Spider Strand (Reversible)

With this spell, the caster causes a single strand of strong spider web to shoot forth from his hand. The web becomes part of the caster for the duration of the spell or until he wishes it to detach itself from him. He need not hold onto the strand with the casting hand, leaving it free for casting other spells, but cannot hold anything with that hand.

The strand itself is roughly half an inch in diameter and very strong and sticky. The length of the strand is one yard per level of the caster, and it holds up to 2,500 pounds without breaking. Any creature wishing to break the strand must roll half its bend bars chance.

A strand is shot at an inanimate object, such as a wall or ceiling, automatically hits. The strand sticks to its target and can be torn loose only by putting more than 2,500 pounds of tension on it or by a successful half bend bars roll.

Only one creature can be entangled by this spell. If the strand is shot at a creature, the creature receives a saving throw vs. spell to avoid it. If hit, the creature is wrapped by the excess length, and might be immobilized, impeded, or unaffected, depending on its size (see table). For instance, a bugbear standing 10 yards away, struck with a strand from a 15th-Level wizard, is wrapped in five yards of the strand and immobilized.

Creature Size | Yards to Immobilize | Yards to Impede --------------+---------------------+---------------- Tiny | 1 | 1 Smaller | 2 | 1 Man-sized | 3 | 2 Large | 5 | 3 Huge | 10 | 7 Gargantuan | - | 30

An immobilized creature cannot move, attack, or cast spells (however, a creature of gargantuan size cannot be immobilized). An impeded creature moves at half rate and attacks only half as often, with a -2 penalty to the attack roll. Every yard must be broken, each requiring a bend bars roll at half the normal chances.

The material component for this spell is the webbing gland from a spider that was at least as large as the caster's hand.