Minor image

Minor image, also known as improved phantasmal force or, originally, as Carbury's improved force, was an illusion spell of the figment subschool that created a simple illusory image accompanied by sound. It was typically an arcane spell but was also available to clerics of deities with power over creation, gnomes,  or illusion.

Effects
The effects of this spell were similar to those of silent image, except that the figment also included sounds. The sounds, however, could not include understandable speech. The effects would last for as long as the spellkeeper concentrated on maintaining them and then faded a short time after that. Spellcasters with the least amount of training or skill could create a visual illusion not larger than, but more powerful casters could create much larger illusions. The image could be cast at a long distance from the caster and could move within the limits of the size of the effect. As with silent image, however, the illusion contained no smell, texture, or temperature, and interaction with it could cause the figment to cease producing sensations at all, if the observer became suspicious.

The sound from this spell could not be heard in the void of wildspace, since no sound could be heard in a vacuum; however, nothing prevented a caster from creating the illusion within a distant air envelope within the range of the spell.

Components
Like several other illusionary spells, this one required a tiny amount of wool as a spell focus, in addition to somatic and verbal components.

History
In Faerûn, the spell was invented by the Netherese arcanist Carbury in.

Known Users

 * Heino, a gnome companion of Marcus Wands, was known to use this spell.

Appearances

 * Dungeon #37, "A Wizard's Fate" • Marco Volo: Arrival • The Ruins of Undermountain II: The Deep Levels • Shackles of Blood
 * Card Games
 * Spellfire: Master the Magic