Drow Magic. Sorcery Of Endless Night.pdf - RoseRed

experience points, though he need not provide any raw
materials. The dark weaver does not need to be present
during the scribing process, though he may create only
one magical web at a time – there is, however, no limit
to the number of magical webs he may possess at any
one time.
Once a magical web has been created, its power can
only be unleashed by a dark weaver, though it need
not be the dark weaver who first created it. Magical
webs are no more fragile than scrolls, but cannot be
carried in scroll cases; instead, they are generally
carried between forked wand-like devices and hung
from belts or robe sashes. Alternately, a dark weaver
can direct a magical web to be woven anywhere that
spider’s webs can normally be found, giving him the
ability to place hidden spells with which to surprise
unwelcome guests.
Once the spell stored within the magical web is released,
the web is destroyed. The web can be dispelled exactly
as a magical scroll can.
Black Ceremony: The dark weaver is the undisputed
master of drow black ceremony magic (see Black
Ceremonies pg. 46). Beginning at 5 th level,
he gains a competence bonus whenever
attempting to successfully conduct a black
ceremony of any sort. At 5 th level, the
bonus is +2, increasing by +2
for every five class levels, to a
maximum to total bonus of +8 at
20 th level.
Spider Friend: As a dark weaver
grows in power, so to does his
affinity with spiders. Beginning at
8 th level, the dark weaver is
considered to be an
ally and friend to
all spiders. Spiders,
whether they are
intelligent or not, will not attack him
and are considered to be friendly unless
he should attack them first. He also gains
a +4 bonus to reaction checks involving
all other monsters or beings which have
the characteristics of spiders (such as
drider, ettercaps, phase spiders and
some demons).
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This affinity with spiders carries over to the dark
weaver’s dealings with other Dark Mother worshipping
drow, at least to a limited degree. The dark weaver
gains a +2 bonus to all Non-Player Character reaction
checks involving drow, or those few other beings that
revere the Dark Mother.
Spider Symbology (Su): The dark weaver’s mastery of
both spiders and magic is such that, once he reaches 12 th
level, he can command spiders to perform the somatic
portions of his spells. In order to use this ability, the
dark weaver must be within 10 feet + 5 feet per caster
level of one or more spiders, monstrous or otherwise. If
he is within that radius, he may cast any spell he knows
without need of performing the somatic component, as
the spiders do it for him. They do this by going through
a complex dance, in a rough approximation of how the
weaver moves his fingers; in essence, the dark weaver
casts his spell as though by the Still Spell feat, though
the level of the spell is not changed in any way.
It is extraordinarily difficult to recognise the spider’s
actions for spellcasting motions, so even if the spider
performing the somatic components is seen, its
movements can only be identified with a Spellcraft
check against a DC equal to
20 + the level of the
spell being cast.
Spider symbology
can only be used
to command nonintelligent
spiders to perform
the gestures required for a
spell’s casting, as untrained conscious
minds rebel against the unnatural motions
of spellcasting. Spider familiars are an
exception to this; should a dark weaver have
a spider familiar, it can use spider symbology
without difficulty.
Since the spider is responsible for
performing all the delicate hand gestures
required for casting spells, the dark weaver
does not suffer normal arcane spell failure
penalties when casting spells using spider
symbology. Spells cast without the aid of
spider symbology still suffer spell failure
as normal.