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"Caster Level" in most Thain spells includes half the character's Palemaster levels (rounded up) for arcane casters.
The visual effects of some spells (e.g., stoneskin, barkskin) last only a few seconds. This is to reduce clientside graphics lag
Resting is restricted and limited to 3 rests per 12 in game hours. The timer starts with the first rest. Any unused rests are lost at the end of the 12 hour period and you are refreshed with the base 3 available rests. An hour in game corresponds to 2 minutes real time.
Spell modifier items
There are various items (rings and amulets) in the game that will fundamentally modify spells.
Elemental Rings
When equipped, spells of that element will be empowered for damage of that specific element
Note: You can only have 1 of these in your possession at a given time, if you try to pick up another, it will be destroyed. Other elemental spells will be set to half damage.
Spell list:
Fire: Fireball, burning hands, combust, Inferno, flame arrow, elemental shield, wall of fire, firebrand, delayed fireball, inc cloud, meteor swarm, Flame Lash, Flame Strike, fire storm
Cold: ice dagger, ice storm, cone of cold, Drown, "cold" fireball, frozen cloud (incendiary cloud)
Acid: acid arrow, acid breath, acid sheath, acid fog, earthquake, bombardment, crumble, storm of vengeance
Lightning/Sonic: Elec loop, lightning bolt, scintillating sphere, ball lightning, chain lightning, great thunderclap, Wounding whispers, Horizikaul's Boom, Glyph of Warding, Call Lightning, sound burst, gust of wind, storm of vengeance
Healing Amulet
This item turns cure light wounds, cure moderate wounds, cure serious wounds, cure critical wounds into AoE spells. Heal is turned into a full HP heal (on a single target)
A
Amplify
Duration increased to 10 min per level (same as camouflage)
Awaken
Lasts 24 IG hours as of 10/26/11
Aura of Vitality
duration increased by 2x 4/18/17
B
Ball Lightning
Changed to operate like the Firebrand spell but cannot be targeted to the ground.
Bigby's Crushing Hand
Grapple check adapted to allow for a fairer opposed DC. Formula: Attack will now hit on natural 20, and miss on natural 1.
Caster: d20 + Caster Mod (Int,Cha) + Caster Level / 2 (4 vs PCs) + 12 (Hand Str) - 1 (Hand Size Mod) + Spell focus feat bonuses
Target: AC
Grapple Check: Caster: d20 + Caster Level (div 2 vs PCs) + 12 (Hand Str) + 4 (Hand Size Mod)
Target: d20 + BAB + Strenth Mod + Size Mod
Bigby's Grasping Hand
Attack will now hit on natural 20, and miss on natural 1
Caster: d20 + Caster Mod (Int,Cha) + Caster Level / 2 (4 vs Pcs) + 10 (Hand Str) - 1 (Hand Size Mod)
Target: AC
Grapple Check: Caster: d20 + Caster Level (div 2 vs PCs) + 10 (Hand Str) + 4 (Hand Size Mod)
Target: d20 + BAB + Strenth Mod + Size Mod
Bigby's Hands level 6,7, and 9:
Make Fortitude saves rather than grapple checks (4/28/19)
Blackstaff
Changed to +5 bonus, +1d6 negative, and 1T per CL (up from 1r per CL) 4/18/18
Blade Thirst
This spell has been altered to allow it to work on a par with Greater Magic Weapon (restricted to slashing weapons), furthermore, this variant can now be used upon ranged weapons (allowing the equivalent attack bonus, not enhancement) and a damage bonus added to the corresponding ammo.
Bombard
damage changed to max 15d8 instead of 10d8 (to balance with other level 8 spells) 4/18/17
C
Clairaudience/clairvoyance
Duration increased to 10 min per level (same as camouflage). Listen/Spot bonus = 10 + 1 per 2 CL
D
Darkfire
Only works on unenchanted weapons (per Bioware description), but also works on whips with no other properties than disarm.
Deafening Clang
Lasts turns/level instead of rounds/level. (Stacks with GMW unlike Flame Weapon? Looking to confirm).E
Earthquake
Changed to 20d6 max (instead of 10) 10/24/15
Elemental Swarm
Summons all 4 elementals at once as of 4/28/19
Energy Drain
Energy Drain changed to add (CL)d6, max 20d6, half on will save (up from 0) 4/18/17, heals for damage dealt 4/28/19
Ennervation
Changed to add (CL)d6, max 10d6, half on will save (up from 0) 4/18/17
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F
Find Traps
Finds traps, does not untrap them.
Flame Weapon
Cannot be cast on a weapon already enchanted with Magic Weapon or Greater Magic Weapon. Cannot be cast on most summons. Damage reduced to a maximum of 1d6+5.
G
Gate:
Adds new planar summon types available for the gate spell. These are accessible with /planarice, /planarair, /planaracid, /planarshadow, /planarwarrior
10/6/18
Great Thunderclap
Stun and Knockdown duration increased to 10 seconds.
Greater Dispelling
When cast as an AoE, now has a 50% chance to automatically remove Greater Sanctuary. 8/12/18
Greater Magic Weapon
Cannot be cast on a weapon already enchanted with Flame Weapon or Darkfire. Now works on ranged weapons plus adds DMG bonus to ammo.10/24/15
Greater Sanctuary
Cannot control NPC allies while spell is active. Invulnerable while in Ethereal plane but acquiring objects drops the spell. Duration is rounds per level. Approximates SRD's Ethereal Jaunt.
Lasts 1 round/level. Summoning allies while in Greater Sanctuary now removes the sanctuary effect instead of canceling the summon spell. 6/23/18
Updated to last 5 rounds max, 10/20/19
Greater Spell Mantle
changed to 1d12 + CL (max 20) up from 1d12+10 4/18/17
Greater Stoneskin
+4/10 Damage Reduction I
H
Haste - Only grants +1 AC (Mass Haste is unaffected.)
Heal/Harm
Limited to 150 hp/damage per cast. (Healing amulet exception - Heal get empowered vs undead + heal does a full heal on non-undead)
Heal
Now does 10hp/CL (wearing the healing amulet goes the full heal) 10/24/15
Healing Circle
Changed to (CL/4)d8 + CL (up from 1d8+ CL) 4/18/17
Holy Sword
Changed to 5 rounds per 1 CL (up from 1 round per 1 CL) 4/18/17
I
Improved Invisibility
Grants 25% concealment instead of 50%
Implosion
Bonus DC dropped from standard NWN to bring more in line with other level 9 spells.
Ironguts-
1 Hour/level as of 4/17/11
K
Knock
The spell disables all locks of d20+caster level or below, in a 30 meter radius around you (up to DC 40). It always opens up to DC 30 when used from an item.
Keen Edge
Now works for all weapons, not just slashing.
M
Mage Armour
Gain 2 + 1/6 CL to armour AC (max +5).
Changed to armor bonus 10/12/15
Duplicates shield of faith (2+ 1 per 6L) 10/24/15
Mass Charm
Now functions like Charm Monster (works on all creatures).
Magic Circle Against Alignment
Grants +4 to Will saves, immunity to Charm and Dominate (per SRD)
Melf’s Acid Arrow
now reduces the target's AC by up to 20% (1% per CL) while active 6/23/18
Mestil's Acid Sheath
Damage capped to 20 + 1d6. This would make it inferior to Elemental Shield but it reaches that cap at casterlevel 10, and so is useful to mid-level and multiclassed casters.
Meteor Swarm
no longer has a minimum range. 6/23/18, knockdown for 1 round on failed save 4/28/19
Mind Fog
Will save removed, penalty reduced to -5, lasts 1 turn/level.
Mordenkainen's Disjunction
When cast as an AoE, now has a 100% chance to remove Greater Sanctuary and prevent re-entering the ethereal for 10 rounds. 8/12/18
Mordenkainen's Sword
Summons a sword construct rather than a Helmed Horror. The sword has a high AB but only one attack per round, immune to slashing/piercing/bludgeoning damage (per SRD spell Mage's Sword). Greater hitpoints if the caster has Spell Focus: Transmutation.
N
Nature’s Balance
Heals 4d8+1/caster level per round for 5 rounds. Reduces enemy physical stats by -2 on a failed will save.
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P
Phantasmal Killer
gets the same update as weird did 8/6/15 (note: Not sure if same damage/- to saves AB or if is downgraded b/c of spell level. Any feedback helpful.)
Premonition
Damage reduction lowered to +5/15
Phantasmal killer
In additional to the deal effect if all saves are failed, phantasmal killer does 10d6 damage instead of 3d6 damage (if pass fort save) + -2 to saves and AB if you pass your initial will save. Thus, it will always do something.
Power Word, Kill
As normal NWN but also does a flat 100 magical damage when creature is above the 100 hitpoint threshold.
Protection from Alignment
Grants +4 to Will saves, immunity to Charm and Dominate (per SRD)
Polymorph Self:
1 hour/lvl as of 12/08/10
- Polymorph Self and Shapechange applies DR of 0/+weapon bonus to allow bypassing target DR
Polymorph Self Alternate forms:
Giant Spider -> Bear
Troll-> Grey Render
Umber Hulk-> Gorgon (Petrify breath)
Fey-> Adumbral Crawler (Web)
Zombie-> Fen hound
R
Remove Curse
Now unequips cursed items 10/24/15
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S
See Invisibility
Now lasts 1 round/level, minimum 10 rounds. Adds a brief delay to casting, similar to existing delay on True Seeing. 8/12/18
Shapechange
Added alternatives shapes selected by the "/shapes" chat command or via the emote wand: Gold Dragon (alt of Red Dragon) and Celestial Avenger (alt of Balor).
Polymorph Self and Shapechange applies DR of 0/+weapon bonus to allow bypassing target DR
Scintillating Sphere
Increase range of Scintillating Sphere to Long 4/24/13
Sonic burst
Changed to (CL/2)d8, max 5d8 (up from 1d8) 4/18/17
Stoneskin
Changed to 10/+5; 8/12/15
Storm of Vengeance
Has a will save for stun effect 7/24/14
Shelgarn's persistent blade
Now lasts 1h per level (instead of turns) and gives enchantment (rather than attack) bonus based on half the casting stat mod (INT/CHA)
T
Time Stop
This spell has been modified so that it does not stop the whole server when used. The duration has been lengthened and targets are invulnerable for the duration to match PnP rules. Also a VFX is placed at the caster's location to help gauge the duration; it fades 3 seconds before the spell (per the SRD).
Tenser's Transformation
No polymorph; increases caster's STR, AB, attacks per round, sets them to 100% spell failure while active.
Ability bonus now affected by Empower/Maximize Spell 3/28/15
Gain BAB equal to fighter.
Gain d4 bonus hp for each caster level.
Gain + caster level / 2 in AB bonus.
Gain +5 to FORT save.
Gain +4 to Natural AC
Gain 2d4 to STR and DEX
True Seeing
1 round/level 8/12/18
True Strike
Changed from 9 seconds to 13 seconds 4/18/17
Turn Undead
Evil clerics can control rather than turn undead.
W
Wall of Fire
Changed damage to 2d6 + (CL/3)d6, max 8d6
Weird
In additional to the deal effect if all saves are failed, weird does 10d6 damage instead of 3d6 damage (if pass fort save) + -2 to saves and AB if you pass your initial will save. Thus, it will always do something.
Summon Spells
Summon Creature I - VI
These have been slightly detuned from their NWN default so as not to give casters such powerful tanks. However, the duration for most summons is now 24 game-hours so you have lots of time to create RP with your summons. There are also alternate shapes available by using the /summons chat toggle or via the emote wand. A (conjuration school) summon will be created with higher hitpoints if the summoner has the feats Spell Focus: Conjuration and higher still with Greater Spell Focus: Conjuration.
With the undead spell chain, you can select this option by typing /undead and have spell focus: Necromancy feat. Those feats will also boost the hit points similar to the conjuration feats above.| Level | Primary | Secondary | Tertiary | Undead |
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| I | Dire Badger | Kobold | Female Child | Skeleton |
| II | Dire Boar | Ooze | Male Halfling | Zombie |
| III | Dire Wolf | Spark | Female Halfling | Tyrantfog Zombie |
| IV | Dire Spider | Beetle | Male Elf | Wraith |
| V | Dire Bear | Ogre | Female Elf | Skeleton Chief |
| VI | Dire Tiger | Emerald Golem | Male Human | Wright |
| VII | Elemental | Wraith | Female Human | Mummy |
| VIII | Greater Elemental | Iron Golem | Illithid | Undead Hag |
| IX | Elder Elemental | Wyvern | Curst Swordsman | Lich |
VII - IX
The type of elemental summoned via Summon Creature VII-IX can be set via the emote wand or set back to random.
Mordenkainen's Sword
Summons a sword construct with a high AB but only one attack per round, immune to slashing/piercing/bludgeoning damage. Has AC13, AB of caster-level + stat bonus - 9 (where stat bonus is INT or CHA modifier for Wiz/Sorc respectively), can be dispelled if it hits a target with spell resistance or if struck by Lesser Dispel (least likely to succeed), Dispel Magic, Greater Dispel, or Mordenkainen's Disjunction (most likely to succeed), cannot be targeted by friendly spells (all per SRD); has 100 hit points and bonus hit points if caster has Spell Focus Transmutation.
Planar Summons
The type of summon by default corresponds to the caster's alignment. On Thain, the caster can choose the summon type (devil/demon/slaad/celestial).
There are alternate forms for the Gate summon as well, for evil (Pit Fiend) for neutral (White Slaad) and good (Celestial Avenger) forms.| Spell | Celestial | Slaad | Devil | Demon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesser Planar Binding | Lantern Archon | Red Slaad | Imp | Quasit |
| Planar Binding | Hound Archon | Green Slaad | Erinyes | Succubus |
| Greater Planar Binding | Celestial Avenger | Death Slaad | Barbed Devil | Vrock |
| Gate | Celestial Avenger | White Slaad | Pit Fiend | Balor |
Shadow Conjurations
| Spell | Standard | Alternate |
|---|---|---|
| Shadow Conjuration | Shadow | Shadow Mastiff |
| Greater Shadow Conjuration | Shadow Fiend | Shadow Worg |
| Shades | Shadow Lord | Shadow Panther |
