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Crushing Despair

(Player's Handbook v.3.5, page 215, DnD 3.5)


Enchantment (Compulsion) [Mind-Affecting]


Level: ; Bard 3; Sorcerer/Wizard 4; Beguiler 4; Wu Jen 4; Jester 3; Sha'ir 4; Death Master 4; Dread Necromancer 3; , Hades 5, ; , Envy 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 30 ft.
Area: Cone-shaped burst
Duration: 1 min./level
Saving Throw: Will negates
Spell Resistance: Yes

An invisible cone of despair causes great sadness in the subjects.
Each affected creature takes a -2 penalty on attack rolls, saving throws, ability checks, skill checks, and weapon damage rolls.
Crushing despair counters and dispels good hope.
Material Component: A vial of tears.