Campaign Design - Spells: Planar Promise

Planar Promise (found in Conjuration: By Bell, Book, and Candle)

Conjuration (Calling)

Level: Sorcerer/Wizard 8
Components: V
Casting Time: 1 standard action

Range: Close (25 feet + 5 feet per 2 caster levels)

Duration: 1 hour

Saving Throw: None
Spell Resistance: No

This spell is an extremely fast version of greater planar ally, based on a simple premise - desperation. When you cast planar promise, you contact your planar ally and make an oath to offer any service it requests in exchange for its immediate help. The service it requests cannot take longer than one hour to perform, as that is the amount of time it is charged to serve you via this spell and it cannot task you to do anything self-destructive or suicidal. Other than these limitations, the entity can ask you for anything up to an including the surrender of any single item in your possession or owned by you in another location of up to 100,000 shillings in value.

Casting this spell binds you as per the spell geas to do as you have promised. Willingly breaking this geas or allowing it to be broken or dispelled renders you unable to cast any calling spell until you fulfill your promise to the planar ally. Once you do, this limitation lifts and you are free to cast calling spells again.

No magic circle or other diagram is required ot useful when casting this spell. The Dungeon Master is encouraged to make the return services for this spell costly and difficult, discouraging its casual use.

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