Editing Shadowkillers - New Spells (section)

=== Bone Thicket ===
'''Conjuration (Creation)'''<br>
'''Level:''' Cha 3<br>
'''Components:''' V, S<br>
'''Casting Time:''' 1 action<br>
'''Range:''' Medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)<br>
'''Target:''' 10-ft.-radius/level spread<br>
'''Duration:''' 10 minutes/level<br>
'''Saving Throw:''' See text<br>
'''Spell Resistance:''' Yes<br>
You create and direct the emergance of dozens of skeletal arms and hands.  When you cast the spell, choose one of the following effects.<p>
* Climbing aid (Negates slippery surfaces; treat as knotted ropes - Climb DC 5.  Large creatures treat it as ledges - Climb DC 10; larger creatures cannot make use of the skeletal arms.)
* Bind targets (Escape Artist DC 25 to escape for helpless targets, who are automatically held.  Other creatures may make a DC 5 Balance or Escape Artist check each round to avoid being tripped.  Tripped creatures must succeed on a DC 20 Reflex save or they are held - Escape Artist DC 20 to escape.)
* Hamper movement (Costs 4 squares of movement to move into, and increases the DC of Balance, Move Silently, and Tumble checks by 5.  Running and Charging are impossible.)
* Grab objects (Objects within 2 feet of the surface weighing 20 lbs. or less are caught, and can be passed from one boney hand to another, over the length of the spell's area.  Heavier Medium-sized or smaller objects and creatures within 2 feet of the surface are slowed if falling past the spell's area, granting +4 to Jump or Tumble checks made to lessen damage from a fall, and additionally allowing the falling creature or object to treat a fall as if it were 10 feet shorter than it really is when determining damage.  Creatures or objects smaller than Medium gain a +4 for every size category smaller.)
As a standard action, you can redirect the skeletal arms' function (thus changing the effect).

===== Bone Thicket Notation =====
: The only difference between ''bone thicket'' and ''vine mine'' from the Spell Compendium (p. 230) is the fourth option.  The vines can grant a +4 Hide bonus for that option, which seems inappropriate for skeletal hands and arms.  Otherwise it is the same spell (more information is given for ''bone thicket'' because I don't like having to look up the effects of things like heavy undergrowth).