Changes: Bigby's grasping hand

Latest revision as of 00:59, 23 December 2019

Innate level: 7
School: evocation
Components: verbal, somatic
Range: long (40 meters)
Area of effect: single
Duration: 1 round / level
Save: none
Spell resistance: yes

Description: A giant hand appears and attacks the target. If the hand hits and succeeds in a grapple check, the opponent will be held for the duration of the spell.

Notes[]

Added in the expansion packs.
To hit the target, the hand makes a specialized attack roll:

1d20 + caster level + (casting ability modifier + 10) - 1 vs.
target's armor class

To successfully grapple the target after hitting it, the hand must pass a grapple check, with a tie being successful:

1d20 + caster level + (casting ability modifier + 10) + 4 vs.
1d20 + target's BAB + target's strength modifier + target's grapple size modifier.

For these checks, casters with wizard levels use their intelligence modifier, and all other characters use charisma.
The "held" effect is normally paralysis, but a target that is immune to either paralysis or mind-affecting spells will be immobilized instead. This allows the target to perform actions while held stationary and changes the options for removing this spell.
- While remove paralysis, freedom of movement, and restoration will remove paralysis, none of these are effective against immobilization.
- While dispelling can remove any spell, it is particularly effective at removing spells that had inflicted immobilization.

Custom content notes[]

script: x0_s0_bigby3

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 |spellresistance=yes
 |duration=1 [[round]] / level
+|line=Bigby's hands
-|desc=A giant hand appears and attacks the target. If the hand hits and succeeds in a grapple check, the opponent will be [[paralysis|held]] for the duration of the [[spell]].}}
+|line5=Bigby's interposing hand
+|line6=Bigby's forceful hand
+|line7=Bigby's grasping hand
+|line8=Bigby's clenched fist
+|line9=Bigby's crushing hand
+|desc=A giant hand appears and attacks the target. If the hand hits and succeeds in a grapple check, the opponent will be held for the duration of the [[spell]].}}
-==Notes==
+== Notes ==
 *Added in the [[expansion pack]]s.
 *To hit the target, the hand makes a specialized attack roll:
-d20 + [[caster level]] + (casting [[ability]] [[modifier]] + 10) - 1 vs.
+d20 + [[caster level]] + (casting [[ability modifier]] + 10) - 1 vs.
  [[target]]'s [[armor class]]
 *To successfully grapple the target after hitting it, the hand must pass a grapple check, with a tie being successful:
 d20 + caster level + (casting ability modifier + 10) + 4 vs.
 d20 + target's [[BAB]] + target's [[strength]] modifier + target's grapple [[size modifier]].
+* For these checks, casters with wizard levels use their [[intelligence]] modifier, and all other characters use [[charisma]].
-*This spell may be removed by casting [[clarity]], [[freedom of movement]], [[remove paralysis]], [[restoration]], [[greater restoration]] or any [[dispel]] spell -- or hitting the affected player with a [[holy sword]].
-*If the target is immune to [[paralysis]] (such as from freedom) or [[mind-affecting]] spells, the hand still holds the target in place, but they can take other actions besides moving (the [[script]] uses the [[function]] <code>EffectCutsceneImmobilize()</code>, which bypasses those immunities). The normal methods for removing the spell will no longer work except for dispel.
+* The "held" effect is normally [[paralysis]], but a target that is immune to either paralysis or [[mind-affecting]] spells will be [[immobilize]]d instead. This allows the target to perform actions while held stationary and changes the options for removing this spell.
+** While ''[[remove paralysis]]'', ''[[freedom of movement]]'', and ''[[restoration]]'' will remove paralysis, none of these are effective against immobilization.
+** While [[dispel]]ling can remove any spell, it is particularly effective at removing spells that had inflicted immobilization.
-==Custom content notes==
+== Custom content notes ==
-*''script:'' <code>x0_s0_bigby3.nss</code>
+*''script:'' <code>x0_s0_bigby3</code>