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Blur

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Blur was an illusion spell that made the contours of a caster "blurry".

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It's as much a trick of the mind as it is a trick of the mind.[14]
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Effects[]

When under this spell, the caster would become harder to hit as they did not appear to have a solid form any more.[13][9] Attacks made against a blurred caster by someone who couldn't see it ignored this spell, of course, as they couldn't see the effect.[6][15]

Components[]

The older versions of the spell needed verbal and somatic components,[13][9] but the later version only needed a verbal component.[6][15]

History[]

The spell was attributed to Netherese arcanist Smolyn in −1942 DR and was originally called Smolyn's blurring.[1]

As of the late 15th century DR, there were some among the feywardens of Sarifal who, by embracing the trickery of the Feywild, could gain the ability to replicate this spell.[16]

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Video Games

Baldur's Gate series • Icewind Dale series • Planescape: Torment • Neverwinter Nights

Card Games

AD&D Trading Cards  • Magic: The Gathering (CLB)

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References[]

  1. ↑ 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, 26. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  2. ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 68, 207–211, 219. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
  3. ↑ Jeremy Crawford, Mike Mearls (November 2017). Xanathar's Guide to Everything. Edited by Kim Mohan, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 55. ISBN 978-0-7869-6612-7.
  4. ↑ Jeremy Crawford, James Wyatt, Keith Baker (November 2019). Eberron: Rising from the Last War. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 56. ISBN 978-0-7869-6692-9.
  5. ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 206. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
  7. ↑ James Wyatt (October 2001). Oriental Adventures (3rd edition). (Wizards of the Coast), p. 93. ISBN 0-7869-2015-7.
  8. ↑ Richard Baker (November 2004). Complete Arcane. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 92. ISBN 0-7869-3435-2.
  9. ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 David "Zeb" Cook (April 1995). Player's Handbook 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 140. ISBN 0-7869-0329-5.
  10. ↑ Richard Baker (1996). Player's Option: Spells & Magic. (TSR, Inc), p. 184. ISBN 0-7869-0394-5.
  11. ↑ Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 152. ISBN 978-1560763581.
  12. ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 121–122. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  13. ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 71. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
  14. ↑ Magic: The Gathering (June 2022).  CLB #058 "Blur", illus. Dave Greco. Wizards of the Coast.
  15. ↑ 15.0 15.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 219. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
  16. ↑ Matt James (November 2011). “Character Themes: Heroes of the Moonshaes”. In Steve Winter ed. Dragon #405 (Wizards of the Coast), p. 3.
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