Shrink item (originally called Aksa's object[1] and later simply item[4][8]) was a common transmutation spell used by arcane casters to shrink an object to tiny size.[2]
Effects[]
Upon casting the spell, the caster could touch a non-magical, non-living object and shrink it to as little as 1⁄4,000 times its original volume and mass. It would remain in this shrunken state for at least five days—or longer for more powerful casters.[2]
If desired, the caster could chose to change the physical make-up of the item, making it behave as if it were made of cloth.[2]
Tossing a magically shrunken object onto any hard surface would cause it to revert back to its original size and composition, as would speaking a special command word chosen by the caster. This would end the spell.[2]
Even non-solid objects could be shrunken and changed by shrink item, such as a burning campfire, including its flame. If the spellcaster knew the permanency spell, an item could be created that could be shrunk and expanded indefinitely.[2]
Components[]
Only verbal and somatic components were required to cast this spell.[2]
History[]
The spell was invented by the Netherese arcanist Aksa the Destroyer in −2141 DR.[9]
Notable Users[]
The vremyonni mage Bastun was known to use this spell.[10]
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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.), p. 23. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 279. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ Hal Maclean (September 2004). “Seven Deadly Domains”. In Matthew Sernett ed. Dragon #323 (Paizo Publishing, LLC), p. ?.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 150. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker (1996). Player's Option: Spells & Magic. (TSR, Inc), p. 185. ISBN 0-7869-0394-5.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Andria Hayday (April 1992). Arabian Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 152. ISBN 978-1560763581.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Skip Williams (2000). Conversion Manual. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 15.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 26. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ James P. Davis (May 2008). The Shield of Weeping Ghosts. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 165. ISBN 978-0-7869-4877-2.