Nystul's magic aura, also referred to as Mystra's lingering touch,[5] and Arcanist's magic aura, was an illusion spell that masked the magical aura of an item.[1][3]
To Zakharan mages, always reluctant to acknowledge ajami names and accomplishments, the spell was known simply as magic aura, and counted among the spells of the universal province.[4]
Effects[]
On casting Nystul's magic aura, a touched item would be detected as either as an utterly non-magical item or as a magic item of the caster's choosing. For example, the caster could pick up a random sword and make it appear as if it had the vorpal quality. However, the spell did not change the appearance of the object; for example, claiming a sword to be a vorpal sword, despite the sword not being of a quality that could hold any magic, was bound to raise suspicions. Furthermore, there was a chance for the magical aura to be determined as fake by means of investigating the enchanted object, for example by using an identify spell. [1]
Components[]
Nystul's magic aura required somatic and verbal components as well as a focus in the form of a small square of silk that needed to be passed over the item to be enchanted.[1]
History[]
This spell was made available to the dweomerkeepers who served Mystra, the third personification of the Goddess of Magic.[5]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 257–258. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Eric L. Boyd (March 2006). Power of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 72. ISBN 0-7869-3910-9.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), pp. 136–137. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 124–125. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Eric L. Boyd, Erik Mona (May 2002). Faiths and Pantheons. Edited by Gwendolyn F.M. Kestrel, et al. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 190. ISBN 0-7869-2759-3.