This spell can only be cast on an unresisting target. In the case of most animals, this means a target that is friendly to the caster or one that the caster has spoken with and gained trust and/or permission before casting.
For the duration of the spell, the animal can change between full size and dimunative size at will. If the animal is intelligent, the animal controls when he or she changes size. If the animal is unintelligent, the caster has control.
The maximum amount of diminuation is 50% at rank 3, but this amount can drop by 2% per rank above third. Thus, at rank 8, the animal can shrink to 40% of normal size. The maximum amount of dimination is 25% of normal size at rank 16 and higher.
The diminuation has the following effects:
TMR is reduced by 3 at 31% to 50% diminuation and 4 at 25% to 30% diminuation.
Hit points are reduced by the amount of diminuation. Thus, a target who has 50 HP and had taken 10 damage prior to the casting of this spell, has only 25 HP and has taken 10 damage when reduced to 50% of size. When they grow again, they will be back at 50 HP and 10 damage.
Strength is reduced by the amount of diminuation. Thus, someone with a 20 STR reduced to 50% size, has only a 10 STR. Round fractions up (19 STR reduced to 50% size also has 10 STR).
Weight is one quarter normal at 50% size and one eighth normal at 25% size.
Armor and equipment do not also shrink.
If the target is knocked unconscious, the spell duration ends and they return to full size.
Note that humans are animals and thus this spell can be cast on them. |