Poison Touch

This spell creates a flickering brown radiance around the caster's hand or another chosen limb. Within 5 rounds of casting poison touch, the priest must touch a chosen victim, or the magic fades and is wasted. A successful attack roll is required to touch a victim. If such a touch is made to any part of the victim (armor or clothing may be touched, as bare flesh contact is not required), the brown light flashes once and is gone, and the victim ' must make a saving throw vs. spell.

If the saving throw succeeds, the victim takes 1 point of damage and the corrosive magic eats a hole in any armor or garment worn and causes a disfiguring eruption of the skin beneath the touched area into taw welts, and then the spell ends. This wound inflicts a temporary loss of 2 points of Charisma upon the victim, but the wound vanishes and the ability score points are regained through normal healing rest or the use of curative magic (such as cure light wounds).

If the saving throw fails, the victim suffers 6 points of damage and is slowed (as the spell) instantly until the end of the following round. On this second round, the victim must make another saving throw. If it succeeds, the victim suffers 1 point of damage, is corroded as discussed above, and the spell ends. If this second saving throw fails, the victim suffers 3d6 points of additional damage and must make a Constitution ability check and a Strength ability check. If both succeed, the spell ends without further effect. If one fails, the victim falls unconscious and takes an additional Id8 points of damage but can be roused on the following round or later if still alive. If both checks fail, the victim takes an additional 1d1O points of damage, falls into a coma instantly, and cannot be roused by any known means for 1d12+2 rounds.

Once a poison touch is delivered, the casting priest is free to take any other desired actions.