Creak was a haunting cantrip that neophyte wizards could learn.[4][5][6] It could create the sound of motion over a floor with loose boards, or the sound of opening a door on rusty hinges.[1][2][3]
Effects[]
Casting this cantrip produced one of two different creaking noises as chosen by the somatic gesture. The range of the spell was 30 feet (9.1 meters).[4][5][6] The rusty-hinged door sound lasted two seconds, as if a door was slowly opened. The squeaky floor sound originated within 10 feet (3 meters) of the caster, lasted for three seconds, and appeared to the listener as if someone was walking on a floor with loose boards in a direction chosen by the caster.[1][2][3]
Components[]
This cantrip required verbal and somatic components to cast. Verbally, the caster made a quiet creaking sound. For the sound of an opening door, the gesture started with a thumb touching the fingertips and then opening the hand. For the squeaky floor sound, the gesture was "walking" with two fingers as if they were legs.[1][2][3]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Gary Gygax (April 1982). “More Cantrips: Mini-spells for apprentice magic-users”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #60 (TSR, Inc.), p. 20.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 51. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mark Middleton et al (September 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. (TSR, Inc), p. 1059. ISBN 978-0786912094.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Gary Gygax (March 1982). “Cantrips: Minor magics for would-be wizards”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #59 (TSR, Inc.), p. 6.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 45. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Mark Middleton et al (September 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. (TSR, Inc), p. 1048. ISBN 978-0786912094.