Grim-N-Gritty (3.5e Sourcebook)/Appendix 5

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Appendix 5 - Spells and Power

This appendix contains some new spells and psionic powers for use with the GnG system.

Spells

There are four new spells for armor piercing and armor ignoring attacks.

Note: The GnG system uses Relative Degree rather than critical hits. Replace the keen edge spell with armor piercing weapon.

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Transmutation
Level:	Druid 6
Components:	V, S, DF
Casting time:	1 standard action
Range:	Touch
Targets:	Living creature touched
Duration:	10 minutes/level
Saving Throw:	Will Negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance:	Yes (harmless)

Armor ignoring fang makes one of the subject’s natural weapons armor ignoring. None of an opponent’s Protection applies against the damage of the attack.

The spell can affect a slam attack, fist, bite, or other natural weapon. (The spell does not change an unarmed strike’s damage from nonlethal damage to lethal damage.)

Transmutation
Level:	Sorcerer/Wizard 6
Components:	V, S
Casting time:	1 standard action
Range:	Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets:	One weapon or fifty projectiles, all of which must be in contact with each other at the time of casting
Duration:	10 minutes/level
Saving Throw:	Will Negates (harmless, object)
Spell Resistance:	Yes (harmless, object)

This spell makes a weapon magically armor ignoring. None of an opponent’s Protection applies against the damage of the weapon.

If cast on projectiles, such as arrows, sling stones, or crossbow bolts, the armor ignoring effect on a particular projectile ends after one use, whether or not the missile strikes its intended target. (Treat shuriken as arrows, rather than as thrown weapons, for the purpose of this spell.)

You cannot cast this spell on a natural weapon, such as a claw.

Transmutation
Level:	Druid 3, Ranger 3
Components:	V, S, DF
Casting time:	1 standard action
Range:	Touch
Targets:	Living creature touched
Duration:	10 minutes/level
Saving Throw:	Will Negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance:	Yes (harmless)

Armor ignoring fang makes one of the subject’s natural weapons armor piercing. One-half of an opponent’s Protection applies against the damage of the attack.

The spell can affect a slam attack, fist, bite, or other natural weapon. (The spell does not change an unarmed strike’s damage from nonlethal damage to lethal damage.)

Transmutation
Level:	Sorcerer/Wizard 3
Components:	V, S
Casting time:	1 standard action
Range:	Close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)
Targets:	One weapon or fifty projectiles, all of which must be in contact with each other at the time of casting
Duration:	10 minutes/level
Saving Throw:	Will Negates (harmless, object)
Spell Resistance:	Yes (harmless, object)

This spell makes a weapon magically armor piercing. Only one-half of an opponent’s Protection applies against the damage of the weapon.

If cast on projectiles, such as arrows, sling stones, or crossbow bolts, the armor piercing effect on a particular projectile ends after one use, whether or not the missile strikes its intended target. (Treat shuriken as arrows, rather than as thrown weapons, for the purpose of this spell.)

You cannot cast this spell on a natural weapon, such as a claw.

Note: This spell replaces keen edge.SMW::on

Powers

There are three new powers for armor piercing and armor ignoring attacks.

Note: The GnG system uses Relative Degree rather than critical hits. Replace the keen edge with armor piercing weapon.

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Armor Ignoring Weapon

Metacreativity
Level:	Psion/wilder 6
Display:	Visual
Manifesting Time:	1 standard action
Range:	Close
Targets:	One weapon or fifty projectiles, all of which must be in contact with each other at the time of manifestation
Duration:	10 minutes/level
Saving Throw:	Will Negates (harmless, object)
Power Resistance:	Yes (harmless, object)
Power Points:	11

As the armor ignoring weapon spell, except as noted here.

Armor Piercing Weapon

Metacreativity
Level:	Psion/wilder 3, psychic warrior 3
Display:	Visual
Manifesting Time:	1 standard action
Range:	Close
Targets:	One weapon or fifty projectiles, all of which must be in contact with each other at the time of manifestation
Duration:	10 minutes/level
Saving Throw:	Will Negates (harmless, object)
Power Resistance:	Yes (harmless, object)
Power Points:	5

As the armor piercing weapon spell, except as noted here.

Iron Claw

Psychometabolism
Level:	Psychic warrior 3
Display:	Visual
Manifesting Time:	1 standard action
Range:	Personal
Targets:	You
Duration:	10 minutes/level
Power Points:	5

If you have a claw attack (either from an actual natural weapon or from an effect such as claws of the beast) or a bite attack (which could be a natural bite attack or one you gain by means of the power bite of the wolf ), you can use this power to make one of your natural weapons armor piercing. SMW::on

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