Power Word Pain

• Level: 7th
• School: Enchantment
• Casting Time: 1 action
• Range: 60 feet
• Components: V
• Duration: Instantaneous

Description

Power Word Pain is a high-level enchantment spell that inflicts excruciating pain on a creature, severely debilitating them.

Effects:

• Target:

  • Choose one creature you can see within range.
  • If the target has 100 hit points or fewer, it is subjected to a crippling pain.

• Effect on Target:

  • The target is incapacitated with unbearable pain.
  • The target suffers disadvantage on attack rolls, ability checks, and saving throws.
  • Movement speed is reduced to 10 feet.
  • The target cannot take reactions.

• Ending the Spell:

  • The effects last until the target succeeds on a Constitution saving throw made at the end of each of its turns.
  • The effects also end if the target receives magical healing or if a Remove Curse, Greater Restoration, or Wish spell is cast on it.

Strategic Applications:

• Battle Control:

  • This spell is extremely effective at neutralizing a powerful foe early in a battle, rendering them nearly helpless.

• Targeting:

  • Choose targets that have 100 hit points or fewer to ensure the spell takes effect.
  • Ideal for use against foes that rely on high mobility or multiple actions per turn.

• Combo Potential:

  • Use in conjunction with other debilitating effects or while your allies focus on taking down other threats, as the incapacitated target is temporarily out of the fight.

Roleplaying Opportunities:

• Intimidating Presence:

  • Casting Power Word Pain can demonstrate your character’s immense power, capable of bringing even the mightiest opponents to their knees with a word.

• Moral Considerations:

  • Using this spell might be viewed as cruel or inhumane, potentially causing tension with more morally inclined party members or NPCs.

Notes:

• Verbal Component:

  • The spell requires only a verbal component, making it quick and easy to cast in most situations.

• Instantaneous Effect:

  • There is no saving throw to resist the initial effect of the spell; it only ends after the target succeeds on a Constitution save or receives aid.

• Ideal For:

  • Power Word Pain is particularly useful for enchanters or powerful casters who want to exert control over the battlefield by neutralizing dangerous enemies swiftly.