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Spectral Hand                   Regular

     Causes a ghostly, glowing hand shaped from the caster's own life force

            to materialize and move as the caster desires.  This  hand can move at

            the same speed as the caster.  It is DR8, HP12.  The caster can use this

            hand to perform any action he could with his own hand.  The caster can

            cast other spells as at range touch upon any creature or item that the

            spectral hand is holding.  If the spectral hand is destroyed, the caster

            immediately takes 1d-2 damage.  The caster must concentrate to maintain

            control of the hand.  If he stops concentrating the hand will return to

            his side until the spell expires (or he begins to concentrate again).

     Duration: 5 seconds

     Cost: 4 to cast, 2 to maintain

     Prerequisites: Wizard Hand, two “Touch” spells (Death Touch, Icy    

            Touch, Shocking Touch etc)

Items: Glove. Mage only. Energy cost to create 1,000

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Protection From Evil (M/VH)     Regular

     Creates a magic barrier around the subject at a distance of one foot.  

     The barrier moves with the recipient and has the following effects:

     +1 PD vs attacks by evil (or evilly enchanted) creatures or items.

     Any possession or mind control attacks attempted on the subject are at

     -3.

     The spell also prevents bodily contact by extraplanar or conjured items

     or creatures.  Extraplanar creatures cannot pass through the protection

     (though the caster should beware thrown objects!).

     This spell is automatically cancelled if the subject attacks or

     attempts to force the barrier onto the blocked creature(s).

     Time to cast: 5 seconds

     Duration: 10 seconds

     Cost: 3 to cast, 3 to maintain

     Prerequisites: Pentagram, Avoid

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Protection From Good (M/VH)     Regular

     This spell is identical to Protection From Evil except that it protects

     from Good creatures and items instead of Evil.

     Time to cast: 5 seconds

     Duration: 10 seconds

     Cost: 3 to cast, 3 to maintain

     Prerequisites: Pentagram, Avoid

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Enervation      Missile

      A bolt of bluish magical energy shoots from the caster’s finger. It causes the

             subject Mage to suffer an energy drain from his remaining available casting

             strength.  If the missile is successfully dodged or blocked (it cannot be parried)

             the subject suffers no effect. If it hits it draws off spell casting energy equal to 1D

             per point put into the spell.  This effects both Standard mages and the Threshold

            of Umana mages.  Recovery is inhibited for 2 hours per point spent. This spell

             affects mages only.

     Duration:2 hours per point  Cannot be maintained

     Cost: 1 per 1D draining

     Prerequisites: Steal Health, Steal Strength, Curse Missile

            Items: Staff, wand. glove or ring. Energy cost to create 1,800

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Greater Spell Shield    Area

     Functions as per spell shield but it also dissipates any magical

            missile spell if it succcessfully resists.

     Duration: 1 minute

     Base Cost: 4 to cast; 2 to maintain

     Prerequisite: Spell shield

            Items: (a) Container Energy cost to create 300 cubic foot of volume

                        (b)  Rug or area of floor Energy cost to create 500 per hex