Optic aids were small glass implements that provided visual assistance in reading or inspecting small details.[1][3]
Description[]
There were several types of optic aids available in the Realms. The most commonly available ones were the following:
- Magnifying glass
- A hand-held tool to help inspecting small objects. It could also be used to start a fire, provided that sunlight and tinder were available.[3] A magnifying glass was a necessary equipment in a wizard's laboratory,[1] and it was also the material component for casting the sunbeam spell.[3] Some sets of thieves' tools also came equipped with magnifying glasses.[4]
- Monocle
- A single lens that enhanced the vision for one eye.[1]
- Spectacles
- A pair of lenses that hung over the user's nose. It was considered an odd implement.[1]
History[]
Magnifying glasses first became available in Netheril in 2984 NY (−875 DR).[5]
Reputation[]
The majority of visual aids and those of the highest quality, such as magnifying glasses and spectacles, were constructed by gnomes.[6]
Appendix[]
Gallery[]
A magnifying glass.
A magnifying glass in a set of thieves' tools.
An aurumach examines a document with a magnifying glass.
A sage wearing glasses.
A wizard examines a gemstone with a magnifying glass on the cover of The Dragon #30.
A gnome wearing a pair of spectacles.
Appearances[]
- Licensed Adventures & Organized Play
- Where the Teak Snakes Slither
See Also[]
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 44. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 128. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 150, 152. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 15. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 31. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (October 2012). Ed Greenwood Presents Elminster's Forgotten Realms. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 11. ISBN 0786960345.