Lure of Loquacity — Epic Spell

Lure of Loquacity is a third-party epic compulsion from the Dicefreaks Grimoire of Cosmic Entities Volume One. It forces affected creatures to verbalise their thoughts at length, making secrecy, bluffing and rapid speech-based actions extremely difficult.

At a Glance

SchoolEnchantment (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]
Spellcraft DC93
ComponentsV
Casting Time1 standard action
Range75 feet
Area20-foot radius
Duration99 hours (dismissible)
Saving ThrowWill negates
Spell ResistanceYes

Development

Development cost837,000 gp
Development time17 days
Development XP33,480 XP
SeedCompel (DC 19)
  • One-action casting time: +20 DC.
  • Remove somatic component: +2 DC.
  • Change target to 20-foot-radius area: +2 DC.
  • Increase saving throw DC by 20: +40 DC.
  • Make the spell dismissible: +2 DC.
  • Increase duration to 99 hours: +10 DC.

Effect

Creatures in the area that fail the Will save are compelled to speak their thoughts aloud and to do so at excessive length. Speech-dependent communication and other verbal activities take roughly three times as long under the source rules.

Bluffing becomes effectively impossible while the subject is forced to voice its real thoughts. Diplomacy and Intimidate may also be affected depending on what the subject genuinely thinks and says.

The original source attributes the spell to Murmer, Duke of Philosophy.

Edition Status

This is third-party 3.x epic material. Modern action economy and spellcasting timing do not use the same “three standard actions” procedure, so any modern conversion needs explicit replacement rules.

Source and Provenance

Source: Grimoire of Cosmic Entities Volume One
Authors: Eli Atkinson, William Church and Serge W. Desir, Jr.
Publisher/community: Dicefreaks d20 Community

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