Fifth Level Priest Spells

Imbue Undead With Spell Ability (Necromancy)

Sphere: Necromantic

Range: touch

Components: V, S, M

Duration: 10 turns/level

Casting Time: 8

Area of Effect: one undead

Saving Throw: none

This spell allows the cleric to turn a single undead creature into a spell focus for the purpose to funnel cleric spells too.  The stored spell is emitted from the undead, but all casting activity is at the priest power level.  A priest can cast multiple spells into the undead focus creature; maximum of one per level of the priest.  Once the spell is cast onto the focus undead the spell is exhausted from the priest spell list for the day.  The spells stored in the undead focus creature last 10 turns per level of the caster or until used.  As long as the spell caster can "see" the focus undead creature, the caster can mentally command the undead to cast one spell instead of attacking.  With this spell, a hidden priest can avoid direct casting and can go for a full fighting-focus.  This makes it difficult to tell high level drow warriors and priests apart.  A Dispel Magic cast on such an augmented undead will only end one stored spell (chosen randomly).

The material component is a single drop of the casters blood, applied to the undead creature's head.

Spider Summoning (Conjuration/Summoning)

Sphere: Animal

Range: 0

Components: V, S, M

Duration: 1 round + 1 round/level

Casting Time: 8

Area of Effect: special

Saving Throw: none

This spell calls 1d4 "large" spiders per level of the caster, to serve the priest.  They 'fade' into view within 100 feet of the caster, on the round after casting, and obey the caster's command on the round thereafter.  They have full possible hit points and poison reserves, and fight to the death for the caster with utter loyalty, following the caster's silent mental urgings as to targets, direction to move, and tasks to do.  The caster can cast other spells without ending this spell's control.  At the spell expiry, surviving spiders 'fade away,' returning whence they came.

Only true arachnids can be summoned by this spell, no similar insect creatures.  The spell cannot be used to command or repel encountered spiders; it only allows the caster to command the arachnids it summons.  The spell's material component is a dried arachnid corpse.