Dire Feast

Dire Feast (Spell)

Difficulty: Average

Originally devised by a cult worshiping a god of gluttony, intended to work its members into a “battle frenzy” of sorts, this bizarre and frightening spell is only known to a few casters. In more modern times, it's seen niche use by less scrupulous casters seeking to sow chaos amid the enemy ranks.

This spell targets a living creature within thirty feet, and if it overcomes the target's will, they find themselves overwhelmed by an primal hunger, and they grow a large, toothy maw, either an enlargement of their existing mouth or a new mouth on their gut, at the caster's discretion and their physical abilities increase moderately. While affected by this spell, the victim gains the ability to eat raw or rotten meat and a seemingly bottomless stomach, and indeed, is incapable of doing anything other than pursuing their next meal. They lack the mental composure to speak, read, or cast spells, and must immediately begin gorging themselves on the nearest accessible organic matter, stopping only once it is gone, or they are interrupted. If there are multiple food sources within reach, the victim may choose between them, but will otherwise even attempt to kill and consume former friends and allies if no other food is near. Even the caster is an eligible target. The spell lasts one minute, but if the victim is within the caster's range, they may extend the spell another minute by spending the spell's energy cost again.

Miscast:

01-20	The caster suffers a mutation that remains until cured.
21-40	The spell instead affects the caster or a random creature within range. (50% of either.)
41-60	The caster or target (50% chance of either) begins immediately and messily purging their stomach.
61-80	The caster or target (50% chance of either) is suddenly exhausted and famished, as though they'd gone a few days without eating.
81-100	The caster or target (50% chance of either) suffers a mutation for 1-10 days.

Mutation:

01-30	The mutant develops the toothy mouth intended for the victim.
31-45	The mutant becomes horribly emaciated, no matter how much they eat.
46-60	The mutant's body mass increases by 50% due to massive fat gain. Exercise and diet don't help...
61-80	The mutant requires twice as much sustenance, but naturally heals twice as fast.
81-90	The mutant loses the ability to eat anything but meat.
91-100	3-12 smaller mouths grow in random places over the mutant's body.

Bonuses:

The spell's energy cost is greatly reduced.

The caster can specify a specific diet for the victim, such as raw meat.

The victim is unable to differentiate between friend and foe, consuming friends as eagerly as foes.

The victim's body, especially their mouth, becomes massively elastic, and they can easily swallow up to their own size whole.