Crystalbrittle was an alteration spell that turned any kind of metal into a brittle, crystalline substance.[2]
Effects[]
By touching a single object or creature made of metal, such as a weapon, armor, an item, or even an iron golem, the caster turned a large volume of it into a fragile crystal. The volume affected increased as the caster became more powerful. Magic items and creatures made of metal had a chance of resisting the effect, whereas artifacts were unlikely to be vulnerable at all.[2] The spell could also be used to weaken the hulls of metal spelljammers.[7]
The effects of the spell were permanent and irreversible, short of a wish spell. Not even dispel magic could undo the transformation. An object affected by crystalbrittle had to be protected immediately, since any hit, no matter how feeble, could completely shatter it.[2]
Components[]
The spell required only verbal and somatic components.[2]
History[]
The spell was attributed to the Netherese arcanist Ptack in the Year of Taut Cloths, −503 DR, and was originally called Ptack's brittleness.[1]
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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, 28. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Mark Middleton et al (November 1996). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume One. (TSR, Inc), p. 200. ISBN 978-0786904365.
- ↑ Richard Baker (1996). Player's Option: Spells & Magic. (TSR, Inc), pp. 180–181, 183–185. ISBN 0-7869-0394-5.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 153. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 96. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb (August 1989). “Concordance of Arcane Space”. Spelljammer: AD&D Adventures in Space (TSR, Inc.), p. 84. ISBN 0-88038-762-9.