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atemu1234
2014-04-08, 03:15 PM
Morality Chain
Universal
Sor/Wiz 9, Clr 9
Casting Time: 1 hour
Duration: Until dispelled
Range: 2 miles from target (see text)
Targets: Two target creatures within touch range
Components: V, S, MF/DF
Effect: For the duration of the spell, one person is bound to another. The person bound has a personal interest in the other's survival, because if the person he is bound to dies, so does he. He cannot leave a radius of 2 miles from the person he is bound to, and he must succeed on a Will Saving Throw to be able to resist a command by the person he is bound to. One person can only bound to one other person by this spell. This spell cannot be dispelled by anything less than Mordenkain's Disjuntion.

TuggyNE
2014-04-08, 08:08 PM
Morality Chain
Universal

I'd make this Abjuration or maybe Necromancy, personally, possibly with a side of Enchantment. Universal is extremely rare and should remain so.


Duration: Until dispelled

Just say Permanent.


Range: 2 miles from target (see text)

Actually, the range is Touch, which only applies during casting. You shouldn't be able to e.g. cast this from two miles away.


Components: V, S, MF/DF

Not sure what "MF" is supposed to be. M, maybe? No focus or material component is listed for the arcane version, anyway.

<shamelessplug>Of course, you could always use School Focus instead.</shamelessplug>


Effect: For the duration of the spell, one person is bound to another. The person bound has a personal interest in the other's survival, because if the person he is bound to dies, so does he. He cannot leave a radius of 2 miles from the person he is bound to, and he must succeed on a Will Saving Throw to be able to resist a command by the person he is bound to. One person can only bound to one other person by this spell. This spell cannot be dispelled by anything less than Mordenkain's Disjuntion.

Looks like the spell is partially language-dependent (if you can't understand or hear the command, presumably you don't have to obey it), so you should add that descriptor. Usually this effect would also be [mind-affecting], but that makes it kind of useless.

Hmm, come to think of it, maybe this should be partially Conjuration (calling), such that it uses Conjuration to force control in a particular way, like gate does. Wacky, but does have some rules support.

Also, it's Mordenkainen's disjunction.

atemu1234
2014-04-08, 08:36 PM
Material Focus: an iron chain, no less than six inches in length.

TuggyNE
2014-04-08, 09:30 PM
Material Focus: an iron chain, no less than six inches in length.

That's called an arcane Focus (F).