Pathfinder Codex

Symbol of Pain

Necromancy [ Evil, Pain]

PFS Legal

Available to

Classes Arcanist 5, Cleric 5, Mesmerist 5, Occultist 4, Oracle 5, Sorcerer 5, Warpriest 5, Witch 5, Wizard 5
Domains Kyton 5, Torture 5
Casting Time
10 minutes
Components
V, S, M (mercury and phosphorus, plus powdered diamond and opal worth a total of 1,000 gp)
Range
0 ft.; see text
Effect
one symbol
Duration
see text
Saving Throw
Fortitude negates
Spell Resistance
yes
This spell functions like symbol of death, except that each creature within the radius of a symbol of pain instead suffers wracking pains that impose a –4 penalty on attack rolls, skill checks, and ability checks. These effects last for 1 hour after the creature moves farther than 60 feet from the symbol.

Unlike symbol of death, symbol of pain has no hit point limit; once triggered, a symbol of pain simply remains active for 10 minutes per caster level.

Note: Magic traps such as symbol of pain are hard to detect and disable. A rogue (only) can use the Perception skill to find a symbol of pain and Disable Device to thwart it. The DC in each case is 25 + spell level, or 30 for symbol of pain.

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