Eyebite was a spell that made the caster gaze cause negative effects.[6][4][3][9]
Effect
The spell has changed many times over the years. Usually it was quite difficult to cast, only usable by spellcasters of great skill.[6][4][9]
The Oldest known version of the spell had the caster chose between the effects "Charm", "Fear", "Sicken" or "Sleep" when casting. When looking at a creature and speaking the command word it would effect the target. Charm would attempt to make the target obedient and loyal to the caster, Fear caused terror in the victim making it attempt to escape. Sicken would attempt to weaken the target to half of its ability and it would move half as fast. Sleep would attempt to cause the target to sleep.[6]
A later version would have assaulted a target, causing more ill effects on weaker targets and less so to stronger ones. "Sickened" would have effect any one whom the spell succeeded on and it caused the target to be less able in combat and with its abilities or skills. "Panicked" would have been applied to the moderate or weak, It caused the target to panic and would become shaken for at least 10 minutes and if it saw the caster during that time it would panic again. "Comatose" caused the target to sleep for at least 10 minutes, as this was not a sleep effect it could have worked on elves.[4]
After the Spellplague it became a simple fey warlock spell that caused psychic damage to a target and made the caster disappear from the targets sight.[3]
After the Second Sundering the spell changed again this time the casters eyes would have changed to a black void. If the caster could see a target within 60 feet, it could use its dread power on it, choosing between "Asleep", "Panicked" or "Sickened". "Asleep" simply attempt to make the target fall sleep, "Panicked" attempted to make the target always try to get as far away as possible from the caster as possible. "Sickened" tried to make the target disadvantageous in combat and with its abilities.[9]
Components
The only components needed where vocal and somatic.[6][4][9]
History
The spell was attributed to Netherese arcanist Smolyn in -1924 DR and was originally called Smolyn's eyebite.[1]
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. 23, 26. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 207–211, 238–239. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 132. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Template:Cite book/Player's Handbook 3.5 edition
- ↑ Jeff Crook, Wil Upchurch, Eric L. Boyd (May 2005). Champions of Ruin. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 24. ISBN 0-7869-3692-4.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 177. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ 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. 121–122. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 9.3 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 238–239. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.