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Spell

Malware Overdrive

Created by Alistair Redmont

This insidious cybernetic incantation manifests as cascading crimson pixels that writhe across digital networks like corrupted blood through silicon veins. When unleashed upon a computational device, it systematically unravels the intricate code underlying its operation, rendering the machinery inert and permanently damaged. The spell carries the aesthetic of neon-soaked city streets and rain-slicked alleys, its visual signature a telltale sign of a hacker's calculated sabotage. As the malicious code spreads, the target system becomes nothing more than an expensive paperweight, its circuits fried beyond recovery. The casting leaves behind no physical trace save for the acrid smell of burnt electronics and the eerie glow of dead screens. Those who employ this spell do so in the shadows of towering megacorporations and dimly-lit server rooms, where information warfare determines power and survival. It represents the ultimate violation of technological autonomy—a digital death sentence delivered through pure computational malice.

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This view-only profile includes a creator-written description; 7 labeled detail fields; 2 structured sections; 1 artwork image supplied by the creator.

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

Details

School
Necromancy
Level
3
Duration
instantaneous
Range
60 feet
Area of effect
single target
Ritual
No
Concentration
No

Components

Verbal

A series of rapid, glitching commands

Somatic

Fingers dancing in the air as if typing on an invisible keyboard

Material

A small piece of silicon

Effects

Effects

Target a single computer or digital device within range. The device must succeed on a DC 15 Intelligence saving throw or be rendered permanently inoperable. On a failed save, the device's circuits are fried, and it cannot be repaired by any means short of a wish spell. The casting leaves behind an acrid smell of burnt electronics.

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