When you cast this spell, you enforce the will of the Great old One. This can happen by touch, sight or through sheer force. the spell deals an certain amount of damage depending on the hit dice you are willing to spend. You can choose between necrotic- or psychic damage. Additionally if the maximum amount of hit dice (atleast 8, this restrictions only purpose is to not be used by level 7th character or lower, so a level 10 character for example, still has to use all 10 of his hit dice) your DM might choose the negatives and pro's that might happen to you. Those can be:
-exhaustion (for using your „life essence“).
-or frightened condition on the creature that is overwhelmed by that spell.
your DM can, but most not implement those effects. And so can he decide if only a bad or just a good condition can apply. It doesn't have to be both.
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