Summon Insect Swarm

Spell — see Magic and Spellcasting for the rules and the Spell Index for the full list.

Arcane 2 Type: summoning (summons)

Range: 10’ Duration: 1 day

This spell summons one or more insect swarms from the dark places of the earth (see the ACKS II Monstrous Manual for details). The insect swarms collectively have a number of Hit Dice equal to caster level; each individual insect swarm has 2 HD. For instance, a 6th level caster will summon three 2 HD swarms. Excess HD are lost. Each swarm occupies a 10’ x 10’ area. The insect swarms form anywhere within range and act on their own initiative each round thereafter. The caster can give verbal orders to the swarms in the same manner described for summon insect plague. The insect swarms will vanish when destroyed or dispelled, or when the spell expires. This complex invocation requires one turn to cast, and because of its soul-blasting nature, it cannot be cast more than once per day.