Analyze portal was a divinatory spell used by arcane spellcasters in the Realms.[2] Clerics of Eilistraee or Shaundakul who mastered the portal domain could also cast this spell.[4]
Effects[]
Upon casting this spell, which took a full minute, the caster could sense if the area within a cone of 60 feet (18 meters) radius contained any portals. If portals were present, the caster could continue to concentrate and analyze each portal to learn its properties.[2]
The caster would instantly know the size and location of a portal within the area of effect. As successive seconds passed, the caster would learn new properties, depending on his or her power, in the following order:
- the command word or key required to operate the portal,
- specific circumstances under which the portal could be used,
- the directionality of the portal,
- other special properties, such as being creature-only or random, and finally,
- a visualization of to where the portal led.[2] Each realization was similar to the sensation of recalling a forgotten memory.[5]
One could not extend the effects of other divinatory magics through the portals being studied.[2]
Components[]
The spell required verbal and somatic components and the use of a lens made of crystal and a small mirror, which were consumed in the casting. Clerics who could access this spell instead used their holy symbol as a focus.[2]
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- ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Logan Bonner, Robert J. Schwalb (September 2008). Forgotten Realms Player's Guide. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 142. ISBN 978-0-7869-4929-8.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 66–67. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (March 2006). Power of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 72. ISBN 0-7869-3910-9.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 64. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Matthew Sernett, Jeff Grubb, Mike McArtor (Dec 2005). Spell Compendium. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 10. ISBN 0-7869-3702-5.