Creeping Fear

Primal Spell, Enchanting, Intrinsic, Emotion

APC: 3

SPC: 4

Range: 90 ft

Requires: Verbal, Visual, Line of Sight

Duration: Instantaneous

Spell Description

You whisper fell dread into the subconscious mind of a creature.

Make a magic attack against a creature’s WILL. On a hit, it becomes Frightened of you for 1 minute. On a miss, it becomes Frightened of you until the end of your next turn.

Spell Crit

On a crit, then the creature also becomes Phobic (roll on the following table to determine its phobia).

d10	Phobia	Triggered By
1	Hydrophobic. Fear of water	Bodies of standing water at least 20 ft in diameter (not afraid of drinking water)
2	Arachnophobic. Fear of spiders	Creatures with “Spider” in their name
3	Trypophobic. Fear of clusters of holes	A single object with multiple closely arranged holes, like a honeycomb or a crumpet
4	Necrophobic. Fear of dead things.	Creatures that are dead or have the undead tag.
5	Ornithophobic. Fear of birds	Creatures with the beast or monstrosity tag that have a fly speed.
6	Palustriphobic. Fear of swamps	Natural environments with swampy waters or marshy ground.
7	Mycophobic. Fear of mushrooms.	Creatures with “Mycosian,” “Mushroom”, “Moss,” “Lichen,” or “Fungus” in their name.
8	Elafiphobic. Fear of deer	Creatures with “Deer,” “Elk,” “Antelope,” or Moose” in their name
9	Hemophobic. Fear of bleeding	A Bloodied creature
10	Nyctophobic. Fear of darkness	Darkness (not in dim light); even if darkness is present beyond the radius of torchlight, this effect only triggers if the creature is actively in a dark area.

Upcharge

Upcharge: If you spend +4 SP when you cast this spell, roll 2d20 and take the higher when making your magic attack.

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