Magic and Spells.pdf

he world of Toril is literally a magical place. All

existence is infused with magical power, and poten-

tial energy lies untapped in every rock, every

stream, every living creature, even the air itself. Raw magic is the

frozen stuff of creation, the mute and mindless will of being, suf-

fusing every bit of matter and present in every manifestation of

energy throughout the world.

Magic permeates the peoples of Faerûn as well as the lands. Every

town is home to mighty temples venerating the deities and housing

clerics who call upon divine power to heal injury, ward against evil,

and defend the lives and property of the faithful. Subtle and astute

wizards stand by (and sometimes behind) the throne of every land,

turning their formidable powers to the service of their lords. Aber-

rations made by ancient tragic seethe and hunger in the dark spaces

beneath the world's surface, awaiting the chance to feed. Even the

most unimaginative fighter or most brazen rogue quickly learns to

respect the power of magic, or sees her career as an adventurer come

to a spectacular and ghastly end.

The exact nature of the Weave is elusive because it is many things

simultaneously. The Weave is the body of Mystra, the goddess of

tragic. Mystra has dominion over magic worked throughout Toril,

but she cannot shut off the flow of magic altogether without ceasing

to exist herself. The Weave is the conduit spellcasters use to channel

magical energy for their spells, both arcane and divine. Finally, the

Weave is the fabric of esoteric rules and formulas that comprises the

Art (arcane spellcasting) and the Power (divine spellcasting) . Every-

thing from the texts of arcane spellbooks to the individual compo-

nents of spells is part of the Weave. Magic not only flows from

source to spellcaster through the Weave, the Weave gives spellcast-

ers the tools they need to shape magic to their purposes.

Whenever a spell, spell-like ability, supernatural ability, or magic

item functions, the threads o£ the Weave intertwine, knit, warp,

twist, and fold to make the effect possible. When characters use div-

ination spells such as detect magic, identify, or analyze dweomer,

they glimpse the Weave. A spell such as dispel magic smooths the

Weave, attempting to return it to its natural state. Spells such as

antimagic field rearrange the Weave so that magic flows around,

rather than through, the area affected by the spell.

Areas where magic goes awry, such as wild tragic zones and dead

magic zones, represent damage to the Weave.

Wild Magic

In some areas of Toril, the Weave is so warped or frayed that magic does

not function reliably. This damage may be due to some magical disaster,

such as those that were common during the Time of Troubles in 1358

DR, or due to some powerful effect that distorts the Weave, such as a

mythal (see Elven High Magic, below). Most zones of wild magic creat-

ed during the Time of Troubles have since disappeared, but small pock-

ets of wild magic remain, especially underground and in wilderness areas

The weave

DETECTING WILD MAGIC ZONES

Wild magic zones are generally unnoticed until they make some spell

or effect go awry. A character who views a wild magic zone with a

detect magic spell detects the presence of magic on the first round

and the existence of a wild magic zone on the second. If the charac-

ter studies the area for 3 rounds, he can attempt a Spellcraft check

(DC 25) to determine the exact borders of the affected area.

Some clever wizards use existing wild magic zones to defend their

towers or strongholds. With careful study, they chart the boundaries

of the wild magic effect and then use this information to best advan-

tage when fighting on their home ground against enemy spellcasters.

Mortals cannot directly shape raw magic. Instead, most who wield

magic make use of the Weave. The Weave is the manifestation of

raw magic, a kind of interface between the will of a spellcaster and

the stuff of raw magic. Without the Weave, raw magic is locked

away and inaccessible-an archmage can't light a candle in a dead

magic zone. But, surrounded by the Weave, a spellcaster can shape

lightning to blast her foes, transport herself hundreds of miles in

the blink of an eye, even reverse death itself. All spells, magic items,

spell-like abilities, and even supernatural abilities such as a ghost's

ability to walk through walls, depend on the Weave and call upon it

in different ways.

MAGIC

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Nothing happens. The spell does not function . Any material

components are used up. The spell or spell slot is used up, and

charges or uses from an item or spell-like ability are used up.

Nothing happens. The spell does not function . Any material

components are not consumed. The spell is not expended from

the caster's mind. (Thus, a spell slot or prepared spell can be

used again.) An item does not lose charges, and the use does not

count against an item's or spell-like ability's use limits.

The spell functions, but shimmering colors swirl around the

caster in a 30-foot radius for 1d4 rounds. Consider this a glit-

terdust effect with a save DC of 10 + spell level of the spell

that generated this result.

The spell functions normally.

The spell functions normally, but any material components

are not consumed. The spell is not expended from the

caster's mind. (Thus, a spell slot or prepared spell can be used

again.) An item does not lose any charges that would have

been expended, and the use does not count against an item's

or spell-like ability's use limits.

The spell functions at increased strength. Saving throws

against the spell suffer a -2 penalty. The spell is maximized

as if with the Maximize Spell feat. If the spell is already

maximized, this result has no further effect.

EFFECTS OF WILD MAGIC ZONES

Any spell or spell-like ability whose caster is within a wild magic

zone is vulnerable to the effects of wild magic. (Wild magic does not

affect supernatural, extraordinary, or natural abilities.) The caster

must roll a caster level check (DC 1S + spell level). For a magic item,

use its caster level for the caster level check.

If the caster level check fails, roll on. Table 2-1: Wild Magic

Effects to determine if the spell actually goes awry, and if so, how.

Spells or spell-like abilities cast from outside a wild magic zone at

targets inside the zone are not affected by the zone, nor are mobile

effects brought into a wild magic zone. Only magic originating

inside the zone is affected.

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The spell rebounds on the caster with normal effect. If

the spell cannot affect the caster, it fails.

The spell affects a random target or area. The DM should

randomly choose a different target from #mong those in

range of the spell or relocate the point of origin of the spell

to a random place within range of the spell. To generate the

direction in which the point of origin is moved randomly, roll

1d8 on the Grenadelike Weapons diagram on page 138 of the

Player's Handbook. To generate how far the point of origin is

moved from its intended position randomly, roll 3d6. Multi-

ply the result by S feet for close-range spells, 20 feet for

medium-range spells, or by 80 feet for long-range spells. It is

possible for the spell effect to extend outside the wild magic

zone; however, its point of origin cannot exceed its range. If

the result generated would do that, adjust the point of origin

to the limit of the range in the randomly generated direction.

Spells whose range is personal or touch simply fail.

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SUPPRESSING WILD MAGIC

Through hard-earned experience, Faerûn's spellcasters have stumbled

across a couple of methods for dealing with a wild magic zone. An

area dispel use of dispel magic cast into a .wild magic zone causes

magic in the area covered by the spell to function normally for 1d4

minutes. An area dispel use of greater dispelling causes magic to work

normally for 1d4x10 minutes. A wish or miracle spell permanently

repairs all wild magic zones in a 30-foot-radius area (or a 30-foot-

Mystra and the weave

Open any three books describing the magic and mage lore of

Faerûn, and you're apt to find three conflicting accounts of the

origins and true nature of -magic. Some of this apparent contra-

diction is deliberate falsehood designed to restrict the mastery of

magic to those beings properly trained. Much of the rest of it

arises from strange views or outright mistakes often unwittingly"

reproduced by later scholars.

Hear now the truth of things, as best it is understood . To speak

simply, all known worlds and planes swarm with ever-present ener-

gies. Large and small, free-flowing or bound by physical barriers or

magical effects (themselves merely energies shaped and designed to

restrict or hold other energies), these surges. and dissipations of

energy give light and life and movement to everything. They are

the stuff of life itself, and they would be present even if all living

and once-living things on Toril were stripped away to bare rocks.

What some folk refer to as magic and wizards speak of as the

Art is the means by which some beings can call on the ever-pres-

ent .energies and wield them to create effects. Sorcerers do this

instinctively through an innate gift and the incredible force of

their personalities . Bard songs waken echoes o£ the songs of begin-

ning, the music of creation itself. Wizard's construct processes-

spells-enabling them to bend the Weave to their will in order to

do what they desire. The divine power infusing any cleric holding

the spells of her god or goddess can do the same, shaping the

Weave through the lioly (or unholy) power granted her.

Many types of magic - rune magic, shadow magic (not to be

confused with the Shadow Weave), gem magic, elemental magic,

even the elven high magic of old- have been spoken of down the

years, but these are all merely different processes or paths to the

same mastery of natural energies. This endless, ever-shifting web

of forces is known as the Weave. Humans refer to the entity or

awareness that is bound to the Weave of Toril as Mystra, and wor-

ship her as their goddess of magic.

The present Mystra is a recently ascended mortal woman, who

took over from her exhausted predecessor during the Time of

Troubles . Mystra exists to give magic to all creatures and to con-

trol its use. In ancient times, the archmages of Netheril ignored

the dictates of Mystryl, goddess of magic at the time. One, the

wizard Karsus the Mad, tried to seize divinity by the casting of

mighty spells that would have wrecked Toril'sWeave . Mystryl sac-

rificed herself to save the Weave. Her successor Mystra decreed

that no mortals would be allowed to wield such terrible magic

again-and that decree holds to this day:

Mystra wards the Weave against those powerful or reckless

enough to damage it further. Until the world changes or the

divine powers themselves lay down their guardianship over human

affairs, the high and perilous magic of the past remains locked

away under Mystra's eye.

MAGIC

radius portion of a larger wild magic zone). None of these spells, how-

ever, are effective against wild magic effects caused by a mythal.

by far the more powerful ofthese rare and precious talents. It is a random

gift bestowed upon only a handful of women and men in a generation .

Spellfire in any form is refined, controlled raw magic. In benefi-

cent manifestations, it is a font of silver light and healing energy.

In,battle, it is a searing blue-white jet of all-consuming radiance.

Dead Magic

In some areas of Toril, the Weave is absent altogether. The Weave has a

tear or hole, and the area effectively has no magic at all Like the rare wild

magic zones, many regions of dead magic were created during the Time

of Troubles and have since faded or retreated. Dead magic zones often

persist in places where extreme concentrations of magical power were

abruptly scattered or destroyed-in the vicinity of a shattered mythal,

at the spot where an artifact was broken, br at the scene of a god's death.

SILVER FIRE

This powerful supernatural ability is unique to the Chosen of

Mystra. Manifesting as a beautiful silver-white flame that sur-

rounds the wielder and fills the area into which it is projected, silver

fire can be used for different effects. It can act as a ring of warmth

or a ring of mind shielding, allow the user to breathe water, or

banish all external magical compulsions upon the user as if agreater

dispelling spell were cast upon her. Only one of.the above effects can

be used at any time.

The user can call upon silver fire to revitalize her, allowing her

to function without food or drink for up to seven days. (This func-

tion can only be used once a tenday.) Once every 70 minutes she

may unleash silver fire as a blast of flame. This blast may be in an

area 5 feet wide and up to 70 feet long, breaking through barriers as

a lightning bolt would and overcoming magical barriers and spell

resistance automatically. This blast deals 4d12 points of fire damage

(Reflex half DC 23). Alternately, the silver fire can be unleashed in

a 70-foot cone, dealing no damage but permanently restoring dead

magic zones within the cone to normal and dispelling (as a greater

dispelling spell) any antimagic, field effects that contact the cone.

This cone effect is draining on the Weave, and Mystra discourages

its use except for emergencies .

All effects function as if cast by a 20th-level sorcerer.

DETECTING DEAD MAGIC

Spellcasters and creatures with spell-like or supernatural abilities

immediately notice when they enter a zone of dead magic . Spell-

casters are attuned to the Weave, and they feel uneasy and uncom-

fortable in dead magic zones. A Weave user can take a move-

equivalent action to note the exact boundary of a dead magic zone.

Shadow Weave users are not attuned to the Weave and experience

no such unusual sensations in regions of dead magic.

Any spellcaster, Weave or Shadow Weave, can use a detect magic

spell to delineate the extent of any dead magic within the spell's range.

Naturally, a Weave user must be outside the affected area in order to

employ this tactic.

EFFECTS OF DEAD MAGIC

A dead magic zone functions in most respects as an antimagicfield

spell, except that it does not impede the spells or spell-like abilities

of Shadow Weave users, nor does it interfere with the operation of

Shadow Weave magic items. Divination spells cannot detect subjects

that are within dead magic zones . Finally, it isn't possible to use a

teleportation effect to move into or out of a dead magic zone.

A dead magic area cannot temporarily be returned to normal function.

A wish or miracle spellpermanently repairs all dead magic zones in a 30-

foot-radius area (or a 30-foot-radius portion of a larger dead magic zone)

SPELLFIRE

Persons gifted with the spellfire ability can do amazing things,

dependent upon their skill, talent, and the amount of magical

energy they have within them at the time. In general, spellfire can

be used to heal, create blasts of destructive fire, or absorb magical

effects it contacts, although the exact effects vary by circumstance

and user. Talented wielders can release multiple blasts at once or

even fly using the ability.

A spellfire wielder can ready an action to absorb spells targeted

at her as if she were a rod ofabsorption. She gets one level of spell-

fire energy for every spell level absorbed and can store a number

of spellfire energy levels equal to her Constitution score.

spellfife

Spellfire is the raw energy of the Weave. It can be manipulated in two

ways. Mystra gives the silver fire ability to her Chosen and certain other

favored servants. The spellfire ability-the wielding of true spellfire-is

The Story of spellfire

Right or wrong, legends hold that only one person in all Faerûn is

gifted with true spellfire at a time. Gossip identifies that one

person today as the lass Shandril Shessair, an orphaned kitchen-

maid from a tavern in Highmoon of Deepingdale.

Shandril has spellfire, yes, and a hundred mages hound her for-

it, Zhentarim and Thayans and Cult of the Dragon and independ-

ents, slaughtering each other in their ruthless pursuit of her power.

Learn this, if you heed nothing else in this book: Legends lie.

Mystra's Chosen wield lesser spellfire, if they care to call on it,

and some among them command true spellfire.

A mage hiding'in the Border Kingdoms possesses true spellfire,

and a cruel and arrogant noble of Chessenta, and the wizard R

but fm sure you grasp my point.

I could go on. So can anyone who cares to spend the years in

study at Candlekeep that I did before I chose to flee to this name-

less backwater keep and cloak myself in squalor and obscurity.

Why did h spend my fortune and my eyesight, and then-steal

away to here, to grow wizened and ugly and bent?

Why? Well, because I have true spellfire too, of course. Come

looking for me, and I will blast you to dust, and then lay waste to

all your descendants, ancestors, and the realm you came from,

every last tree and stone of it. Why? Well, it's what I usually do.

In the early Sword Coast North, the ranger Haelam Sunder-

-Baerendra Riverhand, Sage of Spandeliyon

stone undoubtedly possessed spellfire. He stood alone against an

ore horde pouring south past the Coldwood - and turned them

into smokes and scorch scars.

MAGIC

As a standard action, she may expend these spellfire energy levels

as a ranged touch attack (maximum range 400 feet), dealing 1d6

points of spellfire damage per level expended (Reflex half DC 20).

Spellfire damage is half fire damage and half raw magical power,

just like the damage of aflame strike spell is half fire and half

divine energy. Creatures with immunity, resistance, or protection

against fire apply these effects to half the damage.

A spellfire wielder can also heal a target by touch, restoring 2 hit

points per spellfire energy level expended for this purpose.

Unlike most supernatural abilities, spellfire is affected by spells

and magic items that affect spell-like abilities, such as a rod of

absorption or a rod of negation (if pointed at the manifestation

rather than the wielder). It can be thwarted or counterspelled by

dispel magic, and theoretically a spellfire wielder could counterspell

another's spellfire. However, spellfire is a supernatural ability and

does not provoke an attack of opportunity when used, nor is it sub-

ject to spell resistance.

with runes, and the wreckage of ancient dweomers lie scattered across

the land in the form of a portal network riddling the fabric of space.

The Shadow weave

During the course of her eternal war with the goddess Selûne, the

goddess Shar created the Shadow Weave in response to Selûne's cre-

ation of Mystra and the birth of the Weave. If the Weave is a loose

mesh permeating reality, the Shadow Weave is the pattern formed

by the negative space between the Weave's strands. It provides an

alternative conduit and methodology for casting spells.

Shar, being the goddess of secrets, has mostly kept the secret of

the Shadow Weave to herself. Over the millennia some mortals,

mainly her servants, have been allowed to discover the Shadow

Weave or have stumbled across it in their researches.

Shadow Weave users enjoy several advantages. First, they ignore

disruptions in the Weave. A Shadow Weave effect works normally

in a dead magic or wild magic zone. (An antimagic field, which

blocks the flow of magic, remains effective against Shadow Weave

magic, as does spell resistance.) Skilled Shadow Weave users are able

to cast spells that are extraordinarily difficult for Weave users to

perceive, counter, or dispel.

Shadow Weave users also suffer some disadvantages. First, Shar

has full control over the Shadow Weave and can isolate any creature

from it or silence it entirely without any harm to herself. Second,

the secrets of the Shadow Weave are disquieting and injurious to the

mortal mind . Without assistance from Shar, a Shadow Weave user

loses a bit of his or her mind. Third, while the Weave serves equally

well for any kind of spell, the Shadow Weave is best for spells that

sap life or muddle the mind and senses, and is unsuited to spells that

manipulate energy or matter-and cannot support any spell that

produces light. (See the Shadow Weave Magic feat in Chapter 1:

Characters for details.)

Finally, the more familiar a mortal becomes with the secrets of the

Shadow Weave, the more divorced she becomes from the Weave. An

accomplished Shadow Weave user can work spells that Weave users find

difficult to detect, dispel, or counter, but the Shadow Weave user also

becomes similarly unable to affect spells worked through the Weave.

secret Lore

Since the days when elves, dwarves, giants, and dragons ruled a

Faerun of trackless forest and unspoiled wilderness, those who could

manipulate the Weave have sought deeper understanding, greater

power, and hidden knowledge in the hope of gaining an advantage

over their enemies. The early human empires were no different. The

Imaskari mastered the lore of gates and portals, transporting thou-

sands of hapless slaves from other worlds to serve their arcane

might. The Netherese studied the art of devising magic devices, cre-

ating marvels and terrors that still slumber under the sands of

Anauroch. The Raumathari blighted Faerun forever by summoning

hordes of ore warriors to serve in their war against old Narfell and

then losing control of their own warriors.

Wizards dream of secret schools of magic, paths of spells made

possible by a new understanding of the Art, and forbidden studies

leading to awesome new powers. Dozens of paths to power and

understanding have been tried and abandoned, and new research-

some founded in meticulous study, some inspired by fevered flights

of horror-routinely unveils some new methodology of arcane spell-

casting or results in spells never . before seen in Faerun.

Stories abound of the legendary spells of old Netheril and the van-

ished elven realms, spells whose power dwarfed that of the mightiest

wish possible today. Wizards have unlocked the secrets of a dark Weave

unfettered by Mystra's power, clerics and adepts draw potent spells

SHADOW WEAVE MAGIC ITEMS

Magic items created by those who use the Shadow Weave are rare

and dangerous. Only the clergy of Shar and Shar's few arcane devo-

tees create any number of Shadow Weave items. Shadow adepts unal-

The Magister

At any time in Faerun, one wizard is anointed by Mystra and

Azuth as the Magister . Most believe that this office is usually

gained through competition (seizing it from the incumbent in an

often fatal spell duel). Holding it confers special powers on its

owner. It also imperils its holder by making him or her. the target

of many ambitious and powerful mages all over Faerun.

The Magister is,the personal champion of Mystra. This doesn't

mean the Magister fights on Mystra's behalf, but rather that the

office is intended to further the influence and power of Mystra by

making magic more available to any who would seek to know its

secrets. Magisters often goad or teach other wizards to develop

new spells, improve old ones, and increase their own magical

powers as pupils or challengers of the Magister.

A Magister gains special powers and access to many spells

unknown to normal wizards and sorcerers. Mages who come from

competitive lands such as Thay inevitably see ascensiol to Magis-

ter as a way to become the most powerful wizard in Faerun. They

crave the special powers of the office to use them to slay old foes

and potential rivals and to seize any magic that interests them. The

violent history of the office reflects the ambitions of such deadly

and selfish wizards. However, Magisters who allow themselves to

be guided by higher purposes are taught, cajoled, and guided per-

sonally by the god Azuth, and given tasks that spread magic.

To most mortals of Faerun, a serving Magister is someone who

appears without warning to bestow magic, issue a warning, or hurl

or prevent a spell. Why create Magisters, and have them behave

thus? As the old wizards' maxim says: "Gods work in mysterious

ways, and magic is the greatest mystery of all."

MAGIC

lied to Shar's church are rare and reclusive enough that only a hand-

ful of magic items are manufactured as Shadow Weave items.

Shadow Weave items are nearly identical to items created by

Weave users, but the differences are profound.

Spell-like effects generated from Shadow Weave items have the

same benefits and limitations that a Shadow Weave spellcaster has:

Effects from the schools of Enchantment, Illusion, and Necroman-

cy gain a +1 bonus on their save DCs and a +1 bonus on caster level

checks to overcome spell resistance. The same benefits apply to

effects with the darkness designator. Effects from the schools of

Evocation and Transmutation have their caster levels reduced by

one (though their costs are based on the original caster level). The

reduced caster level affects the spell's range, duration, damage, and

any other level-dependent variables the effect might have. The

effect's save DC is reduced by -1 and caster level checks to overcome

spell resistance suffer a -1 penalty. The DC to dispel Evocation or

Transmutation effects from a Shadow Weave item is 11 + the

reduced caster level. In general, Shadow Weave users do not bother

to create items that include Evocation or Transmutation effects.

Shadow Weave items cannot generate effects with the light designator.

Shadow Weave items can pose a serious danger to users who are

not familiar with the mysteries of the Shadow Weave. Activating a

Shadow Weave item through spell completion, spell trigger, or com-

mand word deals 1d4 points of temporary Wisdom damage to the

user unless the user has the Shadow Weave Magic feat. A use-acti-

vated Shadow Weave item deals 1 point of temporary Wisdom

damage the first time it is used each day unless the user has the

Shadow Weave Magic feat. If the item functions continuously, the

temporary Wisdom damage occurs at dusk each day or when the

user takes off or puts aside the item, whichever comes first.

CREATING RUNES

If you know Inscribe Rune, any divine spell you currently have

prepared can instead be cast as a rune. A rune is a temporary mag-

ical writing similar to a scroll. It can be triggered once before it

loses its magical power, but it lasts indefinitely until triggered. A

rune written or painted on a surface fades away when expended,

erased, or dispelled. A rune carved into a surface remains behind"

as a bit of nonmagical writing even after its magic is expended.

Inscribing a rune takes 10 minutes plus the casting time of the spell

to be included. When you create a rune, you can set the caster level at

anywhere from the minimum caster level necessary to cast the spell in

question and no higher than your own level. When you create a rune, you

make any choices that you would normally make when casting the spell.

You must provide any material components orfocuses the spell requires

If casting the spell would reduce your XP total, you pay this cost upon

beginning the rune in addition to the XP cost for making the rune itself.

Inscribing a rune requires a Craft check against a DC of 20 + the

level of the spell used. The Craft skill you use is anything appropri-

ate to the task of creating a written symbol on a surface (metal-

working, calligraphy, gemcutting, stonecarving, woodcarving, and so

on). You paint, draw, or engrave the rune onto a surface and make

the check. (Dwarves usually engrave their runes in stone or metal in

order to take advantage of their racial affinity for these items.)

If the check fails, the rune is imperfect and cannot hold the spell.

The act of writing triggers the prepared spell, whether or not the

Craft check is successful, making the spell unavailable for casting

until you rest and regain spells. That is, the spell is expended from

your currently prepared spells, just as if it had been cast.

A single Medium-size or smaller object can hold only one rune.

Larger objects can hold one rune per 2S square feet (an area S feet

square) of surface area. Runes cannot be placed on creatures. The

rune has a base price of the spell level x caster level x 100 gp (a 0-

level spell counts as 1/2 level). You must spend 1/2S of its base price

in XP and use up raw materials costing half this base price. A rune's

market value equals its base price.

In ancient tines, before the Weave took on its present form, the rules

of magic were different. Many beings experimented with powerful

dweomers that produced larger and much more potent effects than are

possible today,Many minor and major artifacts date back to these times.

Just as one can find ancient artifacts scattered across Faerûn, one also

can find ancient and powerful magical effects still lingering (and usual-

ly functioning erratically) today. The most famous of these is the .

mythal of Myth Drannor (see the section on the forest of Cormanthor

in Chapter 4: Geography). A mythal is an ancient form of elven magic

created by a group of spellcasters working together to create a lasting

magical effect over a large area. Mythals that remain today usually are

beginning to fail but resist attempts to dispel them. They can produce

any number ofbizarre effects, including wild magic (see the Wild Magic

section above). The exact nature of such effects varies with each mythal.

TRIGGERING RUNES

Whoever touches the rune triggers the rune and becomes the target

of the spell placed in it. The rune's creator may touch the rune

safely without triggering it, or deliberately trigger it if he so desires.

(Runemakers often carry healing or restorative runes for just this

purpose.) The rune itself must be touched in order to trigger it, so

an object with a rune may be handled safely as long as care is taken

to avoid contacting the rune. If the spell only affects objects, then

an object must trigger the rune.

As with a symbol spell, a rune cannot be placed upon a weapon with

the intent of having the rune triggered when the weapon strikes a foe.

Unlike the spell glyph ofwarding, the rune spell is not concealed

in any way and is obvious to anyone inspecting the object holding the

rune. A read magic spell allows the caster to identify the spell held

in a rune with a successful Spellcraft check (DC 1S + the spell's level).

Rune Magic

In the snowbound mountains of the North, dwarves and giants have

dwelled for uncounted years as rivals and enemies, and their deeds

are only rumored in human lands. In the lore of the shield dwarves,

runes-carefully inscribed symbols from the secret characters of the

dwarven alphabet-can be carved to hold spells of great potency.

DISARMING RUNES

Runes can be disarmed or deactivated in several ways. A successful

erase spell deactivates a rune (DC 1S + your caster level). Touching

the rune to erase it does not trigger the rune unless the erase spell

fails to deactivate the rune.

A dispel magic spell targeted on an untriggered rune can dispel its

magic if successful (DC 11 + your caster level). Untriggered runes are

not subject to area dispels. Finally, a rogue can use her Disable Device

skill to disable runes (DC 2f + the spell's level), like any magic trap.

LEARNING THE RUNES

In order to use rune magic, a character must learn the Inscribe Rune

feat (see Chapter 1: Characters). Rune magic is strongly tied to the

dwarven and giant deities and is thus the province of divine spell-

casters. Some students of rune magic choose to virtually abandon

the normal practice of magic in order to concentrate on their

chosen medium, becoming runecasters of great power.

Elven High Maqic

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