Artwork for Dream Corruption.

Spell

Dream Corruption.

Created by ArcaneWitch5499

This insidious spell grants the caster dominion over the sleeping minds of those touched by their corruption, transforming them into a conduit of psychological torment and manipulation. The caster's influence begins as barely perceptible disturbances within the target's dreams—anomalous details, impossible geometries, and colors that violate natural law—before escalating into vivid, nightmarish intrusions where the caster manifests directly within the dreamer's subconscious realm. Through these nocturnal invasions, the spell accomplishes threefold devastation: it erodes the victim's mental resilience through persistent sleep deprivation, plants insidious suggestions that subtly reshape their thoughts and motivations, and grants the caster intimate knowledge of the target's deepest fears and hidden desires. The spell's physical manifestation is equally unsettling—the caster appears as a corporeal form of roiling black essence reminiscent of spilled ink, threaded with cascading patterns of digital corruption and pulsing veins of violet energy that seem to fracture reality itself. This transformation renders the user not merely a physical threat but a psychological weapon capable of even corrupting the place where most individuals would feel safe.

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Creation type
Spell
Shared by
ArcaneWitch5499
Connected worlds
1
Detail fields
7
Profile sections
2
Artwork images
1

Details

School
Illusion
Level
5
Duration
1 hour
Range
30 feet
Area of effect
sphere(radius: 10)
Ritual
No
Concentration
Yes

Components

Verbal

A haunting whisper that echoes through the mind.

Somatic

A slow, deliberate gesture that mimics the act of weaving dreams.

Material

A drop of ink from a cursed quill.

Effects

Effects

The caster infiltrates the dreams of a target within range, causing them to experience disturbing dreams that prevent restful sleep. The target must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw or take 3d6 psychic damage and suffer disadvantage on Wisdom saving throws for the duration. Additionally, the caster can plant a suggestion in the target's mind, which they must succeed on a Wisdom saving throw to resist. The caster can also learn one fear or desire of the target during the duration.

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