Any nonchaotic creature within the area who hears the word of chaos suffers the following ill effects, including yourself, based on their number of hit dice relative to your caster level.
The effects are cumulative and concurrent. No saving throw is allowed against these effects.
Deafened: The creature is deafened for 1d4 rounds.
Stunned: The creature is stunned for 1 round.
Confused: The creature is confused, as by the confusion spell, for 1d10 minutes.
Killed: Living creatures die. Undead creatures are destroyed.
| HD | Effect |
|---|---|
| Equal to caster level | Deafened |
| Up to caster level –1 | Stunned, deafened |
| Up to caster level –5 | Confused, stunned, deafened |
| Up to caster level –10 | Killed, confused, stunned, deafened |
Furthermore, if you are on your home plane when you cast this spell, nonchaotic creatures from other planes within the area are instantly banished back to their home planes. Creatures so banished cannot return for at least 24 hours. This effect takes place regardless of whether the creatures hear the word of chaos. The banishment effect allows a Wisdom save (at a –4 penalty) to negate.
Creatures whose HD exceed your caster level are unaffected by the word of chaos.
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