Explanation/Description: This spell creates the lowest of the undead monsters, skeletons or zombies, from the bones or bodies of dead humans. The effect is to cause these remains to become animated and obey the commands of the cleric casting the spell. The skeletons or zombies will follow, remain in an area and attack any creature (or just a specific type of creature) entering the place, etc. The spell will animate the monsters until they are destroyed or until the magic is dispelled. (See dispel magic spell). The cleric is able to animate 1 skeleton or 1 zombie for each level of experience he or she has attained. Thus, a 2nd level cleric can animate 2 of these monsters, a 3rd level 3, etc. The act of animating dead is not basically a good one, and it must be used with careful consideration and good reason by clerics of good alignment. It requires a drop of blood, a piece of human flesh, and a pinch of bone powder or a bone shard to Complete the spell.

Explanation/Description: By means of this spell the caster causes the atmosphere to instantly precipitate all of its water vapor in the form of huge drops of rain, the resulting condensation not only causing a true downburst of rain but also sucking more vapor into the area to likewise be precipitated. The cloudburst will effectively drench everything in its area of effect within 1 segment, for its rain will fall at the rate of 1/10 inch per segment, or 1 inch of rainfall in 1 round. All normal fires within the area of effect will be extinguished by a cloudburst -- small ones instantly, medium-sized ones in 3-5 segments, and large sized ones in 8-10 segments. Magical fires will also be extinguished by a cloudburst, with the following general rules applying:

Permanent magical fires will re-light in 1-2 rounds. Small, rekindlable magical fires such as that of a flame tongue sword will be affected only during the actual cloudburst.

Spells such as produce fire and burning hands will be negated. Large-area spells such as fireball, flame strike, wall of fire, etc., will, in the course of being extinguished, vaporize the rain into a cloud of steam covering an area four times as large as the spell's area of effect (i.e., a cylinder of up to 12" in diameter and as much as 24" high). This steam will inflict 1-3 points of damage per round on normal creatures within its area, and will do twice that damage to cold-dwelling or cold-using creatures. The cloud of steam will persist for 2-5 rounds, half that if a breeze is blowing, or only 1 round if a strong wind is blowing.

In arid regions, the cloudburst will act only as a double-strength precipitation spell. In hot and humid areas, the duration of the spell will be extended to 2 rounds. In areas with a temperature between 33 and 31 degrees F. inclusive, sleet rather than rain will fall, with ice and slush being formed when it accumulates. In temperatures of 30 degrees F. and lower, the cloudburst becomes a snowburst, with one inch of snow per segment falling. The material components for the spell are powdered silver and powdered iodine crystals, plus the cleric's holy symbol.

Explanation/Description: This spell is similar to a light spell, except that it lasts until negated (by a continual darkness or dispel magic spell) and its brightness is very great, being nearly as illuminating as full daylight. It can be cast into air, onto an object, or at a creature. In the third case, the continual light affects the space about one foot behind the creature if the latter makes its saving throw. Note that this spell will blind a creature if it is successfully cast upon the visual organs, for example. Its reverse causes complete absence of light.

Explanation/Description: When this spell is cast, the cleric causes food and/or water to appear. The food thus created is highly nourishing, and each cubic foot of the material will sustain three human-sized creatures or one horse-sized creature for a full day. For each level of experience the cleric has attained, 1 cubic foot of food and/or water is created by the spell, i.e. 2 cubic feet of food are created by a 2nd level cleric, 3 by a 3rd, 4 by a 4th, and so on; or the 2nd level cleric could create 1 cubic foot of food and 1 cubic foot of water, etc.

Explanation/Description: By touching the creature afflicted, the cleric employing the spell can permanently cure most forms of blindness. Its reverse, cause blindness, requires a successful touch upon the victim, and if the victim then makes the saving throw, the effect is negated.

Explanation/Description: The cleric cures most diseases including those of a parasitic, bacterial, or viral nature - by placing his or her hand upon the diseased creature. The affliction rapidly disappears thereafter, making the cured creature whole and well in from 1 turn to 1 week, depending on the kind of disease and the state of its advancement when the cure took place. The reverse of the cure disease spell is cause disease. To be effective, the cleric must touch the intended victim, and the victim must fail the saving throw. The disease caused will begin to affect the victim in 1-6 turns, causing the afflicted creature to lose 1 hit point per turn, and 1 point of strength per hour, until the creature is at 10% of original hit points and strength, at which time the afflicted is weak and virtually helpless.

Explanation/Description: When a cleric employs this spell, he or she touches a human or demi-human who is unconscious and "at death's door" (-l to -9 hit points). The spell immediately brings the individual to 0 hit points. While the individual remains unconscious, bleeding and deterioration are stopped for the duration of the death's door spell. The subject, because of being treated by the spell and now being at 0 hit points, can be brought to consciousness, and have hit points restored, by means of cure light wounds, cure serious wounds, etc., potions such as healing or extra-healing, or clerical or other items which magically restore lost hit points. The material components of the spell are the cleric's holy/unholy symbol, a bit of white linen, and any form of unguent.

Explanation/Description: When a cleric casts this spell, it neutralizes or negates the magic it comes in contact with as follows: A dispel magic will not affect a specially enchanted item such as a scroll, magic ring, wand, rod, staff, miscellaneous magic item, magic weapon, magic shield, or magic armor. It will destroy magic potions (they are treated as 12th level for purposes of this spell), remove spells cast upon persons or objects, or counter the casting of spells in the area of effect. The base chance for success of a dispel magic spell is 50%. For every level of experience of the character casting the dispel magic above that of the creature whose magic is to be dispelled (or above the efficiency level of the object from which the magic is issuing), the base chance increases by 5%, so that if there are 10 levels of difference, there is a 100% chance. For every level below the experience/efficiency level of the creature/object, the base chance is reduced by 2%. Note that this spell can be very effective when used upon charmed and similarly beguiled creatures. It is automatic in negating the spell casters' own magic.

Explanation/Description: Except as noted above, this spell is the same as the third level magic-user spell, feign death (q.v.). Note that a character of any level may be affected by the cleric casting this spell, and that the material components are a pinch of graveyard dirt and the clerics' holy/unholy symbol.

Explanation/Description: By means of this spell the caster is able to empower himself or herself, or another creature of man-size and comparable mass, to withstand non-magical fires up to temperatures of 2,000 degrees F. It also confers a +2 bonus to saving throws against magical fires. For every level of experience above the minimum required to create the dweomer (5th), the caster can affect an additional man sized creature. This growing power enables multiple individuals, or one or more of greater than man-size and mass, to be affected by the flame walk spell. For instance, an 11th-level caster could empower both himself or herself and a steed such as a horse to move in molten lava. (Consider a horse to be equivalent to 6 humans for purposes of this spell; conversely, halfling-sized creatures count as 1/2 human apiece, and pixie-sized creatures are considered equivalent to 1/4 human each.) The material components of the spell are at least 500 gp of powdered ruby and the clerics' holy/unholy symbol.

Explanation/Description: A glyph of warding is a powerful inscription magically drawn to prevent unauthorized or hostile creatures from passing, entering, or opening. It can be used to guard a small bridge, ward an entry, or as a trap on a chest or box. When the spell is cast, the cleric weaves a tracery of faintly glowing lines around the warding sigil. For every square foot of area to be protected, 1 segment of time is required to trace the warding lines from the glyph, plus the initial segment during which the sigil itself is traced. A maximum of a 5' X 5' area per level can be warded. When the spell is completed, the glyph and tracery become invisible, but any creature touching the protected area without first speaking the name of the glyph the cleric has used to serve as a ward will be subject to the magic it stores. Saving throws apply, and will either reduce effects by one-half or negate them according to the glyph employed. The cleric must use incense to trace this spell, and then sprinkle the area with powdered diamond (at least 2,000 g.p. worth) if it exceeds 50 square feet. Typical glyphs shock for 2 points of electrical damage per level of the spell caster, explode for a like amount of fire damage, paralyze, blind, or even drain a life energy level (if the cleric is of high enough level to cast this glyph).

Explanation/Description: This spell aids in location of a known or familiar object. The cleric casts the spell, slowly turns, and knows when he or she is facing in the direction of the object to be located, provided the object is within range, i.e. 7" for lst level clerics, 8" for 2nd, 9" for 3rd, etc. The casting requires the use of a piece of lodestone. The spell will locate such objects as apparel, jewelry, furniture, tools, weapons, or even a ladder or stairway. By reversal (obscure object), the cleric is able to hide an object from location by spell, crystal ball, or similar means. Neither application of the spell will affect a living creature.

Explanation/Description: This spell enchants the caster's vestment, providing protection equivalent to armor. It will only function while the cleric is on ground consecrated to his or her deity (cf. 1st-level ceremony spell). If any armor or protective device is worn during the spell duration, the vestment protects as if normal chain mail armor. If no other protection is worn, the vestment also gains a +1 enchantment for each four levels of the cleric, to a maximum effect of chain mail +4 (base AC 1). The magic lasts for 6 rounds per level of the caster, or until the caster loses consciousness or leaves the consecrated area. The material components are the vestment to be enchanted and the cleric's holy/unholy symbol.

Explanation/Description: The magic of this spell, when properly cast, allows the cleric to meld his or her body and possessions worn or carried into a large stone. To effect the spell, the cleric stands next to the stone to be melded into (which must be large enough to accommodate the cleric's body in all three dimensions) while holding a small sample of the same type of stone. When casting is complete, the cleric and up to 100 pounds of his or her non-living gear blend into the stone. Magical artifacts and relics are not affected by the spell. If the dimensions of the stone are not sufficient, or if the cleric is wearing and carrying more than 100 pounds of gear, the spell will fail and be wasted. The magic lasts for 9-16 (1d8 + 8) rounds, the variable part of the duration rolled secretly by the DM. At any time before the duration expires, the cleric can step out of the stone along the same surface that he or she used to enter it (i.e., the spell does not allow movement through the stone such as would a passwall or phase door spell). If the duration runs out before the cleric exits the stone, then he or she will be expelled from the stone and take 4-32 (4d8) points of damage and each piece of gear affected must save versus petrification or turn to stone. While in the stone, the cleric is aware of the passage of time; however, he or she cannot see or hear anything that may be going on around the stone. The following spells will harm the cleric if cast upon the stone that he or she is occupying: Stone to flesh will expel the cleric and inflict 4-32 points of damage, but items carried need not save. Stone shape will cause 4-16 (4d4) points of damage, but will not expel the cleric. Transmute rock to mud expels the cleric and will slay the victim instantly unless he or she makes a successful saving throw versus spell.

Explanation/Description: This spell enables the caster or any other eligible creature touched to be partially protected from an undead monster that has an existence on the Negative Material Plane (such as a shadow, wight, wraith, spectre, or vampire). The dweomer of the spell opens a channel to the Positive Material Plane, the energy from which helps to offset the effect of the undead creature's attack. The recipient is allowed a saving throw versus death magic if he or she is touched (attacked) by an undead creature. Success indicates that the recipient takes normal hit-point damage from the attack, but does not suffer the drain of experience that would otherwise take place. In addition, the undead creature takes 2-12 (2d6) hit points of damage from the Positive Plane energy. The magic is only proof against one such attack, and dissipates after that attack whether or not the saving throw is successful. If the saving throw versus death magic is failed, the recipient of the spell takes double the usual physical damage in addition to the loss of experience that normally occurs. The spell will also protect the recipient from the effect of a magic-user's energy drain spell, but in such a case the magic-user is not affected. The contact between the Positive and Negative Planes that this spell brings about will cause a bright flash of light and a sound like that of a thunderclap, but these phenomena do not cause damage in any event. The protection will last for I turn per level of the cleric casting the spell, or until the recipient is successfully attacked by an undead monster. This spell cannot be cast on the Negative Material Plane.

Explanation/Description: This spell exacttly duplicates the effects of a chant with regard to bonuses of +1 for friendly attacks and saving throws and -1 on like enemy dice. However, once the prayer is uttered, the cleric can do other things, unlike a chant which he or she must continue to make the spell effective. The cleric needs a silver holy symbol, prayer beads, or a similar device as the material component of this spell.

Explanation/Description: Upon casting this spell, the cleric is usually able to remove a curse - whether it be on an object, a person, or in the form of some undesired sending or evil presence. Note that the remove curse spell will not affect a cursed shield, weapon or suit of armor, for example, although the spell will typically enable the person afflicted with any such cursed item to be rid of it. The reverse of the spell is not permanent; the bestow curse lasts for 1 turn for every level of experience of the cleric using the spell. It will lower one ability of the victim to 3 (your DM will determine which by random selection) 50% of the time; reduce the victim's "to hit" and saving throw probabilities by -4 25% of the time; or make the victim 50% likely per turn to drop whatever he, she, or it is holding (or simply do nothing in the case of creatures not using tools) 25% of the time. It is possible for a cleric to devise his or her own curse, and it should be similar in power to those shown. Consult your referee. The target of a bestow curse spell must be touched. If the victim is touched, a saving throw is still applicable; and if it is successful, the effect is negated.

Explanation/Description: By the use of this spell, the cleric can free the subject creature(s) from the effects of paralyzation or similar forces (such as a hold spell). By casting this spell and then pointing his or her finger in the proper direction, the cleric can remove paralysis from as many as 4 creatures that are within range and within the area of effect. There must be no physical or magical barrier between the caster and the creature(s) to be affected, or else the spell will fail and be wasted. Each target of the spell obtains a new saving throw versus paralyzation, at a +3 bonus if only one creature is involved, +2 if two creatures are to be affected, and +1 if three or four creatures are the target.

The reverse of the spell, cause paralysis, can affect only one target, which must be touched by the cleric (successful roll "to hit") using his or her holy/unholy symbol. If the victim fails a saving throw versus spell, paralyzation will set in for a duration of 1-6 rounds plus 1 round per level of the caster. Clerics of good alignment should be very discerning in their use of cause paralysis, and this spell might actually be prohibited to clerics belonging to certain good-aligned orders.

Explanation/Description: Upon casting a speak with the dead spell, the cleric is able to ask several questions of a dead creature in a set period of time and receive answers according to the knowledge of that creature. Of course, the cleric must be able to converse in the language which the dead creature once used. The length of time the creature has been dead is a factor, since only higher level clerics can converse with the long-dead. Likewise, the number of questions which can be answered and the length of time in which the questions can be asked are dependent upon the level of experience of the cleric. The cleric needs a holy symbol and burning incense in order to cast this spell upon the body, remains, or portion thereof.

Explanation/Description: By means of this spell, the caster is able to empower himself or herself or another creature of man-size and comparable mass to tread upon water as if it were firm, grassy ground (cf. ring of water walking). For every level of the caster above the minimum required to create the dweomer (5th level), he or she can affect an additional man-sized creature. This growing power enables multiple individuals, or one or more of greater size and mass, to be affected by the water walk spell. For instance, an 11th-level caster could additionally affect a horse, so that he or she could move atop the waves while mounted. (Consider a horse to be equivalent to 6 humans for purposes of this spell.) The material components for this spell are a piece of cork and the cleric's holy/unholy symbol.