Hamatree

This spell creates a permanent link between the caster and a very old oak tree (at least 100 years of age), much like the bond between a dryad (or hamadryad) and her tree. The casting of the spell invests a portion of the caster's spirit within the tree and permanently bonds her life force with that of the tree. The link created by a hamatree spell can be severed only by a limited wish or wish.

Once cast, the caster can literally step through any living, healthy tree and dimension door to the oak tree with which she is bound. Likewise, she can communicate with the tree (as if by speak with plants) whenever in physical contact with it.

The caster can choose to transfer any damage she suffers to the great oak, up to the maximum of the number of hit points the caster had when she cast the spell. However, transferred fire damage inflicts double damage on the tree. The tree regenerates damage at the rate of one week per point of damage, and this process can be hastened only by means of a plant growth or heal spell, either of which speeds the recovery process to one day per point of damage. Depending upon the age and size of the oak, the tree might have between 7 and 12 Hit Dice, as determined by the DM.

The great drawback of this spell is that any damage inflicted on the oak with which the caster is bound is suffered equally by the caster, no matter where she may be. Upon the death of the caster, the tree dies immediately. Upon the death of the oak, the caster must immediately make a successful system shock roll or die.

The verbal and somatic components of this spell require the caster to spend the entire casting time in contact with the tree, while singing to awaken its slumbering spirit. This spell can be cast only once in the lifetime of the caster.