Otto's Tonal Attack

This spell causes a spell-using creature to temporarily lose the knowledge of how to cast spells unless a successful saving throw vs. spell is made (priests have a +2 bonus to their saves). A successful saving throw means any spell cast by the affected creature is only reduced in effectiveness, as if cast by a character two experience levels lower for determining spell range, area of effect, duration, or damage. A specialist wizard affected by this spell does not impose the saving throw penalty due to his specialty.

The material components are a sitar string and a crystal mallet (1,000 gp), which vanish after the spell is cast.

Notes: Uncommon or rare spell (WoG).