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    Wizard Spells for First Castings

    Dreadwave

    Level 3 - WIS save
    Level
    3
    Casting Time
    Turn
    Range
    Self, 60-foot cone
    Duration
    Instant
    Target
    All creatures in cone
    Save
    WIS Mind

    You unleash a wave of pure terror that ripples outward from your body. Each creature in the cone must succeed on a WIS Mind save or be frightened for 1 minute. Frightened creatures suffer a -2 penalty to attack rolls and Chance Rolls while they can see you, and they must use their movement to move away from you on their turn. Does not affect the undead, demonic, infernal, fiends and other creatures from the lower realms.

    At Higher Levels

    At 5th level, fightened creatures suffer a -4 penalty to attack rolls and Chance Rolls. At 9th level, the cone expands to 120 feet, and frightened creatures take 2d6 psychic damage.

    Special

    The wave appears as a ripple of dark energy that causes shadows to writhe and twist. Does not affect the undead, demonic, infernal, fiends and other creatures from the lower realms. Mind effects ignore DR.