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Wounding Words

Source Ultimate Magic pg. 187
Wounding words afflict the target with cuts and bruises, causing pain and tearing at its flesh.

Bleeding Wounds (Wounding)

School necromancy; Level cleric 0, inquisitor 0, sorcerer/ wizard 0, witch 0
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will negates; Spell Resistance yes
Target Restrictions selected

If the target of a wordspell with this effect word is dying, it takes 1 hit point of bleed damage each turn.

Boost: The target of a wordspell with this effect takes 1d3 hit points of bleed damage. Boosting this effect word increases its level by 1.

Lesser Wound (Wounding)

School necromancy; Level cleric 1, inquisitor 1, witch 1
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will half; Spell Resistance yes
Target Restrictions selected

The target of a wordspell with this effect word takes 1d6 points of damage + 1 point per wordcaster level (maximum +5). Undead are instead healed by this effect and do not receive a saving throw or spell resistance.

Boost: The target of a wordspell with this effect takes 1d8 points of damage + 1 point per wordcaster level (maximum +5).

Moderate Wound (Wounding)

School necromancy; Level cleric 2, inquisitor 2, witch 2
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will half; Spell Resistance yes
Target Restrictions selected

The target of a wordspell with this effect word takes 2d6 points of damage + 1 point per wordcaster level (maximum +10). Undead are instead healed by this wordspell and do not receive a saving throw or spell resistance.

Boost: The target takes 2d8 points of damage + 1 point per caster level (maximum +10).

Greater Wound (Wounding)

School necromancy; Level cleric 3, inquisitor 3, witch 3
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will half; Spell Resistance yes
Target Restrictions selected

The target of a wordspell with this effect word takes 3d6 points of damage + 1 point per wordcaster level (maximum +15). Undead are instead cured by this effect and do not receive a saving throw or spell resistance.

Boost: The target takes 3d8 points of damage + 1 point per caster level (maximum +15).

Elder Wound (Wounding)

School necromancy; Level cleric 4, inquisitor 4, witch 4
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw Will half; Spell Resistance yes
Target Restrictions selected

The target of a wordspell with this effect word takes 4d6 points of damage + 1 point per wordcaster level (maximum +20). Undead are instead healed by this effect and do not receive a saving throw or spell resistance.

Boost: The target takes of 4d8 points of damage + 1 point per caster level (maximum +20).