This article is about the instrument. For the Realmsperk equivalent of "hour", see bell (time).
A bell was a hollow metal instrument that made a ringing noise when struck.[5]
Description[]
As well as being used as ringing devices, bells were material components for a number of spells. Bells were used in spells such as alarm,[6] vocalize,[7] Leomund's secure shelter (should it be augmented with other spells),[8] watchware,[9] Detho's delirium,[10] and elemental guide.[11]
Availability[]
Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue sold many types of bells, such as golden ones for 5 gp each.[12] Dinner bells were also sold here, and were cast from either brass or silver. Standard silver bells were 1 gp each, and brass bells were 1 ep each.[5] Finally, the catalogue stocked ornate bell pulls, which were embroidered with fine Kozakuran silk.[13]
Varieties[]
- Dinner bell
- A type of tiny bell that was used to announce that dinner was being serving.[14]
- Tocken
- A type of wood carved bell.[15]
Notable Bells[]
There were several magical bells throughout the lands of Toril. Some were:
- The Bell of Attricus was a powerful magic bell that could form an enchanted shield around a settlement.[16]
- The Bell in the Depths, part of the remains of Northkeep, a sunken city. The bell could never be stopped from its mysterious ringing.[17]
- Bell of warning, a type of small magical bell from the land of Kara-Tur that could detect the presence of anyone approaching it covertly.[18]
- Mithral bells, a chain of bells made of mithral, which, when thrown like a grenade, would explode in a sound burst.[19][20]
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References[]
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (April 1995). Player's Handbook 2nd edition (revised). (TSR, Inc.), p. 91. ISBN 0-7869-0329-5.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 59. ISBN 978-1560766476.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 150. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 97. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 51. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 55. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ Gary Gygax (August, 1985). Unearthed Arcana (1st edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 57. ISBN 0880380845.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Jeff Grubb (August 1987). “DM's Sourcebook of the Realms”. In Karen S. Martin ed. Forgotten Realms Campaign Set (TSR, Inc.), p. 74. ISBN 0-88038-472-7.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood, Steve Perrin (May 1988). The Magister. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 8. ISBN 0-88038-564-2.
- ↑ Wolfgang Baur (November 1993). Secrets of the Lamp. (TSR, Inc), p. 53. ISBN 978-1560766476.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 36. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 98. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb, Julia Martin, Steven E. Schend et al (1992). Aurora's Whole Realms Catalogue. (TSR, Inc), p. 97. ISBN 0-5607-6327-2.
- ↑ Steve Kenson, et al. (November 2015). Sword Coast Adventurer's Guide. Edited by Kim Mohan. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 124. ISBN 978-0-7869-6580-9.
- ↑ Scott Ciencin (June 2003). Tantras. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 249–252. ISBN 0-7869-3108-6.
- ↑ John Terra (January 1995). “Reference Guide”. In Allison Lassieur ed. The Moonsea (TSR, Inc.), pp. 63–64. ISBN 978-0786900923.
- ↑ Gary Gygax, David Cook, and François Marcela-Froideval (1985). Oriental Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 134. ISBN 0-8803-8099-3.
- ↑ Sean K. Reynolds, Duane Maxwell, Angel McCoy (August 2001). Magic of Faerûn. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 163. ISBN 0-7869-1964-7.
- ↑ Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 281. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.