Creeping Fear
Primal Spell, Enchanting, Intrinsic, Emotion
APC: 3
SPC: 4
Range: 90 ft
Requirements: Verbal, Visual, Line of Sight
Duration: Instantaneous
You whisper fell dread into the subconscious mind of a creature.
Make a magic attack against the WILL of a creature within range. If you hit, it becomes Frightened of you for 1 minute. If you miss, it becomes Frightened of you until the end of your next turn. If you Crit, then the creature also becomes Phobic (roll on the table below to determine its phobia).
Upcharge: If you spend +4 SP when you cast this spell, roll 2d20 and use whichever is higher when making your magic attack.
| 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. Dead or Undead creatures. |
| 5 | Ornithophobic | ear of birds. Beasts or Monstrosities with a Fly speed |
| 6 | Palustriphobic | Fear of swamps. Natural environments with swampy waters or marshy ground. |
| 7 | Mycophobic | Fear of mushrooms. Creatures with “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 or any form of Light); even if darkness is present beyond the radius of torchlight, this effect only triggers if the creature is actively in a dark area |