{"name":"Desolation","spell_level":"8-level","casting_time":"1 hour","range":"1 mile","components":"Verbal, Somatic, Material","materials":"an obsidian acorn worth 500 gp, which is consumed in the casting","duration":"1 year","school":"Necromancy","attack":"","effect":"Utility","higher_levels":"","classes":"Cleric, Druid, Wizard with Elven Ritual Specialization","ritual":"1","spell_description":"You plant an obsidian acorn in solid ground and spend an hour chanting a litany of curses to the natural world, after which the land within 1 mile of the acorn becomes infertile, regardless of its previous state. Nothing will grow there, and all plant life in the area dies over the course of a day. Plant creatures are not affected. Spells that summon plants, such as entangle, require an ability check using the caster\u2019s spellcasting ability against your spell save DC. On a successful check, the spell functions normally; if the check fails, the spell is countered by desolation. After one year, the land slowly reverts to its normal fertility, unable to stave off the march of nature. A living creature that finishes a short rest within the area of a desolation spell halves the result of any Hit Dice it expends. Desolation counters the effects of a bloom spell.\u00a0\r\n\r\n[b]Ritual Focus[\/b]. If you expend your ritual focus, the duration becomes permanent. ","source":"Deep Magic Volume 1","tags":"","templateId":"3000","blockId":"1556852","world":"f23bfee1-fef1-458a-9e5d-7b8dc747c3db","folder":"37951","isShared":"on"}