Dariod's Vestigial Vine
(Alteration)(Plant)

Range:  0
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  1 round per level
Casting Time:  8
Area of Effect:  The caster
Saving Throw:  None

This spell allows the priest to grow forth from one of his fingers a vine. While any finger from either of the priest's hands is usable, the index finger of the priest's primary hand is generally chosen. The vine, while a magical extension of the priest's body, is treated as a separate physical entity, therefore having an AC 5 and 30 HP (plus an additional 2 HP per level of the casting priest).
The spell ends when either the maximum duration is reached or the vine takes more damage than it has hit points. The vine moves in a snaking fashion and is usable in most ways that an arm is. It uses up one of the priest's actions to use the vestigial vine, so, if a priest had only 1 attack per round and he chose to attack a creature with the vine, he would be incapable of performing another action until the following round.
The vine can attempt to retrieve an object, wield a sickle or similar weapon (although at a to-git penalty of -2 due to the unwieldiness of a man-made weapon in a vine's clutches), or it may be used to whip opponents. Whipping is the primary form of attack of the vine and, assuming a successful to-hit roll (with no adjustments), the target will receive 1d10 points of damage.

The material component for the spell is a small strand of vine and the juice from half a dozen holly berries (squeezed from said berries).

