Hesitation (Enchantment/Charm)

Sphere: Time

Range: 30 yards

Components: V, S, M

Duration: 1 round/level

Casting Time: 2

Area of Effect: 20-foot-radius circle

Saving Throw: Neg.

Creatures affected by this spell hesitate before executing their intended
actions. This causes them to modify their initiative rolls by +4. The initiative
modifier occurs in the round following the round in which hesitation is cast.

The spell affects 2-8 Hit Dice or levels of creatures, although only one
creature of 4 or more Hit Dice can be affected regardless of the number rolled. All
possible victims are allowed saving throws vs. spells; those failing their
saving throws modify their initiative rolls by +4 for a number of rounds equal to
the caster’s level.

The material component is a fragment of a turtle’s shell.

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