{Dream} {Vision}
(Invocation)
Reversible: Nightmare
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Effect: By means of this spell, the shukenja is able to send messages to others in the form of dreams.
At the beginning of the casting, the shukenja
names whom the message is for.
The shukenja must know the identity of
the recipient or identify him by some title that leaves no question as
to the recipient.
For example,
the shukenja could send a dream to the governor of Changtai Province,
even
if he has never met the man, since there is only one governor of that province.
However,
he could not send a dream to the sake-maker of a village in that province,
since there might be several sake-makers in that village.
Upon completing the physical casting of
the spell, which requires but a turn, the shukenja falls into a
deep, trance-like sleep.
At this point his spirit leaves his body and travels instantaneously to
the recipient.
Thereupon, the shukenja is able to enter
the dreams of the recipient and deliver his message unless the recipient
is magically protected from spirits. If
the recipient is awake when the spell is cast, the shukenja can choose
to
remain in his trance-like sleep until
the recipient goes to sleep or he can choose to cancel the spell. The
shukenja does not learn anything about
the current activities or whereabouts of the recipient, only whether he
is
asleep or awake.
Once the shukenja enters the dreams of
the recipient, he can deliver a message of any length desired
which the recipient remembers perfectly
upon awakening. The communication is one way-the recipient cannot
offer information or ask questions of
the shukenja. Neither can the shukenja gain any information by observing
the dreams of the recipient. Once the
message is delivered, the shukenja's spirit returns instantly to his body.
If
the body is disturbed in any way while
using this spell, the shukenja's spirit becomes lost. The body remains
in
its comatose state until some means is
found to rejoin the shukenja's spirit with his body, such as a restore
spell.
The duration of this spell is the amount
of time required for the shukenja to enter into the dreams of the
other and then deliver the message. Thus,
the duration could be as short as one round or as long as several
hours.
The esrever of this spell,
nightmare,
allows the shukenja to send a hideous and unsettling
{vision}{vision}
to his victim.
The identity of the victim must be known
as stated above and the victim must be asleep.
This nightmare prevents restful sleep
and causes the victim to lose 1d10 HP.
Since the victim has not rested, he is
fatigued as if he had not had the night's sleep and is unable to regain
spells. <use the rules for Sleep, not
those for Fatigue>
The victim is allowed a save vs. spell
to avoid the effects of the nightmare.
Incabulos (god of nightmares)
MC: A bowl of incense and a robe
of red (or white
for the reverse) silk cloth.