Flutes were common and portable musical instruments. They were often favored by bards.[2][3]
Availability[]
- Black Dugal's Music Shoppe in the city of Ravens Bluff was known to sell flutes.[4]
- Several members of the Waterdhavian noble house Majarra produced instruments, including flutes and longhorns.[5]
Varieties[]
- Birdpipes
- Fipple pipe, a variety of flute found in the kingdom of Hartsvale.[6] It was held vertically and played by blowing into its end.[7]
- Longhorn
- Songhorn
Notable Flutes[]
- Fife of blasting, enchanted flutes that produced an effect similar to sound burst.[8]
- The Merry Shorthorn, a renowned enchanted flute.[9]
- Ruehar's flute, a magical silver flute that belonged to the wood elf wizard Ruehar and passed on to his descendants.[10]
- Sorlyn's Ditty, an enchanted flute that was created for Sorlyn Sheerla.[8]
Notable Users of Flutes[]
Individuals[]
- The drow wizard Dostrealt carried a flute and a piccolo.[11]
- Sorlyn Sheerla, a cleric of the Faerûnian deity of song, Milil.[8]
- Taran Goldenstar, a wizard in Freedale, often played a flute outside him home.[12]
Nations, Regions, & Settlements[]
- Flutes made from reeds were a common instrument on the Malatran Plateau.[13]
Races & Sentient Creatures[]
- Banshrae, a dangerous and musically inclined race of fey, always carried a masterwork flute that doubled as a blowgun.[14]
Religions[]
- It was common for clerics of Eilistraee to be proficient with flutes, as well as harps and horns.[15][16]
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
A simple flute from the Western Heartlands.
Appearances[]
Adventures
Dungeon #19, "The Serpent's Tooth" • Dungeon #29, "Ex Libris" • Dungeon #130, "Within the Circle" • Princes of the Apocalypse • Waterdeep: Dungeon of the Mad Mage
Novels & Short Stories
Realms of Valor: "One Last Drink" • The Ogre's Pact • Tymora's Luck • The Rage • The Silverfish • Darkvision
Gamebooks
Video Games
Icewind Dale series (Icewind Dale • Icewind Dale II) • Neverwinter Nights series (Neverwinter Nights 2 • 2: Storm of Zehir) • Baldur's Gate III
Organized Play & Licensed Adventures
References[]
- ↑ Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb (September 1988). City System. Edited by Karen Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 31. ISBN 0-8803-8600-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 154. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jeremy Crawford, Mike Mearls, James Wyatt (March 2009). Player's Handbook 2. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 197. ISBN 0-7869-5016-4.
- ↑ Jim Dawson and John Miller (November 1990). “The Living City: Black Dugal's Music Shoppe”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #56 (TSR, Inc.), p. 24.
- ↑ Elaine Cunningham (September 2005). “New Olamn Bard College”. In Erik Mona ed. Dragon #335 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. 26.
- ↑ Troy Denning (September 1994). The Ogre's Pact. (TSR, Inc.), p. 5. ISBN 1560768916.
- ↑ Blake Mobley (1992). The Complete Bard's Handbook. (TSR, Inc.), p. 93. ISBN 1-56076-360-4.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 Obsidian Entertainment (November 2008). Designed by Tony Evans. Neverwinter Nights 2: Storm of Zehir. Atari.
- ↑ Black Isle Studios (August 2002). Designed by J.E. Sawyer. Icewind Dale II. Interplay.
- ↑ Richard Baker, James Wyatt (March 2004). Player's Guide to Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 124. ISBN 0-7869-3134-5.
- ↑ Dale "slade" Henson (April 1991). Realmspace. Edited by Gary L. Thomas, Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc), p. 67. ISBN 1-56076-052-4.
- ↑ Richard Baker III, David Cook, Kevin Melka, Bruce Nesmith (January 1997). Introduction to Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. (TSR, Inc.), p. 34. ISBN 0-7869-0332-5.
- ↑ Uncredited (December 1994). “Heroes of Malatra”. In Jean Rabe ed. Polyhedron #102 (TSR, Inc.), p. 14.
- ↑ (July 2007). Monster Manual V. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 10–11. ISBN 0-7869-4115-4.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 241. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (July 1991). The Drow of the Underdark. (TSR, Inc), p. 23. ISBN 1-56076-132-6.