Spell: Legacy of the Pioneers

Legacy of the Pioneers

Transmutation

Level: Bard 4, Cleric 5, Sorcerer/Wizard 5
Components: V, S, M
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 30 ft.
Targets: One willing creature/level, no two of which may be more than 30 ft. apart
Duration: 1 minute/level
Saving Throw: Will negates (harmless)
Spell Resistance: Yes (harmless)

You call upon the memory of those who walked difficult roads before the present generation. Their struggles, triumphs, sacrifices, and perseverance echo through your magic, bolstering those who now face their own challenges.

Affected creatures gain a +2 morale bonus on attack rolls, saving throws, skill checks, and ability checks. This bonus increases to +3 when a creature is attempting an action that would advance a deeply held personal conviction, defend an oppressed community, challenge an unjust authority, reveal an important truth, or overcome significant social adversity.

In addition, affected creatures become immune to fear effects generated by creatures with fewer Hit Dice than themselves. If already under the effect of a fear condition, the condition is immediately suppressed for the duration of the spell.

Once during the spell's duration, an affected creature may choose to draw deeply upon the legacy invoked by the spell as a free action. Doing so grants an additional +4 morale bonus on a single Diplomacy, Intimidate, Perform, Profession, Sense Motive, or Will save. This benefit may be used only once per creature per casting.

When cast, blue, white and pink glows form around the caster, and in the caster's mind they are able to see many that have come before them and faced the same types of hardships. These manifestations differ from casting to casting and may resemble heroes, reformers, artists, healers, explorers, martyrs, laborers, scholars, activists, or other individuals whose courage altered the course of history. The figures never speak, but observers often report feelings of reassurance, determination, or solidarity.

Material Component: A small candle, lantern wick, or scrap of parchment bearing the name of a deceased individual whose actions improved the lives of others.