Firefinger was a personal cantrip that apprentice wizards could learn.[4][5][6] It caused a flame to be emitted from the tip of the caster's finger.[1][2][3]
Effects[]
This cantrip produced a flame up to 6 inches (15 centimeters) long that lasted for six seconds. It was hot enough to start a fire in kindling, burn parchment, and ignite other combustible materials provided they were mostly dry and in conditions conducive to fire. The caster's finger was not harmed by the flame, but it was not a good idea to cast this spell with a hand in a pocket.[1][2][3]
Components[]
This spell required verbal and somatic components to cast. The forefinger was extended and then the thumb of the same hand was flicked across it in a sideways motion while the caster spoke a word associated with control of elemental fire, such as dun-hill, ron-son, or zip-po.[1][2][3][note 1]
History[]
In the late 1490s DR,[note 2] Simon Aumar demonstrated a firefinger cantrip at his magic show in the playhouse in Triboar, but impressed precisely no one.[7][8] He had more effect later when he used it to ignite Themberchaud's gassy belches, and triggered an explosion that released him and his fellow adventurers.[7][8]
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Notes[]
- ↑ Dunhill, Ronson, and Zippo were all popular brands of cigarette lighters.
- ↑ The Honor Among Thieves movie and its tie-ins are as yet undated. As discussed here, from the condition of Castle Never and Dagult Neverember's reign, this wiki estimates a date of the late 1490s DR for the main events of the movie. Prequels and flashback scenes are set up to 11 years before this.
References[]
- ↑ 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. 19.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 50. 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. 1058. ISBN 978-0786912094.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (March 1982). “Cantrips: Minor magics for would-be wizards”. In Kim Mohan ed. Dragon #59 (TSR, Inc.), p. 6.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 45. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ Mark Middleton et al (September 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. (TSR, Inc), p. 1048. ISBN 978-0786912094.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley (2023). Honor Among Thieves. (Paramount Pictures).
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 David Lewman (February 28, 2023). Honor Among Thieves: The Junior Novelization. (Random House Worlds), chap. 8, p. 58. ISBN 0593647955.