ethics, and so forth). He perceives instructions from the caster in a most favorable light, although he will not act to harm himself. The affected target is compelled to seek to persuade those around him to forsake their most important beliefs as well (these new apostates would then seek to convince others as well); up to five additional targets beyond the first can be affected in this manner, all of them receiving a Will save at the original DC to avoid the effect. To be affected, a new target need only hear a previous target speak for a round. No more than six creatures can be affected by a single casting of this spell, and after 20 hours, the compulsion wears off, and the affected targets no longer infect others with their speech. Those that were affected remember their actions during the period of compulsion, and are usually hostile to the caster thereafter. Any “sins” committed while under this compulsion render class abilities dependent on conduct inaccessible until atoned for, as per usual.

Although this spell affects a maximum of six creatures (and all six are affected identically), the use of Diplomacy and Intimidation may in fact cause others to stray from their beliefs and “sin”. Powerful devils use this spell to spread a wide net of apostasy in relatively short period of time. Carreau is attributed as its author.

XP Cost: 3,300 XP.