Verdant Code (T1, W1)

Level4

You turn data into plant matter that either instantly explodes outward or lurks within a device.

Instant Growth: You immediately incite growth from the targeted device. A creature can negate the effect on an object it holds with a successful Will save or with spell resistance. For both this and the dormant growth effect (see below), the plant matter explodes from the targeted device, filling all squares within a 20-foot-radius spread. Each creature in the area must attempt a Reflex save. On a failure, it takes @[5d6 slashing damage][roll 5d6 as damage for 'Verdant Code'] and is entangled; on a successful save, it takes half damage, isn’t entangled, and is shunted to the nearest empty space available. A creature can escape the entangled effect with a successful Acrobatics or Athletics check as a standard action, using the spell save DC as the skill check DC. A square of plant matter has hardness 8 and 15 Hit Points. The growth also covers the device, preventing non-remote access until the plant matter is destroyed or disintegrates at the end of the spell’s duration. Dormant Growth: You implant verdant code into an computer system or module you have root access to. The next time the device is accessed, plant matter explodes from the device (see above). A device can hold only one instance of verdant code at a time, and new instances erase the previous instance. If this spell’s duration ends before the implanted code is accessed, the code vanishes. This code can be made permanent, as implant data.