Gnats was a personal cantrip that neophyte wizards could learn.[4][5][6] It summoned a swarm of gnats to bother and distract a nearby creature.[1][2][3]
Effects[]
This cantrip conjured a small swarm of tiny flying insects that occupied a volume of 1 cubic foot (28,000 cubic centimeters). It appeared at a spot within 10 feet (3 meters)[note 1] and immediately formed a cloud around the head of the creature nearest to the summoning point. If the target did not resist the magic of this spell, they were distracted by the gnats for a few seconds before the bugs flew off. If the target successfully resisted, then they were essentially unaffected.[1][2][3]
Components[]
This cantrip required verbal and somatic components to cast. The caster pointed at the target while making a high-pitched sound, like the buzzing of tiny wings close to one's ear, using the tongue and upper palate.[1][2][3]
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Notes[]
- ↑ The original description of this spell in Dragon #60 used the 1st-edition nomenclature
1", meaning 10 ft (3 m) indoors and 10 yd (9.1 m) outdoors. This was simplified to the shorter range in Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four.
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.