Draw Upon Holy Might is a 2nd level priest spell only usable by clerics and paladins. It increases the Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution of the caster.
Gorion's Ward may gain an innate ability of the same name during the Baldur's Gate campaign.
Description[]
| “ | The priest calls upon their god to grant them power for a short period. When they do this, their Strength, Constitution, and Dexterity are all raised by 1 point for every 3 levels of the caster. 3rd-level casters would have their abilities raised by 1, while 12th-level casters would have their abilities raised by 4. | ” |
Gameplay[]
- Draw Upon Holy Might will not stack with itself.
- The HP of the caster may increase due to the CON bonus applied by this spell. When it expires, the increase will be deducted from their maximum and current HP. This may cause the caster to be killed if they have sustained too much damage.
- Keep in mind that stat bonuses are not linear; for example, adding +3 STR to a caster with 15 base STR results in a modest -1 THAC0 and +2 damage bonus; adding +4 STR results in a massive -3 THAC0 and +7 damage bonus. This makes the spell's usefulness highly dependent on the stats and level of the caster.
- While the normal duration is 1 turn, if the party rests while it is active, the spell will extend through the entire rest. This can be used to gain HP regeneration from high CON, fully healing the caster. This will also apply to longer travel times on the World Map.
- Maximum bonus is +6 at level 18, and it can not raise scores above 25.
Gallery[]
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Mod content[]
This section is about unofficial content that is only available via fan-made mods.
Spell Revisions mod has changed this divine spell, revising its scaling cap, and which spells it can stack with and a new description. See below:
Draw Upon Holy Might
Level: 2
School: Evocation
Sphere: Combat
Range: Personal
Duration: 1 turn
Casting Time: 2
Area of Effect: Caster
Saving Throw: None
When this spell is cast, the priest’s body shudders and glows with a shimmering aura as it becomes a vessel for the power of his god. When he does this, his strength, dexterity, and constitution scores are raised by 1 point for every 3 levels of the caster, to a maximum of 3 points at level 9. This spell is not cumulative with itself or with other similar spells.
External links[]
- Draw Upon Holy Might (spell) on the Icewind Dale Wiki, a wiki for the first Icewind Dale game.
- Draw upon holy might on the Forgotten Realms Wiki, a wiki for the Dungeons & Dragons campaign setting Forgotten Realms.