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'''Message''' is a [[transmutation]] spell that lets one converse in whispers at a distance. The spell is language-dependent.
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'''''Message''''' was a [[transmutation]] spell that let one converse in whispers at a distance. The spell was language-dependent.<ref name="PHB3e"/>
   
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==Effect==
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The spell required [[Verbal component|verbal]], [[Somatic component|somatic]] and material components. The material required was a short piece of wire.<ref name="PHB5e-p207-210,259" />
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The caster can whisper messages and receive whispered replies with little chance of being overheard. The caster points his or her finger at each creature to be included in the spell effect. When the caster whisper, the whispered message is audible to all of the targeted creatures who are within range. Magical ''[[silence]]'', 30cm (1ft) of stone, 2.5cm (1in) of common metal (or a thin sheet of lead), or 1m (3ft) of wood or dirt blocks the spell. The message, however, does not have to travel in a straight line. It can circumvent a barrier if there is an open path between the caster and the subject, and the path’s entire length lies within the spell’s range. The creatures who receive the message can whisper a reply that can be heard by the caster. The spell transmits sound, not meaning. It doesn't transcend language barriers.
  
   
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According to the tome known as the ''[[Book of the Silver Talon]]'', the ingredients for the ink used to inscribe ''message'' into [[spellbook]]s were: one ounce of [[giant squid]] sepia, a non-[[human]] ear, a non-human tongue from a different body than the ear, an angelica plant, a [[turnip]], three shoots of foxtail grass, six leaves of [[hedge mustard]] and a drop of dew.<ref name="PtfM-23">{{Cite book/Pages from the Mages|23}}</ref>
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A short piece of copper wire.
  
   
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The single drop of dew was gathered from a fern leaf during a full moon and placed dropped in a cauldron of boiling water. The tongue, angelica plant, mustard, foxtail, turnip and ear were shredded and added to the mixture as it heated, in their respective order until it boiled over. The sepia was warmed over a flame, to which was added the residue of the boiling concoction. It was kept on the flame for another hour and stirred constantly. After the hour it was cooled and left in a vial for a full day.<ref name="PtfM-23"/>
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==Further reading==
  
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*{{Cite book/Player's Handbook 3rd edition}}
  
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*{{Cite book/FRCS|62-66}}
  
   
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The spell was attributed to [[Netherese arcanist]] [[Xanad]] in {{Yearlink|-715}} and was originally called ''Xanad's message''.<ref name="N.EoM.TWoN-p25,28" />
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==Appendix==
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===References===
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Revision as of 19:53, 24 January 2020

Message was a transmutation spell that let one converse in whispers at a distance. The spell was language-dependent.[3]

Components

The spell required verbal, somatic and material components. The material required was a short piece of wire.[2]

Inscription

According to the tome known as the Book of the Silver Talon, the ingredients for the ink used to inscribe message into spellbooks were: one ounce of giant squid sepia, a non-human ear, a non-human tongue from a different body than the ear, an angelica plant, a turnip, three shoots of foxtail grass, six leaves of hedge mustard and a drop of dew.[12]

The single drop of dew was gathered from a fern leaf during a full moon and placed dropped in a cauldron of boiling water. The tongue, angelica plant, mustard, foxtail, turnip and ear were shredded and added to the mixture as it heated, in their respective order until it boiled over. The sepia was warmed over a flame, to which was added the residue of the boiling concoction. It was kept on the flame for another hour and stirred constantly. After the hour it was cooled and left in a vial for a full day.[12]

History

The spell was attributed to Netherese arcanist Xanad in −715 DR and was originally called Xanad's message.[1]

Appendix

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 25, 28. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 207–210, 259. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (August 2000). Player's Handbook 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 227. ISBN 0-7869-1551-4.
  4. ↑ Ed Greenwood, Sean K. Reynolds, Skip Williams, Rob Heinsoo (June 2001). Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 46, 66. ISBN 0-7869-1836-5.
  5. ↑ Template:Cite book/Player's Handbook 3.5 edition
  6. ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (March 2006). Power of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 72. ISBN 0-7869-3910-9.
  7. ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 136. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
  8. ↑ Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), p. 124. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
  9. ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 22, 25. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  10. ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 121. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  11. ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 76. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
  12. ↑ 12.0 12.1 Ed Greenwood, Tim Beach (November 1995). Pages from the Mages. Edited by Jon Pickens. (TSR, Inc.), p. 23. ISBN 0-7869-0183-7.
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