Trap the Soul

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 * icon		= sp_trapthesoul_selector.png
 * school		= Conjuration
 * type1		=
 * type2		=
 * type3		=
 * type4		=
 * artificer	=
 * bard		=
 * cleric		=
 * druid		=
 * favored soul	=
 * paladin	=
 * ranger		=
 * sor n wiz	= 8
 * cost		= 45
 * components	= V, S, M: Khyber Dragonshard
 * metamagic	= Enlarge, Heighten, Quicken
 * range		= Standard
 * target		= Foe
 * duration	= Instantaneous
 * save		= Will save negates
 * sr		= Yes
 * cooldown	= 5.5 seconds (Wiz), 3.25 seconds (Sor)
 * description	= Forces a creature's life force and its material body into a gem on a failed Will save. Although this essentially 'kills' the target, it is not a Death effect and functions on creatures such as Undead but not most Constructs. This spell requires a Khyber Dragonshard as a special material component.  It is often helpful to cast Enervation on a target before casting Trap the Soul to reduce the creature's saving throw.

Material Components
Material components needed to cast this spell cannot be skipped with Eschew Materials Feat.
 * 10 Hit Die version of the spell requires 1 Tiny Khyber Dragonshard as material spell component.
 * 20 Hit Die version of the spell requires 1 Small Khyber Dragonshard.
 * 30 Hit Die version of the spell requires 1 Average Khyber Dragonshard.

The Stone of Change Eldritch Device will convert: or 10,000 Fragments = 100 Tiny = 20 Small = 8 Average
 * 1,000 Fragments &rarr; 10 Tiny
 * 100 Tiny &rarr; 20 Small
 * 10 Small &rarr; 4 Average

Note that items with the Trap the Soul (item enchantment) have no Hit Die requirement or material component.

Material Component cost
Thus overall costs for your standard component supply (Stack of 1000) are:
 * You can usually find 1 fragment for 1pp on the Auction hall. This is 1,000pp per Tiny Khyber, which can more efficiently be purchased at the Portable Hole for a haggle affected base price 100pp.
 * Tiny: 100,000 platinum
 * Small: 500,000 platinum
 * Average: 1,250,000 platinum

Soul Gem distribution notice
When in a group the soul gems you create by using this spell can be picked up by any member of the party. This should be considered before using this relatively expensive spell.

External References

 * Trap the Soul, 20-30 HD results thread, by Angelus_dead
 * List of Soul Gems (colors, description text)

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