Black Tentacles
School Conjuration (creation); Level magus 4, mystic 4, wizard 6
Casting Time 1 standard action
Range medium
Area 20-ft.-radius spread
Duration 1 round/level
Saving Throw Reflex negates; Spell Resistance yes
This spell causes a field of rubbery black tentacles to appear, burrowing up from the floor and reaching for any creature in the area. A creature that makes a saving throw against this spell when it is first in the area, and on a successful save ignores the spell for its duration (though it still qualifies as difficult terrain).
Every creature within the area of the spell is the target of a combat maneuver check made to grapple each round at the beginning of your turn, including the round that black tentacles is cast. Creatures that enter the area of effect are also automatically attacked. The tentacles do not provoke attacks of opportunity. When determining the attack roll of the tentacles, use your caster level as their base attack bonus and add your key ability score modifier to its attack roll rather than a Strength bonus. Roll only once for the entire spell effect each round and apply the result to all creatures in the area of effect.
If the tentacles succeed in grappling a foe, that foe takes 4d6 points of bludgeoning damage and gains the grappled condition. Grappled opponents cannot move without first breaking the grapple. All other movement is prohibited unless the creature breaks the grapple first. The black tentacles spell cannot pin foes or remove their equipment. Each round that black tentacles succeeds on a grapple check, it deals an additional 4d6 points of bludgeoning damage. All damage dealt by the black tentacles is considered magical for the purpose of overcoming DR. The Difficulty Class of the Acrobatics check to escape the black tentacles’ grapple, is equal to 15 + your caster level + your key ability modifier. The black tentacles cannot be grappled themselves.
The tentacles created by this spell cannot be damaged, but they can be dispelled as normal. The entire area of effect is considered difficult terrain while the tentacles last.
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