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Adamant Facade
Adamant Facade (Illusion)
Level: Mage 3, Blackguard 3, Twilight Huntsman 3
Mana: 30. Persistant. Base Success: 100%.
This powerful spell wraps an illusion around the caster's body, causing her to appear to be in full health and unharmed by any attacks or maladies. Even should a sword stroke all but cripple her, it appears to onlookers as nothing more than a glancing blow.
This has the effect of causing sapient monsters to have a chance of retreating as if afraid after they or their allies strike the caster with no apparent effect. The chance of this happening is 1 in (10 - the caster's Charisma mod), and lowers by one for every attack from the same group of monsters after the first, until it reaches 1 in 1 and is certain. When it does occur, all members of the same group of monsters will flee at the same time. This is not magical fear, instead being a rational choice made in the face of a seemingly invincible foe. As such, it is unaffected by fear immunity and no saving throws apply.
Creatures with an Intelligence of 14 or higher have a chance of recognizing the guise for what it is and thus disbelieving it -- this chance is 5% per point of Intelligence above 14, rolled after every hit.
If this spell is cast at caster level 9 or higher, it conveys an additional benefit: when the caster is struck with a metal weapon, the weapon will seem to shatter upon hitting her, when in fact it merely falls from the attacker's hand and turns invisible to the attacker on the ground.