Minor Energy Gate

Nexus's Minor Energy Gate (Evocation/Alteration-Summoning)

Level: 1 Wizard

Range: 4" + 1"/level

Components: V, S

Duration: Instantaneous, in practical terms

Casting Time: 2 segments

Area of Effect: cone, 15 ft long, 10 ft wide at end

Saving Throw: 1/2, and special

Explanation/Description: This spell opens a very small (1 in diameter) gate to a material plane of Energy (Positive or Negative). The gate lasts only a short time (seconds), and during that time the release of energy will damage those within the "blast radius," a cone as described above. Damage done depends on the nature of the victim:

Linked with
or coexist in

Mundane creature From other plane Positive plane Negative plane

Positive energy d4-1 / level d4 / level no damage d4+1 / level

Negative energy d4-1 / level d4 / level d4+1 / level no damage

Those within 5 ft of the opening and in the area of effect must save vs. spell for half or full damage; those farther away must save for none or half. The caster can position the 'gate anywhere within the range given, directing it as he wishes.

[Note: a more potent version of this spell was proposed but never researched: Energy Gate, a third level spell, was envisioned with a longer casting time, better range, and bigger cone (35 ft long, 30 ft wide at end). It would have used d6 instead of d4. Greater effect: within 15 ft. Save twice: for damage (full or half; half or none) and for blindness (2-8 rounds or segments, 1-3 rounds or none.)]

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			Linked with	or coexist in
	Mundane creature	From other plane	Positive plane	Negative plane
Positive energy	d4-1 / level	d4 / level	no damage	d4+1 / level
Negative energy	d4-1 / level	d4 / level	d4+1 / level	no damage