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Word of Curse: A Nuisance Spell for Pathfinder

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It is a well known occult principal that words have power, and among these words, seven have been deemed so foul, they have been forever segregated from the others.

It is a well known occult principal that words have power, and among these words, seven have been deemed so foul, they have been forever segregated from the others. These seven words are so bitter upon the tongue and grating upon the ear that to speak them allowed is to invoke a curse, or at least illicit shocked gasps and withering glances from the easily offended. With the spell detailed below, a master of enchantment can compel others to speak these words so he doesn't have to.

WORD OF CURSE

School enchantment; Level bard 1, cleric 1, sorcerer/wizard 1, anti-paladin 1

Casting Time 1 standard action

Components S, M (a scrap of paper upon which are written the seven words of curse)

Range close (25 ft. + 5 ft./2 levels)

Duration instantaneous

Saving Throw Will negates; Spell Resistance no

The next time the target of this spell speaks, sings, or otherwise communicates verbally, their sentence will contain one of the seven words of curse. The word will always be whichever of the seven will cause the most offense at the time. The caster and target do not need to share a common language. The exact consequences of speaking a word of curse aloud depend current circumstances, but could cause penalties to social rolls, ejection from a high society event, or a wealthy dowager may drop her monocle and gasp, "Well! I never!"

A 3rd level version of this spell known as Blue Streak causes the target to pepper their speech with various words of curse for 1 hour.