Witchweed (spell)

This article is about the spell. For the plant, see witchweed.

Witchweed was an uncommon^[2] evocation spell of the southern magic tradition.^[1]^{[note 1]}

Effects[]

The spell created an anti-magic cloud of smoke with a radius of 40 feet (12 meters). Any wizard within the cloud was unable to cast spells. The cloud also inflicted damage. The cloud did not move; only a gust of wind spell was able to move the cloud.^[1]^[2]

Components[]

In addition to verbal and somatic components, this spell required a material component, tobacco, which was burned during casting.^[1]^[2]

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Notes[]

↑ Spells of the southern magic tradition were created in the Old Empires region and written down with the help of Thoth mage-script, a secret magic language, and thus only usable by the initiated.

References[]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Scott Bennie (February 1990). Old Empires. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 73. ISBN 978-0880388214.
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Mark Middleton et al (September 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. (TSR, Inc), pp. 1027–1028. ISBN 978-0786912094.

[Southern_magic-3] Spells of the southern magic tradition were created in the Old Empires region and written down with the help of Thoth mage-script, a secret magic language, and thus only usable by the initiated.

[OE-73-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 ^1.3 Scott Bennie (February 1990). Old Empires. Edited by Mike Breault. (TSR, Inc.), p. 73. ISBN 978-0880388214.

[WSC-V4-1027-1028-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Mark Middleton et al (September 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Four. (TSR, Inc), pp. 1027–1028. ISBN 978-0786912094.

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