Haste

Haste was a spell that caused the affected target(s) to move and act more quickly than normal.

Effects
A creature under the effects of a haste spell could make quicker attacks and dodge attacks with their enhanced speed. Their speed in any form was also doubled. The spell affected up to five targets, or more for more experienced casters, provided they were in close range.

Components
The spell needed verbal, somatic and material components. The material component for a haste spell was a shaving of licorice root, which could later be replaced by the use of a spellcasting focus.

In the Chondathan spellcasting tradition of Turmish, prior to the Time of Troubles, the verbal component for this spell was made up of harsh syllables and it had no material component.

In Kara-Tur, a shaving of bamboo was required as a material component.

History
The Netherese arcanist Quantoul was given the credit for the creation of this spell in ; it was originally called Quantoul's fastmorph.

After the Time of Troubles of 1358 DR, the spell had the side effect of aging the user one full year. After the, that was no longer the case.

Appearances

 * Video Games
 * Baldur's Gate series &bull; Icewind Dale series &bull; Neverwinter Nights series
 * Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
 * A Fool's Errand