Dictum

Any nonlawful creature within the area of a dictum spell suffers the following ill effects: If the creature's HD is up to your caster level – 1, it is staggered. If the creature's HD is up to your caster level – 5, it is paralyzed and staggered. If the creature's HD is up to your caster level – 10, it is killed, paralyzed, and staggered. The effects are cumulative and concurrent. A successful Will save reduces or eliminates these effects. Creatures affected by multiple effects make only one save and apply the result to all of the effects. Creatures whose Hit Dice are equal to or exceed your caster level are unaffected by dictum.