Blackstaff was a spell applied to a staff or quarterstaff that enhanced its combat effectiveness, and gave it the ability to dispel magic or cause a spellcaster it struck to lose a prepared spell.[2]
Effects[]
When cast, this spell bestowed upon the target non-magical staff, polearm or club, a +4 enchantment.[1][2]
When the blackstaff struck a magical item or any person, it dispelled magic and in the case of spellcasters, caused them to forget spells they had memorized.[2] In some instances, the spell even disrupted the minds of individuals with psionic talents and drained a small amount of life force from beings it struck.[4]
The effects of blackstaff could not be dispelled and the staff absorbed any spells cast directly at it.[4]
None of the effects of the blackstaff could harm the caster in any way.[1]
History[]
This spell was created by Khelben "Blackstaff" Arunsun and was part of the reason why his common appellation was Blackstaff, as he carried a staff of power that had this spell cast on it with permanency.[5]
The blackstaff spell was found in Laeral's Libram, a spellbook written by the wizard Laeral Silverhand. Laeral lost the spellbook sometime during her madness induced by the Crown of Horns, and it was not been seen since.[6] Khelben only shared this spell with those he trusted implicitly.[2]
However, by the Year of Rogue Dragons, 1373 DR, the spell blackstaff was known and in use across the Realms.[7]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ed Greenwood (September 1993). The Code of the Harpers. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 48. ISBN 1-56076-644-1.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Sean K. Reynolds, Duane Maxwell, Angel McCoy (August 2001). Magic of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 81. ISBN 0-7869-1964-7.
- ↑ Mark Middleton et al (November 1996). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume One. (TSR, Inc), pp. 89–90. ISBN 978-0786904365.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Ed Greenwood (September 1993). The Code of the Harpers. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 49. ISBN 1-56076-644-1.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 175. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Tim Beach (November 1995). Pages from the Mages. Edited by Jon Pickens. (TSR, Inc.), p. 71. ISBN 0-7869-0183-7.
- ↑ Eric L. Boyd (June 2005). City of Splendors: Waterdeep. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 152. ISBN 0-7869-3693-2.