At a glance
Level5
SchoolChronomancy
Range20 yards
ComponentsV / S / M
Duration5 rounds + 1 round/level
Casting time5
Area of effectOne human, demihuman, or humanoid
Saving throwNegates (unwilling)
ReversibleNo
Caster restrictionOnly a chronomancer can cast this spell.
SourceChrono p. 42-54
Description
Reverses the target's evolutionary clock: +1d6 to each of , , and to a maximum of 19, and -3d6 to each of , , and to a minimum of 1. Claws and teeth become usable at 1d2/1d2/1d4, or +1/+1/+2 to existing natural attacks. At Intelligence below 5 the target shuns weapons. A is required or the target is stuck devolved, needing a WISH, or a LIMITED WISH plus DISPEL MAGIC, and then another system shock roll or death (p. 65). It does not work on elves; half-elves take +1d3 physical and -2d6 mental. The is the tooth of a gorilla or a carnivorous ape.