Cleric Spells (Level Three) – Pool of Radiance

These are the level three spells available to Clerics in Pool of Radiance.

Animate Dead

This spell can be used in combat or in camp. It turns a dead human person into a zombie to help the spellcaster. In combat, the zombie fights for the spellcaster, though controlled by the computer. This spell is permanent until the zombie is destroyed. If created to work with the party, a zombie becomes an NPC and there must be room for it in the party, or else it cannot be taken along.

Bestow Curse

This spell has a duration of 1 turn per level and is used in combat. It has variable effects determined by the computer.

Cause Blindness

This touch-only spell can only be used in combat. The victim gets a saving throw. The duration is permanent until negated by a “cure blindness” or “dispel magic” spell.

Cause Disease

This is a combat spell with a touch range. There is a saving throw. If a character is afflicted with a disease, over time he loses hit points and strength he is down to 10% of his normal values. This disease is cured by a “cure disease” or “dispel magic” spell.

Cure Blindness

This touch-only spell is used in combat or in camp to cure the blinding effects of the “cause blindness” spell.

Cure Disease

This spell can be used in camp only. It cures the disease caused by mummies and the “cause disease” spell.

Dispel Magic

This spell can be either in combat or in camp. In combat, it affects every magic spell and item in an area. In camp it affects every person and item you select. There is a percentage chance of success with this spell depending on the level of the caster and the level of the originator of the spell to be dispelled. If successful, the target magic is permanently eradicated. Since this spell cures both disease and blindness, it’s not clear why the other cure spells are even included. In any case, Dispel Magic is a useful spell to keep memorized.

Prayer

This is a combat spell that lowers all THAC0s and saving throws for friendly combatants by 1 and raises them by 1 for unfriendly combatants. It has a 60′ radius and lasts 1 round for each level of the caster.

Remove Curse

This can be used in camp or in combat and allows the target to be rid of a curse (as from a curse or “bestow curse” spell) or put down a cursed object. The range is touch.