V Magic Backlash Upon completion of the ritual, the target is reduced to hit point Failure The target can never again be affected by this ritual This ritual, known only through the direct teachings of the dark young of Shub-Niggurath, permanently enhances a non-humanoid creature with the power of this mysterious red symbol The sign is forever after visible as a glowing red symbol somewhere SECRET MOUTH School transmutation; Level Casting Time days (2 phases of 24 hours) Components V, S, M (rare herbs, spices, and oils worth 8,000 gp) Skill Checks Craft (alchemy) DC 18, success; Heal DC 18, success Range touch Target willing or helpless humanoid touched Duration instantaneous Saving Throw none; Spell Resistance no obvious on the creature’s body The creature gains a This Tcho-Tcho ritual causes an extra mouth to grow +2 enhancement bonus to Intelligence, Wisdom, and somewhere on the recipient’s body Commonly, this Charisma, and it also gains 1d6-1 spell-like abilities at mouth grows on the palm of one hand, but its location the GM’s discretion, each with caster level equal to its is up to the creator The secret mouth can speak, breathe, Hit Dice and each usable three times per day Typically, and eat It is fanged, and thus able to inflict significant the creature should not gain any spell-like abilities of damage The recipient gains a bite attack using the higher spell level than the creature’s final CR/2 appropriate limb (1d4 base damage for a Medium recipient) The bite is not in itself venomous, but a Tcho-Tcho Okkator is able to hollow out the fangs of the secret mouth and place poison within them 141