Symbol of Pain

Symbol of Pain
Ritual Rank 7 [Glyph]
Prerequisites: Divine or Eldritch Rank 6
Potency: 35
Components: Magic Ink [Rare, Value: 50 gp], Liquid Pain [Rare, Value: 500 gp].
Focus: A paintbrush, with handle carved from Dragon's bone and bristles from the hair of a Hag [Rare, Value: 5,000 gp].
Cost: 3 Resolve Allocation
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cast Time: 1 phase
Duration: Until discharged, dismissed, or dispelled.
Aura: Masked [DC 35] (Necromancy)
Effect: You mix the ink with the essence of pain, letting them simmer over an open flame for approximately 1 hour. Using this mixture, you paint the Symbol of Pain upon an object while creating the guttural sounds and moans of pain which form this ritual's incantation. At this point, you may designate creatures whom you wish to be immune to the effects of the symbol and designate a password which could be used by other creatures to bypass the effects (you are automatically immune to the effects of your symbol).

When a symbol is activated, all creatures within 60 feet of the symbol suffer Pain while within the symbol's area of effect and for 1 hour after exiting. The degree of pain a creature experiences is dependent the creature's Physical Rank, as determined by the chart below. The symbol remains active for approximately 30 minutes.

Degrees of Pain
Creature's Physical Rank Effect
7 or More Unaffected
5-6 Pain (2)
3-4 Pain (4)
1-2 Pain (6)

The symbol is activated by one (or more) of the following conditions, which you determine at the time of casting: the symbol is looked at, read, willingly touched, passed over (if on the floor) or passed through (if on entryway or portal). The symbol may only be activated by a creature within 60 feet of the symbol, and therefore cannot affect creatures through magical forms of surveillance (such as Scrying, etc). A covering placed over the symbol will prevent it from being activated by being looked at or read, and the act of placing the cover will cause it to activate as touched.

The Symbol may be detected with a successful Investigate check [DC 35] or via an ability to detect masked magical auras (such as Reveal Magic). Once detected, the Symbol may be removed magically or disarmed with a Trapsmith or Thievery check [DC 40]. If an attempt is made to remove the Symbol, and it fails, the Symbol activates.

The ritual's power remains tied to the Paintbrush used to create the symbol. If the paintbrush is destroyed, the ritual is immediately dismissed. Additionally, if the paintbrush leaves the plane the symbol is on, the ritual is immediately dismissed.

Creatures that are immune to Pain effects are immune to the effects of the symbol. This is considered an Evil ability.