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Extension III was an alteration and metamagic spell that increased the time another spell lasted.[2][3][7]

Effects[]

This spell was very similar to the less potent extension I: if cast directly after another spell requiring less magical power, extension III prolonged that spell to either one and a half or two times its original duration, depending on the affected spell's power.[2][8][7]

Components[]

Extension I required verbal components only.[2][7]

History[]

This spell was created by Netherese arcanist Zwei in −2559 DR (1300 NY) under the name Zwei's 3rd extension as his last and most powerful invention.[1]

By the 1360s DR, it was considered uncommon in the magical community in Faerûn,[9] and also only rarely found in Zakhara.[5][note 1]

It fell out of use[speculation] after the Year of Wild Magic, 1372 DR, when experienced spellcasters developed the talent to modify some aspects of their spells, like extending the duration.[10][note 2]

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Notes[]

  1. Canon material does not provide dating for the Al-Qadim campaign setting. For the purposes of this wiki only, the current date for Al-Qadim products is assumed to be 1367 DR.
  2. 3rd edition introduced metamagic feats, including "Extend spell". The extension spells, however, did not appear after 2nd edition.

Appearances[]

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. 25–26. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 177. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Dale Donovan (January 1998). Cult of the Dragon. Edited by Julia Martin. (TSR, Inc.), p. 125. ISBN 0-7869-0709-6.
  4. Loren Coleman (1995). Chronomancer. Edited by Matt Forbeck. (TSR, Inc), p. 41. ISBN 978-0786903252.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 124, 126. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
  6. 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.
  7. 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Gary Gygax (1978). Players Handbook 1st edition. (TSR, Inc.), p. 80. ISBN 0-9356-9601-6.
  8. David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 157. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
  9. Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 153. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
  10. Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (August 2000). Player's Handbook 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 88, 91, 94. ISBN 0-7869-1551-4.
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