Enthralling Gaze

Level: 2 ; Manna Cost: 4 ; Components: V, S
School: Enchantment (Charm) [Mind-Affecting, Gaze Attack]
Casting Time: 1 full round; Duration: 1 day
Range: Self ; Targets: Any number of creatures who gaze in caster's eyes.
Saving Throw: No / Will negates, see text ; Spell Resistance: No / Yes, see text

Causes the gaze of the caster to become hypnotic and enthralling. The caster can suppress or activate the effect at will while the spell lasts. If one or more creatures gaze into the eyes of the recipient of this spell, the caster can use this spell to hold them spellbound. Those affected give you their undivided attention, ignoring their surroundings, and get a negative modifier on their saving throw on any other mind-affecting spells cast on them by the caster while so affected. The modifier is equal to the caster's Wisdom minus the subject's Wisdom, with a minimum of -4 penalty. They are considered to have an attitude of friendly while under the effect of the spell. Any potentially affected creature initially unfriendly or hostile to you gets a +4 bonus on their initial saving throw. A creature who makes their Will saving throw, or with a Wisdom score at least 4 higher than the caster, remains aware of its surroundings and has an attitude of indifferent, and suffers no penalty against other mind magic. It gains a new saving throw if it witnesses actions that it opposes. The effect lasts as long as you gaze at the subjects. Those enthralled by your gaze take no action while you gaze at them and for 1d3 rounds thereafter, unless you direct them to do otherwise. The spell ends (but the 1d3-round delay still applies) if you lose concentration. If any enthralled subject is attacked or subjected to some other overtly hostile act, the spell ends and the previously enthralled members become immediately unfriendly toward you.

Requires a spoken incantation and a touching yourself above the eyes to cast the spell. The gaze attack can then be made repeatedly and selectively after that until the spell duration expires. Ceera has this in place as a permenant effect...

Adapted by CD from the D20 Bard / Cleric 'Enthrall' spell.

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