Shout

Caster Level(s): Bard 4, Sorcerer/Wizard 4
Innate Level: 5
School: Evocation
Descriptor(s): Sonic
Component(s): Verbal
Range: Short
Area of Effect / Target: Cone
Duration: Instant
Additional Counter Spells:
Save: Fortitude partial
Spell Resistance: Yes

You emit an ear-splitting yell that deafens and damages creatures in its path. Any creature within the area is deafened for 2d6 rounds and takes 5d6 points of sonic damage. A successful save negates the deafness and reduces the damage by half.

A shout spell cannot penetrate a silence spell.