Dream-Quest: Poet-Seer Spells (Levels 3 and 4)

3rd Level Spells

Binding Rhyme
Range: 30’ Duration: 1 turn
The Poet-Seer speaks a binding riddle.

• One creature within range cannot cross a threshold, doorway, bridge, or river for the spell’s duration.

• The target may approach the barrier but cannot pass until released.

• Only one binding rhyme may affect a creature at a time.

Dream Road
Range: 60’ Duration: 1 turn

The Poet-Seer shapes a shining road of dream stuff that links two points.

• Connection: The road links two locations within 60’, even across obstacles such as chasms, rivers, cliffs, or walls (up to 10’ thick).

• Travel: Up to 6 man-sized creatures (or equivalent) can cross the road per round. Movement is swift and effortless. Creatures upon the road fall harmlessly to the nearest solid ground if it ends early.

• Limits: The road may not cross through solid iron, lead, or enchanted barriers.

Poem of Healing
Range: 30’ Duration: Instant
A verse of renewal restores the wounded.

• Choose up to 1d4 creatures within 30’; each regains 2d6 hit points.

• Alternatively, focus the verse on one creature to restore 3d6+3 hit points.

• Living creatures only; undead and constructs are unaffected.

• Cannot restore hit points lost to poison, disease, or vitality drain.

Song of the Sleeper-King
Range: 30’ Duration: 1d6 turns
The Poet-Seer summons a dream guardian of moonlight and memory.

• AC 5 [14], HD 3, hp 15, Attacks: 1 × weapon (1d8 damage), MV 120’ (40’), Morale 10.

• Immune to mundane weapons.

• Obeys the Poet-Seer’s spoken commands.

• Vanishes if reduced to 0 hp or if the duration ends.

• Only one guardian may be summoned at a time.

Veil of Forgotten Words
Range: 10’ radius around caster Duration: 1 turn
A shroud of half-forgotten speech cloaks the Poet-Seer and his allies.

• All creatures in the area are difficult to notice.

• Observers must save vs. spells to perceive affected creatures; on failure, they overlook or forget them unless directly confronted.

• Attacking or loudly interacting with the environment ends the effect for that creature.

• Mindless beings (e.g., undead) and creatures of 6+ HD are unaffected.

4th Level Spells

Dream-Mantle
Range: Touch Duration: 1 turn

The Poet-Seer cloaks himself or an ally in an aura of shimmering unreality, granting the following benefits:

• Mundane Immunity: The target is completely immune to all non-magical weapons and mundane physical attacks.

• Magical Resistance: Against magical weapons, spells, and supernatural attacks, the target gains a +4 bonus armor class and/or saving throws.

• Dream-Shift: For the duration, the target may step through barriers of wood, cloth, or stone up to 1’ thick, as if phasing into dream.

Lament of the Moon
Range: 30’ Duration: 1d4 rounds
The Poet-Seer chants a mournful verse that overwhelms enemies.

• All enemies within 30’ must save vs. spells or collapse into sorrowful weeping.

• Affected creatures cannot attack or act aggressively but may defend themselves if attacked.

• Creatures of 6+ HD or mindless beings are immune.

Verse of Undoing
Range: 120’ Duration: Instant
The Poet-Seer speaks a line that shatters the threads of dream and sorcery.

• Ends one active spell, ritual, magical barrier, summoned entity, or dream-phenomenon within range.

• If the effect was created by a caster or creature of higher level/HD, it may save vs. spells to resist.

• Permanent enchantments (e.g., a cursed shrine, a bound portal) may not be destroyed, but are suppressed for 1 turn (10 minutes) instead.

Vision of Portents
Range: Touch Duration: 24 hours
The caster grants one ally a symbolic dream of the future.

• Once during the spell’s duration, the ally may reroll up to three failed attack rolls, saving throws, or ability checks, keeping the second result.

• At the time of casting, the referee may describe a cryptic omen or dream symbol to the ally.

Word of Release
Range: Touch Duration: Instant
The Poet-Seer speaks a word of freedom that severs bonds of magic on a living creature.

• Ends one curse, charm, binding, possession, or enchantment affecting the target creature.

• Effects tied to a being of higher level/HD than the Poet-Seer may save vs. spells to resist.

• Does not affect broad magical zones, environmental effects, or impersonal enchantments.

• Physical restraints (chains, locks, ropes) are unaffected.