Dominate Person

The target person temporarily becomes a faithful and loyal servant of the caster.


School	Enchantment (opposed by Illusion)
Spell level	Bard 4, Wizard and Sorcerer 5
Range	Medium (20 m)
Components	Verbal and somatic
Can be aimed at	a creature, an item or a placeable
Counts as an attack	Yes. Casting it on someone is a hostile act
Concentration	Damage can interrupt the casting
Descriptor	Mind-Affecting
Area of Effect / Target	Single
Duration	2 rounds (12 seconds) + 1 round per 3 caster levels. Extend doubles it.
Additional Counter Spells	Clarity
Save	Will Negates
Spell Resistance	Yes
Metamagic allowed	Extend, Quicken (Wizard or Sorcerer; Bard with Automatic Quicken Spell II), Silent, Still. The Automatic feats need level 9 spells, so a Bard takes them only with a second class that casts them

How it works

Only humanoids can be dominated by it. On any other creature it has no effect.
Against a player, a boss, a quest giver, a player's associate or a creature that cannot move, it dazes instead, for half as long.