Pain

Regular; Resisted by HT
The subject feels a stab of agonizing pain. He must make a Will roll to
avoid crying out. If he is in a precarious position (climbing, for instance),
he must make a DX roll to avoid catastrophe! His DX and all DX-based skills
are at -3 for the next second only. If the subject is in the middle of a spell
requiring gestures, he must roll vs. Will or start over. High Pain Threshold
gives +3 to the Will and DX rolls above; Low Pain Threshold gives -4.

Duration: 1 second.
Cost: 2. Cannot be maintained.
Time to cast: 2 seconds.
Prerequisite: Spasm.

Item
(a) Staff or wand; usable only by mages. The item must touch the victim.
Energy cost to create: 400.

(b) Any item; always on. The wearer feels stabbing pain, as above, continuing until
he makes a HT roll. The wearer can do nothing until he succeeds at the roll!
Energy cost to create: 300.