Suspended RetributionSpell 6

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Source Pathfinder Dark Archive
Traditions Divine, Occult
Cast (somatic, verbal)
Range 60 feet
Target 1 creature
Duration 1 minute
Saving Throw basic Reflex

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All life dances one step from the precipice, one heartbeat from disaster. You open your eyes wide and see doom waiting in the wings, then invite it to step forward. A spectral omen of disaster appears above the target's head- traditionally, this is a downward-pointing sword, but some spellcasters report seeing a hangman's noose or a grinning skull instead. When you Cast this Spell, pick one of the following triggers.

• The target moves more than its Speed in a single round.
• The target makes more than one Strike in a single round.
• The target Casts a Spell.
• The target uses a specific skill you name.
• The target uses a specific ability you name.

If the target takes the triggering action, the portent of doom activates-the sword strikes down, the noose loops around the target's neck, the skull bares its fangs-and the target takes 70 mental Damage with a basic Reflex save. The target instinctively knows which action will trigger the omen and can ward off the omen by spending a total of 3 actions, which have the concentrate trait, to pray, make signs against doom, or similar apotropaic actions. These actions need not be consecutive. After the creature spends the actions, the spell ends.

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Heightened (+1) The damage increases by 10.

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