Editing SRD:Dictum

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{{3.5e Spell
| name=Dictum
| school=Evocation 
| desc=[[SRD:Lawful Effect|Lawful]], [[SRD:Sonic Effect|Sonic]]
| lvl=[[SRD:Cleric Spell List|Clr]] 7,  [[SRD:Law Domain|Law]] 7
| comp=V
| casttime=1 [[SRD:Standard Actions|standard action]]
| range=40 ft.
| tsea=a 
| subj=Nonlawful creatures in a 40-ft.-radius spread centered on you
| dur=Instantaneous
| save=None or [[SRD:Saving Throw|Will]] negates; see text
| sr=Yes
}}

Any nonlawful creature within the area of a ''dictum ''spell suffers the following ill effects.

{| class="d20" 
|-
! align="left" | '''[[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]]''' !! align="left" | '''Effect''' 
|-
| align="left" | Equal to [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]] || align="left" | [[SRD:Deafened|Deafened]] 
|- class="even"
| align="left" | Up to [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]] –1 || align="left" | ''Slowed'', [[SRD:Deafened|deafened]] 
|-
| align="left" | Up to [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]] –5 || align="left" | [[SRD:Paralyzed|Paralyzed]], ''slowed'', [[SRD:Deafened|deafened]] 
|-class="even"
| align="left" | Up to [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]] –10 || align="left" | Killed, [[SRD:Paralyzed|paralyzed]], ''slowed'', [[SRD:Deafened|deafened]] 
|}

The effects are cumulative and concurrent. No [[SRD:Saving Throw|saving throw]] is allowed against these effects.

''[[SRD:Deafened|Deafened]]: ''The creature is [[SRD:Deafened|deafened]] for 1d4 rounds.

''[[SRD:Slow|Slowed]]: ''The creature is ''slowed, ''as by the ''slow ''spell, for 2d4 rounds.

''[[SRD:Paralyzed|Paralyzed]]: ''The creature is [[SRD:Paralyzed|paralyzed]] and [[SRD:Helpless|helpless]] for 1d10 minutes.

''[[SRD:Dead|Killed]]: ''Living creatures die. [[SRD:Undead Type|Undead]] creatures are destroyed.

Furthermore, if you are on your home plane when you cast this spell, nonlawful extraplanar creatures within the area are instantly banished back to their home planes. Creatures so banished cannot return for at least 24 hours. This effect takes place regardless of whether the creatures hear the ''dictum. ''The banishment effect allows a [[SRD:Saving Throw|Will]] save (at a –4 penalty) to negate.

Creatures whose [[SRD:Hit Dice|HD]] exceed your [[SRD:Caster Level|caster level]] are unaffected by ''dictum.''

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