Greater shadow evocation, also known as demi-shadow magic[3][8] (or demishadow magic)[5] and Shadow's demimagic,[1] was an illusion spell that created semi-real duplicates of arcane evocation spells. It was a superior version of the shadow evocation spell.[2]
Effects[]
The spell enabled the caster to tap into the energies of the Plane of Shadow to create shadowy imitations of powerful spells[2][9] such as cone of cold, wall of fire, wall of ice, cloudkill, and the like.[3]
If a target recognized an offensive spell to be an illusion, that spell lost much of its potency.[2][3]
Components[]
The spell used verbal and somatic components only.[2][3]
History[]
The spell was originally devised by the Netherese arcanist known as Shadow in 3272 NY (−587 DR), and was originally called Shadow's demimagic. This was simplified to demishadow magic by the mid-to-late 14th century DR,[1] although the spell was not commonly encountered in Faerûn by that time.[10] It ultimately came to be known as greater shadow evocation.[2]
The spell was a favorite of cloaker lords.[11]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 24, 28. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 277. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 175. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ Barry A. A. Dillinger (May 1996). “The Dimensional Wizard”. In Pierce Watters ed. Dragon #229 (TSR, Inc.), pp. 50–52.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Richard Baker (1996). Player's Option: Spells & Magic. (TSR, Inc), pp. 19–20, 184. ISBN 0-7869-0394-5.
- ↑ Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), p. 126. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Skip Williams (2000). Conversion Manual. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 15.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 171. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 153. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ James Wyatt, Rob Heinsoo (February 2001). Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerûn. Edited by Duane Maxwell. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-1832-2.