Secret page was a transmutation spell that hid the contents of a page behind the appearance that something else was written on it.[7][3]
Effects[]
Upon casting the spell, the user determined a command word that could reveal the secret contents and then return the page to its disguised state. Speaking the command word twice ended the spell altogether. A page affected by secret page was impervious to spells such as comprehend languages. Moreover, spells such as confuse languages and explosive runes could be cast on it, but only affected the false text. Erase was also ineffective: it destroyed the entire writing. Only a combination of true seeing and comprehend languages could bypass the illusion.[7][3]
Components[]
The spell required verbal, somatic, and material components. The materials required were a powder made of herring scales and the essence of either a boggart or of a will-o'-wisp.[7][3]
History[]
The spell was attributed to the Netherese arcanist Ptack in −503 DR and was originally called Ptack's secret script.[1]
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References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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.
- ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 311. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 275. 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.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 152. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker (1996). Player's Option: Spells & Magic. (TSR, Inc), pp. 180, 185. ISBN 0-7869-0394-5.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Mark Middleton et al (March 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Three. (TSR, Inc), p. 777. ISBN 978-0786907915.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 122–123. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.