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 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.

Spell Crit

If you crit, then the creature also becomes Phobic (roll on the table below 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.	Dead or undead creatures.
5	Ornithophobic. Fear 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,” "Mycosian, "“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

Upcharge

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

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