Animate Dead

Caster Level(s): Cleric 3, Wizard / Sorcerer 4
Innate Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Evil
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Point
Duration: 1 hour / level
Save: None
Spell Resistance: No

The caster creates an undead minion, either a skeleton or a zombie. The type of undead which appears is random and beyond the caster's control.

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Cause Fear

Caster Level(s): Bard 1, Cleric 1, Wizard / Sorcerer 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Fear, Mind-Affecting
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 6 - 24 seconds
Save: Will Partial
Spell Resistance: Yes

A target creature with 5 Hit Dice or less is afflicted with fear and suffers a -2 penalty to attack, damage and saving throws. If the target succeeds at its saving throw, it is only frightened for one round.

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Circle of Death

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Death
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

A wave of negative energy bursts from the target location. A number of enemy creatures equal to 1d4 per caster level must make a Fortitude save or die, beginning with those creatures with the lowest Hit Dice. Creatures with 9 or more Hit Dice are unaffected.

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Cloudkill

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 5
Innate Level: 5
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Large
Duration: 6 seconds / 2 Levels
Save: Fortitude Special
Spell Resistance: Yes

A billowing cloud of noxious vapors settles over the area. Its effects vary according to the Hit Dice of the affected creatures:

1-3 HD: Instant death

4-6 HD: Fortitude save or death; 1d4 points of Constitution damage if save is successful

Over 6 HD: 1d4 points of Constitution damage

Victims inside the spell's area suffer the effects each round. Undead creatures are immune to this spell.

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Contagion

Caster Level(s): Cleric 3, Druid 3, Wizard / Sorcerer 4
Innate Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target creature is struck with one of the following debilitating diseases, randomly chosen:

Blinding Sickness - 1d4 Str damage

Cackle Fever - 1d6 Wis damage

Mind Fire - 1d4 Int damage

Red Ache - 1d6 Str damage

Shakes - 1d8 Dex damage

Slimy Doom - 1d4 Con damage

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Control Undead

Caster Level(s): Cleric 6, Wizard / Sorcerer 7
Innate Level: 7
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 Hour / Level
Save: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

A single undead creature with up to 2 Hit Dice per caster level falls under the caster's control unless it makes a successful Will save.

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Create Greater Undead

Caster Level(s): Cleric 8, Wizard / Sorcerer 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Evil
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Point
Duration: 1 round / level
Save: None
Spell Resistance: None

The caster brings a powerful vampire into being. The vampire will be either a warrior or a warlock - the type which appears is random and beyond the caster's control.

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Create Undead

Caster Level(s): Cleric 6, Wizard / Sorcerer 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Evil
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Point
Duration: 1 hour / level
Save: None
Spell Resistance: None

The caster brings an undead creature - a ghast, mummy, or wraith - into being. The type of undead that appears is random and beyond the caster's control.

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Death Armor

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Magical Armor
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Personal
Area of Effect / Target: Caster
Duration: 6 seconds / level
Save: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

A magical aura surrounds you, injuring creatures that touch it. Any creature striking you in melee combat takes 1d4 points of magic damage +1 point per 2 caster levels (maximum +5).

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Death Knell

Caster Level(s): Cleric 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Death, Evil
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect/Target: Living creature touched
Duration: Instantaneous / 10 minutes / level
Save: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target takes 2d4 points of negative energy damage. If this damage is lethal, the target decomposes and you gain 1d8 temporary hit points and a +2 bonus to Strength. You can only benefit from one casting of this spell at a time; its effects do not stack with itself.

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Death Ward

Caster Level(s): Cleric 4, Druid 5, Paladin 4
Innate Level: 4
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 Hour / Level
Save: Harmless
Spell Resistance: None

The target creature becomes immune to any energy drain, negative energy or death spells, spell-like abilities, and effects.

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Destruction

Caster Level(s): Cleric 7
Innate Level: 7
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude Partial
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target creature must make a Fortitude save or die. A successful save still results in the target taking 10d6 points of divine damage.

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Energy Drain

Caster Level(s): Cleric 9, Wizard / Sorcerer 9
Innate Level: 9
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Permanent
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target creature permanently loses 2d4 character levels.

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Enervation

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 4, Evil 5
Innate Level: 4
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 1 Hour / Caster Level
Save: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target creature temporarily loses 1d4 character levels.

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False Life

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Personal
Area of Effect/Target: Caster
Duration: 1 hour / level
Save: None
Spell Resistance: No

You harness the power of unlife to grant yourself a limited ability to avoid death. While this spell is in effect, you gain temporary hit points equal to 1d10 +1 per caster level (maximum +10).

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Fear

Caster Level(s): Bard 3, Wizard / Sorcerer 4
Innate Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Fear, Mind-Affecting
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect/ Target: Large
Duration: 6 seconds / Level
Save: Will Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

Affected creatures are consumed with mind-numbing fear that overrides all other actions. The affected creatures run away from all those they do not consider allies.

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Finger of Death

Caster Level(s): Druid 8, Wizard / Sorcerer 7
Innate Level: 7
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Death
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude Partial
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target creature must make a Fortitude save or die. If they succeed, they still take 3d6 points of damage, +1 point per caster level.

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Ghoul Touch

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: (1d6 + 2) x 6 seconds
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

Your hand glows with an unearthly radiance. The target creature must make a Fortitude save or become paralyzed. Creatures paralyzed by this spell emit a noxious cloud that applies a -2 penalty to skills, saving throws, attack and damage rolls to all creatures within 5 feet.

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Harm

Caster Level(s): Cleric 6, Druid 7
Innate Level: 6
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

Your touch inflicts 10 points of negative energy damage per caster level (maximum 150). If the target passes its Will save, it takes only half damage and cannot be reduced below 1 hp by this spell. This spell has a reverse effect on undead, healing the targeted undead to full health instead of harming it.

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Horrid Wilting

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Death
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Long
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

All creatures within the area of effect take 1d6 points of magic damage per caster level, to a maximum of 20d6.

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Infestation of Maggots

Caster Level(s): Druid 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Disease
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Creature touched
Duration: 6 seconds / 2 levels
Save: Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

With but a touch, you infest a target with maggot-like creatures. They deal 1d4 points of temporary Constitution damage each round. Each round the subject makes a new Fortitude save. The spell ends if the target succeeds at its saving throw.

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Inflict Critical Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 4
Innate Level: 4
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

If you succeed in striking an opponent with a touch attack, the target suffers 4d8 points of negative energy damage, + 1 point per caster level to a maximum of +20. Inflict spells have a reverse effect when used on undead, causing the targeted undead to take an amount of healing equal to what the spell normally damages.

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Inflict Light Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

If you succeed in striking an opponent with a touch attack, the target suffers 1d8 points of negative energy damage, + 1 point per caster level to a maximum of +5. Inflict spells have a reverse effect when used on undead, causing the targeted undead to take an amount of healing equal to what the spell normally damages.

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Inflict Minor Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 0
Innate Level: 0
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

If you succeed in striking an opponent with a touch attack, the target suffers 1 point of negative energy damage. Inflict spells have a reverse effect when used on undead, causing the targeted undead to take an amount of healing equal to what the spell normally damages.

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Inflict Moderate Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

If you succeed in striking an opponent with a touch attack, the target suffers 2d8 points of negative energy damage, + 1 point per caster level (to a maximum of +10). Inflict spells have a reverse effect when used on undead, causing the targeted undead to take an amount of healing equal to what the spell normally damages.

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Inflict Serious Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

If you succeed in striking an opponent with a touch attack, the target suffers 3d8 points of negative energy damage, + 1 point per caster level (to a maximum of +15). Inflict spells have a reverse effect when used on undead, causing the targeted undead to take an amount of healing equal to what the spell normally damages.

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Mass Inflict Critical Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 8
Innate Level: 8
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect/Target: One creature / level
Duration: Instantaneous
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

This spell deals 4d8 points of negative energy damage +1 point per caster level (maximum +40) to one hostile creature per caster level. The effect is centered on you, and affects targets in order of their distance from you. This spell can be spontaneously cast.

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Mass Inflict Light Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 5
Innate Level: 5
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Huge
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

All enemies within the area of effect are struck with negative energy that causes 1d8 points of damage, +1 point per caster level. Negative energy spells have a reverse effect on undead, healing them instead of harming them.

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Mass Inflict Moderate Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect/Target: One creature / level
Duration: Instantaneous
Save: Will 1/2
Spell Resistance: Yes

This spell deals 2d8 points of negative energy damage +1 point per caster level (maximum +30) to one hostile creature per caster level. The effect is centered on you, and affects targets in order of their distance from you. This spell can be spontaneously cast.

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Mass Inflict Serious Wounds

Caster Level(s): Cleric 7
Innate Level: 7
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s):
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect/Target: One creature / level
Duration: Instantaneous
Save: Will half
Spell Resistance: Yes

This spell deals 3d8 points of negative energy damage +1 point per caster level (maximum +35) to one hostile creature per caster level. The effect is centered on you, and affects targets in order of their distance from you. This spell can be spontaneously cast.

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Poison

Caster Level(s): Cleric 4, Druid 3, Plant 3, Water 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Poison
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

If you succeed at a melee touch attack, the target must make a Fortitude save or suffer the effects of Large scorpion venom (1d6 Strength damage on primary and secondary hits).

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Ray of Enfeeblement

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 1
Innate Level: 1
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Death
Component(s): Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: 6 seconds / Level
Save: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target creature takes 1d6+1 Strength damage per 2 caster levels, to a maximum of 1d6+5 damage.

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Scare

Caster Level(s): Bard 2, Wizard / Sorcerer 2
Innate Level: 2
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Fear, Mind-Affecting
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Short
Area of Effect/Target: One living creature per three levels
Duration: 6 seconds / Level
Save: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

This spell functions like cause fear, except that it causes all targeted creatures of less than 6 HD to become frightened.

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Slay Living

Caster Level(s): Cleric 5, Druid 5
Innate Level: 5
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Death, Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target must make a Fortitude save or die. Even if the saving throw is successful, the target takes 3d6 points of negative energy damage, +1 point per caster level.

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The Dead Walk

Invocation Type: Lesser

Spell Level Equivalent: 4

You can summon undead skeletons or zombies with your infernal power. This invocation lasts 1 hour per level. The type of undead created is dependent on your warlock level:

Levels 1 to 5: Skeleton

Levels 6 to 9: Zombie

Level 10 or more: Skeletal Warrior

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Undeath to Death

Caster Level(s): Cleric 6, Wizard / Sorcerer 6
Innate Level: 6
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Medium
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal
Duration: Instantaneous
Save: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

This spell slays 1d4 HD worth of undead creatures per caster level (maximum 20d4). Creatures with the fewest HD are affected first; among creatures with equal HD, those closest to the point of origin of the burst are affected first.

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Vampiric Touch

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 3
Innate Level: 3
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Negative
Component(s): Verbal, Somatic
Range: Touch
Area of Effect / Target: Single
Duration: Instant
Save: None
Spell Resistance: Yes

The target creature takes 1d6 points of negative energy damage for every 2 caster levels, to a maximum of 10d6. This damage is then applied to your Hit Points as a temporary bonus.

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Wail of the Banshee

Caster Level(s): Wizard / Sorcerer 9
Innate Level: 9
School: Necromancy
Descriptor(s): Death, Sonic
Component(s): Verbal
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Colossal, 1 Creature / Level
Duration: Instant
Save: Fortitude Negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

All enemies within the area of effect must succeed at a Fortitude save or die, to a maximum of 1 enemy per caster level.