Sword of Deception

This spell creates a shimmering pale green blade anywhere the wu jen desires within the range of the spell. This sword hovers and dances in the air, striking of its own accord if the wu jen concentrates on it. The sword strikes as if it were wielded by a samurai of the same level as the caster and causes 1d4 points of damage. Since it is magical, it can strike any creature hit by magical weapons. In addition to the damage, each hit by the sword lowers the chances of the victim making his next saving throw by -1. This effect is cumulative up to -5. After this is reached, additional hits only cause damage.

The sword can be moved from creature to creature within the duration of the spell, but only one creature can be attacked at a time. The saving throw penalty remains in effect until the creature is forced to make a saving throw in a dangerous situation. Thus, a companion of the victim could not cast a relatively harmless spell on him to cancel the effect. Remove curse, limited wish, and wish can be used to negate the effect.

The material components for this spell are a miniature replica of a sword and a set of loaded dice.