Animal growth was a transmutation or alteration spell that allowed the caster to double the size of one or more animals.[2][4][5][8] The reverse of this spell, shrink animal, caused animals to shrink to half their size.[4][5][8]
Effects[]
Casting this spell caused one or more animals to grow in size. This doubled each animal's height, length, and width, while increasing its weight by a factor of eight. This increase in size had a number of effects including making the creature more powerful but it also made the creature easier to attack.[2] The creature's strength and hardiness were also increased.[2][4][5][8] This spell did not affect Colossal sized creatures,[2] although the reverse of this spell could.[4][5][8]
When the spell ended, the creature's size and power returned to normal, and any injuries suffered by the creature were reduced in severity by half.[2]
The caster gained no special ability to command or influence the affected animals.[2]
Components[]
The older version of this spell required verbal and somatic components, the spell also required a material component, a bite of food.[4][5][8] The newer version did not require any food.[2]
History[]
The spell was attributed to Netherese arcanist Stoca in −1794 DR and was originally called Stoca's fauna grow.[1]
It was recorded in Yornar's Trail Companion, a holy text of the church of Mielikki.[10]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 24, 27. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 2.7 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 190, 192, 194, 198. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 90. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), pp. 165, 221. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.5 David "Zeb" Cook (April 1995). Player's Handbook 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 280. ISBN 0-7869-0329-5.
- ↑ Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 121–123. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.5 Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 60. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
- ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 87. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood and Doug Stewart (1997). Prayers from the Faithful. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 119. ISBN 0-7869-0682-0.