Darkray's Strangling Rope
(Evocation)

Range:  10 yards per level
Components:  V, S, M
Duration:  1 round per level
Casting Time:  3
Area of Effect:  One person
Saving Throw:  Negates

Using this spell, the caster is able to hold motionless a human-sized or smaller creature. It affects humanoids and thri-kreen but not half-giants.
The caster must use a piece of rope as the material component. He casts the spell on the rope and then he throws it to the target. The rope is turned into a yellow energy cord during the flight, then without error wraps around the target. The victim must save versus spell with a -2 penalty (but adjust for Dexterity), or be tied and held by the rope.
When held, the victim cannot move any part of his body. The rope inflicts 1d4 points of damage each round, due to strangulation. If the victim wants to use psionics or magic (with verbal components only), a separate initiative must be rolled to determine when the damage occurs.
The caster can end the spell at will.

