Secrets of the Magister is a 2nd-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory for the Forgotten Realms.
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Mages kill each other to become the Magister.
The Magister of Mystra is one of the most mysterious—and misunderstood—beings in the Forgotten Realms setting. Some say the Magister is simply the most powerful mortal mage in all of Toril. Perhaps, but there is something more, something unique, about being so touched by the Mother of All Magic.
The mages of Faerûn roll up their sleeves and craft the spells and items that they hope will empower them to win the office of the Magister. A few will succeed. More will wish they'd never taken up magic in the first place.
Here at last, one can learn all the secrets, abilities, and sacred duties of the Magister. Plus, discover the fate of Lady Nouméa and the identity of her successor as Magister. Also, read guidelines on how a PC mage might become the Magister.
This book holds the history of the office, new powers, spells, magic items, a roster of select Magisters from the past, and guidelines on how to incorporate the Magister into your campaign.
One Magister became a god; others have hoped to.”
Description[]
Secrets of the Magister is the 13th and final book in the FOR series. It was one of the last Forgotten Realms books published for Advanced Dungeons & Dragons.
Secrets of the Magister focuses on the Magister of Mystra, including the powers they wield, the challenges they face, and the secrets they guard.
It provides a history of the Magister’s office, tracing its origins, notable individuals who have held the title, and the evolution of its responsibilities over the centuries. It also contains detailed descriptions of the unique powers and abilities granted to the Magister, including spells, magical items, and other arcane resources. ALso included is a selection of new magical items and spells associated with the Magister’s office.
Secrets of the Magister contains profiles of significant Magisters throughout history, offering insights into their lives, achievements, and the impact they have had on the Realms.
For Dungeon Masters, the accessory provides numerous adventure hooks and plot ideas centered around the Magister and their secrets.
Contents[]
- The Magister of Mystra
- Tasks of the Magister
- Becoming the Magister
- Powers of the Magister
- Leaving Office
- Mystra's Choice
- Shadowstaff
- Tarsardar
- Wingless Wonder
- Magisters Remembered
- The Magister Now
- Magis terial Magic
- The Magisterial Campaign
- Mystra's Other Servants
- The Road of Stars and Shadows
Index[]
Characters[]
- Main
- Adriyana Voudsarr • Almer Galarthund • Alvaerele Tasundrym • Anaslas Raldimmar • Aralagath Tarsil • Arghorst Talandor • Baerzlus Anagathiir • Belmer • Bilnur Faerglamer • Brymmyn Thorl • Caldauvur Maerglauthyn • Cauldyn Darthus Salanger • Chelathra • Constulgrael • Corthas Muhleer • Dathchaunt Sandrach • Dorgon Heamiiolothtar • Eirl Rauthantannar • Eiruidin Ondaru • Eldrus Wands • Eleedra Nathchant • Ergrith Klavulgrun • Filverel Donnathlascen • Flaerivus Grevauldyn • Galeerie Mulurkrath • Gelthin Hornreach • Glaragama Dunrohiyr • Haelvar Ildagh • Horgyl Tusselvarr • Hortil Droone • Ildathchance Orlaer • Ilitmur Auglad • Immué Dathril • Imrul Athelzedar • Inhil Lauthdryn • Iolaeden Stonehallow • Irithra Dawntanthra • Isilger Mountrant • Jaelaera Sundeirnyn • Jhesiyra Kestellharp • Jonsryn Daerathal • Kalgrathur Daycloaks • Larongar Veverell • Loaradden Derviir • Maeraedryn Lorndessar • Malanthus Stormstaern • Maldiglas Turntower • Malkith Undree • Malune Nalonkrivar • Maxiladanarr Torstren • Meldryn Jalensifer • Morglord Iltriune • Nasana Melnuthquel • Nelnfaen Sauntarae • Nelorth Broamshoulder • Nerren Prentiyuel • Nouméa Drathchuld • Ohland Grethgar • Oldo Tappard • Olohmber Starnardyn • Ongraunnathan • Onlagar Blurnwood • Onsilur Maerdrathom • Orten Imdrar • Ozgor Hyelvel • Phambra Chalyphar • Phelarnden Ghemelt • Phiirornaera • Qilder Yarven • Quaervaxthanus • Sabral Faryre • Sarndaen Dalabar • Sharglar Dulrathran • Shornthal Imynster • Starlaurynguldar • Talana Brakuularn • Talatha Vaerovree • Taline Telgara • Thardon Ilvynner • The Simbul • Thornar Fleetmoor • Tolamn • Tsanbrin Aulmeroevler • Tsjancy Yildree • Turnock Draether • Tyvbolt Arsurath • Uldinus Lawkland • Urboltar Highymhelver • Veldrin Daerivyn • Velgorn Kataclath • Velomar Dauntcastle • Weldrarn Orblin • Zunroun Ilber
- Other
- Aelbronter Dauntrael • Alair Nalabukhar • Albaerum • Alemander IV • Almer Galarthund • Andrath Klaeverdar • Annath Sunfall • Ansel Burwyth • Ariel Manx • Arildan Belvrost • Baerbuckle Klaeverdar • Blaermar • Boroland Nevilard • Calagrace • Chancereene Chaserperi • Chasler Belvrost • Dardren • Dartabba Shoukyn • Deluma Dauntrael • Elminster • Elvrado Chaserperi • Eron Imgrym • Faerdinalar • Faereldan Chaserperi • Ghendor Vaerovree • Glammader • Gueladdeth Klaeverdar • Haedrak • Halaster • Immgar Orlam • Indolrere Moravan • Irdiira Vaerovree • Irgult Wheivron • Iriskree • Jadaster Belvrost • Jasurra Phaerdinzer • Justal Iroon • Keldeln Klaeverdar • Khelben Arunsun • Kheldivur • Kurtal • Laeral • Lathtolt • Llandur Chaserperi • Maelaeve Belvrost • Maermadrar • Maether • Meldrethe Klaeverdar • Melegor Chaserperi • Merlivert • Mimré • Mirt • Mlanduvver Tassio • Morglord Iltriune • Mroarild Sarvarada • Muroarn • Nanath Sarvarada • Nelver Kulcharvin • Nlaergus • Olbrinhannar Klaeverdar • Ondraer Chaserperi • Oriimar Belvrost • Osalra • Othdil Mauneiyn • Othlo Phaerdinzer • Radellus • Roekandal • Rrestel • Saerla Thimroon • Scsilda Starshield • Sharabirt • Sirdan Aulauger • Sorlauv • Sperrus • Srinshee • Syluné • Tabast Dauntrael • Tathtaklo Phaerdinzer • Telgerd Belvrost • Terivelle Vaerovree • Tethlae Dauntrael • Thaerdimor • The Trapmaster • Thurlad Dauntrael • Tlaverlt Chaserperi • Uemer Vordryn • Ulraen • Veldribold • Yalumvrael
- Referenced only
- Alvagaerus Firlthond • Auldo Chaserperi • Dove Falconhand • Halbadan Belvrost • Hemtor Dauntrael • Illinge Hardraw • Jaedreene Klaeverdar • Manshoon • Narvar Belvrost • Rildara Danthree • Roadaeron Lorndessar II • Sememmon • Shalima Dauntrael • Unamundass • Vaelder Longspells • Yargildas
Creatures[]
- arcanaweave • beholder • shadowstaff • skeleton dragon • tarsardar • touched • weredragon • wingless wonder • zombie dragon
- Referenced only
- argos • bebilith • beholder mage • black dragon • bodak • cambion • caryatid column • crawling claw • doppelganger • dragon • dread • flying zombie • gargoyle • giant hawk • giant owl • giant wasp • goat • golem • grell • griffon • helmed horror • lizard man • Malaugrym • marilith • moon elf • orc • phaerimm • red dragon • saltwater clam • serpent • shrieker • titan • unicorn • white dragon • will o' wisp • wizshade • wolf • wyvern
Locations[]
- Greentree Haven • Howling Caverns • Maurmurra • Orsraun Mountains • Rannath • Sreve • Sword Coast North
- Referenced only
- Alaron • Altumbel • Amn • Amnwater • Arrabar • Arran River • Arranford • Athalantar • Athkatla • Baernwood • Baldur's Gate • Belled Boot • Berdusk • Border Kingdoms • Bright Lane • Calaunt • Calim Desert • Calimport • Calimshan • Candlekeep • Castle Endreth • Castle of Beasts • Castle Tethyr • Castle Waterdeep • Marsh of Chelimber • Chessenta • Chionthar • Chult • Cloud Peaks • Cormanthor • Cormyr • Daerimathlor • Dammasae's Grave • Deepingdale • Deepstar • Dessarin valley • Dragonreach • Drunkard's Walk • Drunster's Well • Earthfast Mountains • Easting • Eggs of the Dragon • Elbulder • Eldath's Patch • Elmwood • Eltabbar • Elturel • Eshpurta • Esmeltaran • Everlund • Faerglamer House • Faerûn • Far Hills • Fire River • Firesteap Pass • Giant's Plain • Golden Road • Gulthmere • Halls of the Beast Tamers • Halruaa • Haunted Lake • Hawkhill • Herald's Holdfast • High Dale • High Emmerock • High Forest • High Hall of Elturel • Hill's Edge • Ice Mountain • Immersea • Impiltur • Innarlith • Iriaebor • Kingsbay • Kurrsh • Lake Azoun • Lake of Snows • Lake of Steam • Lake of the Strong Arm • Lake Sember • Lake Where Dragons Sleep • Lantan • Lastarr • Liongirt Tower • Liontongue (village) • Liontongue River • Loudwater • Maiden's Tomb Tor • Many-Windowed Tower • Marsember • Memnon • Mielikki's Glade • Mintarn • Moonshaes • Mosstone • Mount Thulbane • Mulhorand • Murann • Myth Drannor • Nagarr • Nagawater • Narubel • Nashkel • Nathlekh • Nelanther • Netheril • Neverwinter • Nimbral • Old Road • Old Skull Knoll • Oldturret Farm • Ordulin • Orlumbor • Pirate Isles • Plains of Purple Dust • Priapurl • Procalith • Rassalantar • Rat Hills • Rauvin • Reddansyr • Redwater • Reth • Riders to the Sky • River Arran • River Reddan • Saerb • Sea of Fallen Stars • Secomber • Selgaunt • Selver Street • Sembia • Shadowdale • Sheirtalar • Shining Sea • Shoon • Shoonach • Shussel • Silverlade Street • Silverymoon • Skellin Street • Sleeping Dragon Inn • Snowhills Farm • Soubar • Spiderhaunt Wood • Spine of the World • Sshamath • Star Mounts • Staring Ranger • Starmantle • Starspire Mountains • Storm Fangs • Sultim • Summerfields • Suzail • Tallstones • Tashalar • Telpir • Tethyr • Tharsult • Thay • the Dragonbones • The Race • The Shining Sword • The Vast • Thentia • Thunder Peaks • Tilverton • Toril • Trailstone • Troll Mountains • Tunland • Turmish • Turnstone Keep • Underdark • Undermountain • Unicorn Run • Vangerdahast's Tower • Vault of the Sages • Velprintalar • Vilhon Reach • Vizier Vanquished • Waterdeep • Westgate • Westphal • Wizardgout Water • Wood of Sharp Teeth • Wyvernwater • Yacla • Yallasch • Zazesspur • Zhentil Keep
Magic[]
- Adriyana's Garter • Black Star Gate • blast-globes • blast scepter • blueshine • brooch of shielding • casting ground • cloak of elvenkind • cloak of poisonousness • cormathan spell-web • Crown of the Undying Flame • crystal ball • decanter of endless water • dweomer pantograph • elixir of health • everbright • Eye of Angalar • faerzress • Gauntlets of Faerglamer • girdle of fire • Haunted Flagon • kiira • Myth Drannor Road • Onsilur's gem prison • orbs of power • potion of longevity • potion of vitality • Ring of flying • ring of regeneration • ring of the ram • safehold • Shimmaryn • spelljamming ship • stone of magic missiles • sword of dancing • Talandor's helm • The Opener's map • wild magic • Wizardgout Water • x-ray vision • zombie door
- Spells
- alter digits • battlestar • Belorigar's baldric • Dathchaunt's deathbolt • dispel shunt • dweomerbanish • Filverel's doorward • firehands • ghosttalk • greater spell trigger • gutsnake • hand of tentacles • Irithra's spelltouch • Jalensifer's trident • Lauthdryn's cleaving • lesser cleaving • mantle • Nerren's guardlock • obliviasphere • plungesoil • potion of healing • power gauntlets • scouring wind (arcane spell) • shield of chains • spell trigger • stone fountain • talking stone • towerfall • unseen wagon • weavecall • weavestrike • wondercraft
- Other Magic
- Artificer (Imaskari) • Magister
- Referenced only
- affect normal fires • airy water • Athelzedar's rest • ball lightning • blade barrier • blindness • bone hook • cantrip • chain lightning • change self • charm • clone • color spray • cone of cold • contingency • continual light • curse • dancing lights • darkness • Darkness, 15' radius • dead magic • delayed blast fireball • detect invisibility • dig • dimension door • dispel magic • dispel magic field • ESP • Evard's black tentacles • faerie fire • fear • feather fall • feeblemind • feeblemind field • fireball • flame strike • flaming sphere • fly • flytrap • forcecage • geas • glassee • hold monster • hold undead • ice storm • identify • illusionary wall • imbue with spell ability • imprisonment • improved invisibility • infravision • invisibility • ironguard • item • jump • legend lore • levitate • light • lightning bolt • limited wish • locate object • magic missile • maze • mending • meteor swarm • minor creation • monster summoning • monster summoning IV • mount • nondetection • passwall • permanency • polymorph • polymorph any object • polymorph other • prismatic spray • prismatic wall • project image • protection from evil • read magic • remove curse • repulsion • reverse gravity • sending • shadow walk • shatter • shield • shimmer script • silence • simbul's spell trigger • sleep • slitherstill • slow cold • spectral hand • spell turning • spellseeking worm • spider climb • statue • stone shape • strength • symbol • telekinesis • teleport • teleport without error • temporal stasis • tenser's floating disk • time stop • tongues • true seeing • true seeing • unseen servant • wall of stone • water walk • wizard eye • wizard lock • wraithform • wraithform
Miscellaneous[]
- Drinks
- fire wine
- Events
- Dawn Cataclysm • Flight of Dragons • Magefair • Mystra's Choice • Night of Fourteen Magisters • Ten Black Days of Eleint • Time of Troubles
- Mysteries
- Askravan of Nudd • Seven Scarlet Curses • The Sphere of Spells
- Plants
- brownflower • mistflowers
- Texts
- Ever is Weather • Hearts and Daggers for Them • The Road of Stars and Shadows • Thoughts Before My Slaying • Treatise on Monsters Known and Unknown • The Wonders of Magery
Organizations[]
- Aspirant Magister • Cult of the Dragon • Nightfire Lances • Pursuivant Arcane • Reborn • The Schooled • Silver Swordpoint • Turnock's Brood • Weavespinner
- Referenced only
- Arcane Brotherhood • Belvrost • Chaserperi • Chosen of Mystra • Dauntrael • Daycloaks • Flaerin • Halymmitor • Harpers • Havnaether's Fist • Helvraunur • Heralds • Imaskari • Klaeverdar • Korchul • Lords of Waterdeep • Magelords of Athalantar • Melaraunt • Nalabukharn • Phaerdinzer • Red Wizards • Sorntin • Swords Aflame • The Curious Eye • Twisted Rune • Vaeldern • Watchful Order of Magists and Protectors • Zhentarim
Religion[]
Gallery[]
Back Cover
Credits[]
- Designer: Ed Greenwood
- Editor: Dale Donovan with Kim Mohan
- Cover Artist: Fred Fields
- Interior Artist: David Day
- Typesetters: Eric Haddock and Angelika Lokotz
- Graphic Designer: Tanya Matson
- Creative Director: Stan!
- Art Director: Paul Hanchette
Appendix[]
See Also[]
External Links[]
Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.
References[]
- ↑ Shannon Appelcline. FOR13 Secrets of the Magister (2e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2013-12-17.