Sounds (607)

Sounds (607) Mnemonic [SOUNDS] Duration 120 sec, stackable (creature targets) 60 sec, stackable (character targets) Attack Magic - Disabling   Subtype Special  Target(s) Single target  Interval One-shot  State(s) Inflicted Special

Ranger Base Spells Natural Colors (601) Defensive Resist Elements (602) Defensive Wild Entropy (603) Attack Nature's Bounty (604) Utility Barkskin (605) Defensive Phoen's Strength (606) Offensive Sounds (607) Attack Camouflage (608) Offensive Sun Burst (609) Attack Tangle Weed (610) Attack Moonbeam (611) Attack Breeze (612) Utility Self Control (613) Defensive Imbue (614) Utility Call Swarm (615) Attack Spike Thorn (616) Attack Sneaking (617) Utility Mobility (618) Defensive Mass Calm (619) Attack Resist Nature (620) Utility Nature's Touch (625) Defensive Animal Companion (630) Utility Nature's Fury (635) Attack Wall of Thorns (640) Defensive Assume Aspect (650) Utility

Sounds creates a variety of distracting sounds around a target making it less able to defend itself and imparting a -20 penalty to its defensive strength (DS). This spell works without fail against targets up to 15 levels above the caster. Each additional level of the target beyond the caster a 20% penalty is applied to the failure rate, capping at 20 levels above the caster, when the spell becomes useless.

Further training in the Ranger Base circle imparts an additional DS penalty on the target, maximizing at the 70 ranks and a -50 DS penalty. The level of the target can affect this bonus, but the penalty will always be at least -20 to the target's DS with a successful cast.

DS penalty = trunc[((Ranger Ranks - 25) × (2/3)) + 20], with a minimum penalty of 20

Furthermore, the target receives a base 10% hindrance to its spell casting, which can be increased with training in Spiritual Lore, Summoning. The spell casting hindrance of this spell is separate from the spell casting hindrance one would suffer from wearing heavier armors.

Archers and users of thrown weapons (hurlers) also suffer a penalty to aiming, lessening the chance they will hit their mark. Sounds also hinders attempts to disarm traps.

Lore Benefit

Training in Spiritual Lore, Summoning increases the spell-casting hindrance of the target by an additional 1% per seed 1 summation of ranks.

Spiritual Lore, Summoning ranks	0	1	3	6	10	15	21	28	36
Total spell hindrance imposed	10%	11%	12%	13%	14%	15%	16%	17%	18%
Spiritual Lore, Summoning ranks		45	55	66	78	91	105	120	136
Total spell hindrance imposed		19%	20%	21%	22%	23%	24%	25%	26%

Messaging

1P of Targeted

You hear strange noises come from behind and to either side of you.

Resulting spell hindrance

You gesture.
The droning noises scattered about you cause a lapse in your concentration, causing your spell to fail.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.

End

You no longer hear the strange noises around you.