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Sphere: Animal Range: 0 Components: V, M Duration: 1 mark Casting Time: 1 Area of Effect: the Caster Saving Throw: None Specialty priests of Elinthar can assume the shape of animals who spiritual endurance is similar to their own. This basically means that the priest can shape change into animals of equal or lesser Hit Die than the priest, gaining that creatures features, senses, and movement rate. The animals cannot be sentient, and they must be natural. (The DM will decide what animals are natural, or not; as a guide-line, animals with special gaze attacks or breath weapons, extraordinary regenerative abilities, or the like, are not considered natural.) Form's flow requires little attention on the part of the priest -- merely a special prayer given to Elinthar, while holding his holy symbol. His clothing, equipment, and all other items are changed with him, and magical items with passive protection or activation can still be effective. The priest can end the flow at any time, but if after one mark the priest has not reverted, he reverts back to his original form automatically. Some priests light time candles, sing special songs, or recant mantras, so as to keep track of time. A rat in a tunnel could very messily revert to a priest in an area far too small for a human -- killing him. Once the priest reverts to his original form, he is usually rather weak and exhausted. Additionally, Elinthar rarely grants prayers for one mark after granting this spell, perhaps to afford the priest introspection of the form he had flowed into. Next Spell from the Spell List |