Descripción
This spell is used in tandem with any other spell that is level variant in it's range, area of effect, damage or other properties. It has no effect upon spells that are non level variant
Like augmentation, it affects only the spell cast on the very next round. If no spell is cast on the subsequent round the Blood Augmentate is wasted to no effect.
When this spell is cast the wizard choses an amount of his lifeforce and channels it into the spell. For each hit die he loses his effective casting level for the next spell increases by 1. After that spell is cast the wizard loses an amount of hitpoints for each hit die sacrificed, and the DM should find the average for each level and subtract that. So, a 5th level wizard with 15 hit points would lose 3 hit points per level expended. He could spend 3 hit dice, losing 9 hit points in the process, and cast an 8th level fireball spell.
The lost hit dice return at a rate of 1 / day. Healing and other curative magics cannot restore the loss, the restoration spell however, can. This spell only siphons off hit dice; other level related skills and proficiencies are not lost to the spell.
The material component is a silver knife with which the caster cuts his palm. If the spell he is going to cast has a material component he allows his blood to flow onto those components. If the spell is verbal only he must smear his lips with his blood. The knife is not consumed by the spell.
Unlike many sorcery spells, Blood Augmentate is highly linked with necromantic lore and knowledge -- wizards with that school in their opposition cannot learn Blood Augmentate.