Atlantean Trilogy Archive
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Demon's Bane

Alchemy, Symbol of power

Any demon inside the area takes damage each round until it leaves.

From the book

Any demon inside this symbol's area takes 1-8 points of damage every round until it gets out. The effect lasts 5-20 minutes. The Devil's Bane and Spirit's Bane symbols work the same way against their own targets.

As a Symbol of Power, it is traced by hand, wand or staff, goes off when anyone but its caster sees or encounters it, reaches no more than 20 ft. in radius, and stays in place until a counter-symbol or a successful counter-spell (50% per try) removes it.

At a glance

Effect
1-8 damage per round to demons in the area
Duration
5-20 minutes
Glyph (described)
Boxed X with interlaced loops
Area
Up to 20 ft. radius
Trigger
Viewed or encountered by anyone except the caster