Torment (718)

Torment (718) Mnemonic [TORMENT] Duration Instantaneous Type Attack (warding)

Temporarily summons a demonic force to do battle with its target. The demon is quite vicious and will turn upon its caster if proper attention is not paid. Training in Sorcerous Lore, Demonology can enhance this spell.

Factors in Tormenting

Each round this spell is active, the demon will lash out upon the target, in the form of a warding attack using the sorcerer's CS. If the caster does not succeed at warding the target, the force will lash back causing a warding check against the caster. The demon will continue to attack until either the caster or target is extinguished. The following conditions may augment one's defenses against each attack round of the spell.

• The target's TD is reduced by the caster being in more offensive stances, or the target being stunned or unconscious.
• The target's TD is increased if the caster is stunned, sleeping, or in a more defensive stance.
• Distance between caster and target can cause an increase in the target's TD.

Demonology Enhancements

Training in Sorcerous Lore, Demonology has several positive impacts on Torment. Most notably, it will decrease the benefit that the target receives for the caster having a spell prepared. If the caster has a spell prepared when a Torment round hits the target, the target receives a TD boost of +50. Every 2 ranks of Demonology that the caster has will decrease that boost by 1 point, with the maximum reduction of 50 points (target TD boost of 0) achieved at 100 ranks. If no spell is in preparation, Demonology ranks may then cause the demon to inflict more damage. Increased training in Demonology will allow the caster to control more individual demonic forces of this type at a time.