Hollow Word

Ability Type: Spell, Difficulty 19
Provided By: Advanced Dark Magic

Spell Type: Elemental, Darkness
Form: Vocal/Targeted Vocal
Function: Offensive
Power Cost: 1 to 4, Overcharge
Duration: Fleeting
Notes: Resisted, Fast Casting

This horrific spell channels the power of raw elemental Darkness through the caster's own voice, allowing him to whisper a curse to a chosen victim – inflicting them with blindness and deafness as well as substantial Shock. Alternatively the caster can curse a group by speaking the word out loud, in which case it effects everyone who hears it (except the caster himself) but to a lesser degree.

Dazzling Penalty: -1 x Power (divided by three versus group, round up)
Deafening Penalty: -1 x Power (divided by three versus group, round up)
Shock Inflicted: 1 x Power (divided by three versus group, round up)