Level: Sorcerer 8, Wizard 8
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: 0 ft.
Effect: A longbow made up of swirling, prismatic colors
Duration: 1 minute/level or until discharged
Saving Throw: See text
Spell Resistance: Yes
A glittering, flashing longbow, containing every hue of the rainbow, appears in your hands.
A prismatic bow functions as a +1 longbow; in addition, once per round you can choose to imbue an arrow shot from it with one of the seven colors of the bow, chosen from the list of colors on the table below. In addition to its normal effect, the arrow has the same effect as the corresponding color on that table, as well as causing blindness for 2d4 rounds if the target has 8 HD or fewer. Saves and spell resistance apply to this effect as normal.
Once you fire an arrow, the corresponding color disappears from the bow, and you can’t select that color again during this particular casting of the spell. When the duration ends or when you have used the effects of all seven colors, the bow vanishes.
You are automatically considered proficient with a prismatic bow.
No one else can use your prismatic bow, though you need not carry it at all times (you can stow it, drop it, or even hand it to another character to hold). If you cast this spell a second time while a previous version is still in effect, the first prismatic bow’s duration ends.
| Bow Color | Effect |
|---|---|
| Red | 20 points fire damage (Reflex half) |
| Orange | 40 points acid damage (Reflex half) |
| Yellow | 80 points electricity damage (Reflex half) |
| Green | Poison (Kills; Fortitude partial for 1d6 points of Con damage instead) |
| Blue | Turned to stone (Fortitude negates) |
| Indigo | Insane, as insanity spell (Will negates) |
| Violet | Sent to another plane (Will negates) |
Source: Complete Mage, page 113. Imported and altered the table from prismatic spray to fit this spell rather than refer to prismatic spray. Changed this spell’s descriptive text refer to the altered table added rather than prismatic spray.