Hamstring

Relics & Rituals: Olympus

2004 White Wolf Publishing, Inc.

Distributed for Sword and Sorcery Studios by White Wolf Publishing, Inc.

By W. Jason Peck, Aaron Rosenberg, Christina Stiles and Relics & Rituals: Olympus team

Necromancy
Level: Sorcerer/Wizard 1
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Target: One person
Duration: 1 round/level
Saving Throw: Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target suddenly feels a shooting pain in his leg or arm (your choice), and has difficulty moving that limb properly for the duration of the spell ‘if a leg, movement is reduced to half, and if an arm range increments are halved for thrown items. Any rolls for actions that require the use of that limb are made at a -4 penalty. This spell is sometimes used at the Games to cripple rival athletes.

Material Components: A needle and a scrap of human flesh or tendon.