Panic

Panic Words of True Power Control Mind Difficulty: 10
Strike fear into all those within a certain distance from you.

Effect: Strike fear into Target: All Creatures within Area: Sphere with radius of 15m centered on a point within Range: 30m. There does not need to be a physical source of the fear.

Effects granted by higher effectiveness score stack with those of lower ones. The GM should decide the finer details of the spell based on the situation.

The fear lasts for as long as the caster uses spell maintenance.

If the target passes a spell resistance check, this spell has no effect on them. Even if a target leaves the spell’s initial area of effect, they will still be under the spell’s effects for as long as spell maintenance is active.

Effectiveness Score Effects Duration
10 to 14 The fear causes the target to lose their confidence. They take a −2 penalty on all checks except resistance checks. 1 round
15 to 19 The target also takes a −2 penalty on all checks made for active actions. (This is a −4 penalty in total.) 3 rounds
20 to 29 The target also attempts to flee (p. 180) for the duration of the spell. 6 rounds
30 or more For the first round they are afflicted by this spell, the target is unable to move or take action, and all their checks, except for resistance checks, automatically fail. 6 rounds
Chant: Vulgus (the masses)…virtus (courage)…amittimus (los)
Catalyst: None