Kami absorption allows the priest to invest a willing individual with the kami (see below) of another object or being. Kami can be absorbed only from something that has it, such as a supernatural beast, an awe-inspiring mountain, an ancient tree, a magical weapon, or a large, strangely shaped rock. Normal objects such as small trees, common boulders, and non-magical monsters do not have kami. This spell does not absorb kami from any avatar or god. If the recipient is unwilling, the spell fails.
An individual invested with the kami of another object or being absorbs the essential nature of the object This absorption manifests itself outwardly in a temporary +6 modifier to one (and only one) of these statistics: Str, Int, Wis, Dex, Con, Cha, THAC0, AC, or MY. The statistic modified corresponds to the nature of the kami absorbed. Here are a few examples: mountain – Str, dragon – Int; ki-rin – Wis; stream – Dex; tree – Con; flower – Cha; snake – THAC0; rock – AC; wind – MV. The effect of this spell lasts only for its duration; the absorption of a kami lasts for but one round per level of the caster.
The object from which the kami is absorbed is not harmed by the spell.
Notes: Restricted to priests from an oriental setting.
DM Note: The correlation of “kami” to ability score is extremely subjective. The DM's judgment is final in determining which statistic a particular kami modifies. However, decisions should be weighed in favor of any conceptions the player may have about which statistic a kami might modify, other considerations being equal.
Kami
“Kami” is a supernatural force of lesser or greater power, somewhere between a spirit and a god, venerated for its extraordinary magical power. For the purposes of the kami absorption spell, creatures of a magical nature or origin have a kami that can be tapped. Thus, dragons, unicorns, and lycanthropes would, while bears, griffons, and kobolds would not. If in doubt, a creature with magical abilities or magic resistance generally has a kami, while others don't