Player's Handbook

Holy Word

A 7th-level priest spell.

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At a glance

Level7
SchoolConjuration/Summoning
SphereCombat
Range0
ComponentsV
DurationSpecial
Casting time1
Area of effect30-ft. radius
Saving throwNone
ReversibleYes
SourcePHB

Description

. Utters a divine word affecting nonbelievers/creatures of opposed within ~30-ft. radius; effects scale by the creatures' HD relative to the priest. Lower-HD creatures are killed, then paralyzed, then stunned, then deafened (a tiered effect), and extraplanar creatures of opposed alignment are banished. No for the tiered effects (HD-gated). Reverse is the opposing word. : the holy symbol.

Flavour

The priest speaks a word charged with divine power that scatters, stuns, and banishes creatures of opposing nature.