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| − | According to the ''[[Book of the Silver Talon]]'', the ingredients for the ink used to inscribe ''erase'' into [[spellbook]]s were: one ounce of [[giant squid]] sepia, an ounce of acid, three dozen crushed caraway seeds, one [[chrysolite]] and one |
+ | According to the ''[[Book of the Silver Talon]]'', the ingredients for the ink used to inscribe ''erase'' into [[spellbook]]s were: one ounce of [[giant squid]] sepia, an ounce of acid, three dozen crushed caraway seeds, one [[chrysolite]] and one black [[pearl]].<ref name="PtfM-22">{{Cite book/Pages from the Mages|22}}</ref> |
The gems would be dissolved in the acid over the period of two days. After this, the acid was heated in an [[elven]]-made [[bronze]] tureen with the seeds being added after it was brought to a boil. This would neutralize the acid allowing the mixture to be cooled and mixed with the sepia.<ref name="PtfM-22"/> |
The gems would be dissolved in the acid over the period of two days. After this, the acid was heated in an [[elven]]-made [[bronze]] tureen with the seeds being added after it was brought to a boil. This would neutralize the acid allowing the mixture to be cooled and mixed with the sepia.<ref name="PtfM-22"/> |
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Revision as of 19:19, 11 February 2018
Erase was transmutation spell that caused mundane and magical writing to vanish.[2]
Effect
Erase removed writings of either magical or mundane nature from a scroll or from up to two pages of paper, parchment, or similar surfaces. It removed explosive runes, glyphs of warding, sepia snake sigils, and arcane marks, but it did not remove illusory script or symbols. Nonmagical writings were automatically erased if touched and no one else was holding them. Magic writings had to be touched. If an attempt failed to erase explosive runes, a glyph of warding, or a sepia snake sigil, the runes, glyph, or sigil became activated instead.[2]
History
The spell was attributed to Netherese arcanist Raliteff in -675 DR and was originally known as Raliteff's strike.[1]
Components
Inscription
According to the Book of the Silver Talon, the ingredients for the ink used to inscribe erase into spellbooks were: one ounce of giant squid sepia, an ounce of acid, three dozen crushed caraway seeds, one chrysolite and one black pearl.[7]
The gems would be dissolved in the acid over the period of two days. After this, the acid was heated in an elven-made bronze tureen with the seeds being added after it was brought to a boil. This would neutralize the acid allowing the mixture to be cooled and mixed with the sepia.[7]
Appendix
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 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (August 2000). Player's Handbook 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 200–201. ISBN 0-7869-1551-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 46, 65. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 134. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ 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.), p. 121. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ed Greenwood, Tim Beach (November 1995). Pages from the Mages. Edited by Jon Pickens. (TSR, Inc.), p. 22. ISBN 0-7869-0183-7.