Weave Wake
(Invocation)
Level: 8
Range: 80 yds.
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Instantaneous
Casting Time: 8
Area of Effect: 40' radius
Saving Throw: ½
By means of this spell, the wizard causes the weave of magical energy that permeates most worlds and enwraps all life to surge and damage all live within it. This also has the added benefit of negating all magical items in the area of effect as per the 4th-level wizard spell dispel magic. Whether the magical items in the area are permanently affected is found out by rolling on the table under the dispel magic spell write up, however, for the round in which the weave wake occurs, all magical items save those of the caster cease to function.
The effects to living creatures, undead and other beings in the area of effect are as follows:
1) First off, all beings suffer the loss of half of the spell levels available to them; however, a save vs. spell can be made to only lose a quarter of the spell levels memorized or otherwise available to the being. (This includes spell-like abilities also, like those employed by drow as natural inherent abilities.)
2) Secondly, all beings and objects in the area suffer 1d4 points of damage per caster level (no level cap is known to affect this spell on any world). Thus an 18th-level wizard employing this spell would cause 18d4 damage, while a 30th-level caster would likewise cause damage according to his level, with 30d4 damage being caused.
3) All objects that cannot be given damage under the above methods instead must make a saving throw vs. crushing blow with a -4 penalty. No magical bonuses are allowed, since all items are rendered nonmagical at the same time they are struck.
The material component for the weave wake spell is a vile of dragon blood. This blood must have been taken from a dragon capable of casting advanced spells (5th-level or higher magics), thus an elder dragon of a more magical inclination must be sought out for this component.
Notes: Very rare; this spell is very ancient and is know to the Portal Dragon.
