Evard's black tentacles, or simply black tentacles, was a conjuration spell that conjured tentacles to grapple and restrain opponents. It was presumably developed by Evard.[3][7]
Effect[]
This spell conjured many 10‑foot (3‑meter) rubbery black tentacles that erupted from flat surfaces and grabbed, grappled, and crushed everything in a 40‑foot (12‑meter) diameter circular area for a brief time according to the power of the caster.[3] In a later version, the tentacles would try to restrain anything that entered or stayed in a 20‑foot (6.1‑meter) square area, and caused bludgeoning damage, for up to a minute.[7]
The area that was covered by the tentacles would be difficult for creatures to traverse.[3][7]
Components[]
Verbal and somatic components were required to cast this spell, as well as a piece of a tentacle from a giant octopus or squid as a material component.[3][7]
History[]
Evard's black tentacles was apparently unknown to the Netherese; it was not recorded as being known to them.[8]
The Evard's black tentacles spell was once kept in the great library of Candlekeep, until it was stolen by Eldrus Wands, a wizard and Magister from 409 DR to 516 DR. He made many copies and, in the guise of a poor and simple former adventurer, sold scrolls of it across Faerûn for mere handfuls of copper pieces.[9]
In the mid–14th century DR, Evard's black tentacles was still a rare spell in the Realms.[10][6] In the month of Eleasis, of the Year of the Unstrung Harp, 1371 DR, the city of Ravens Bluff's Ministry of Art and Wizards Guild jointly declared it illegal to cast Evard's black tentacles within city limits due to a raging unnatural storm at the time called the Soulstorm. In addition to threatening arrest for those that broke this decree, it was declared that breaking this prohibition would result in a permanent expulsion from either organization.[11][note 1]
By the Year of Rogue Dragons, 1373 DR, the Halruaan mage Daltim Flamefist had developed a variant, Daltim's fiery tentacles, simply adding blue-white flame to the black tentacles.[12] Kyristan instead formed the tentacles of life-draining negative energy, developing Kyristan's malevolent tentacles.[13]
Notable Users[]
The following mages knew Evard's black tentacles:
- Thebadol, a Halruaan elder in 1373 DR.[14]
- Pharaun Mizzrym, a Menzoberranyr drow wizard.[15]
- Kyriani Agrivar, a half-drow wizard of Waterdeep.[16]
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Notes[]
- ↑ The events of the Living City Ravens Bluff campaign took place on a timeline that advanced together with the real world's time. Even though all Living City adventures and issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter were dated with real-world dates, there were events that received a DR year. The Living City timeline can be derived from Myrkyssa Jelan's historic events of the late 14th century DR. Myrkyssa Jelan attacked Ravens Bluff in 1370 DR, according to The City of Ravens Bluff and Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting 3rd edition; these events are chronicled in an in-and-out of universe issues of Ravens Bluff Trumpeter. This places the real world year 1997 as 1370 DR, and in 1998 (1371 DR), Myrkyssa was at last arrested and tried and said to have been executed, only to reappear in 1372 DR in The City of Ravens novel. As the real world's months and the Calendar of Harptos are virtually identical, we can also date all events of the Living City Ravens Bluff as close as an in-universe month.
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Further Reading[]
- Mark Middleton et al (January 1998). Wizard's Spell Compendium Volume Two. (TSR, Inc), p. 327. ISBN 978-0786906642.
External links[]
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References[]
- ↑ Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 110, 207–211, 238. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ Rob Heinsoo, Andy Collins, James Wyatt (June 2008). Player's Handbook 4th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 166. ISBN 0-7869-4867-1.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (July 2003). Player's Handbook v.3.5. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 288. ISBN 0-7869-2886-7.
- ↑ David "Zeb" Cook (August 1989). Player's Handbook (2nd edition). (TSR, Inc.), p. 157. ISBN 0-88038-716-5.
- ↑ Richard Baker (1996). Player's Option: Spells & Magic. (TSR, Inc), p. 184. ISBN 0-7869-0394-5.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Sam Witt (March 1994). The Complete Sha'ir's Handbook. Edited by Dezra D. Phillips, C. Terry Phillips. (TSR, Inc.), pp. 124–125. ISBN 1-56076-828-2.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Mike Mearls, Jeremy Crawford (2014). Player's Handbook 5th edition. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 238. ISBN 978-0-7869-6560-1.
- ↑ slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), pp. 22–25. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
- ↑ Ed Greenwood (January 2000). Secrets of the Magister. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 41. ISBN 978-0786914302.
- ↑ Jeff Grubb and Ed Greenwood (1990). Forgotten Realms Adventures. (TSR, Inc), p. 152. ISBN 0-8803-8828-5.
- ↑ Daniel S. Donnelly ed. (August 1998). The Trumpeter 2, no. 8 (link). (RPGA), p. 2.
- ↑ Thomas Reid (October 2004). Shining South. (Wizards of the Coast), pp. 44, 45. ISBN 0-7869-3492-1.
- ↑ Thomas Reid (October 2004). Shining South. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 47. ISBN 0-7869-3492-1.
- ↑ Thomas Reid (October 2004). Shining South. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 29. ISBN 0-7869-3492-1.
- ↑ Thomas M. Reid (December 2003). Insurrection. (Wizards of the Coast). ISBN 0-7869-3033-0.
- ↑ Dan Mishkin (April 1991). “Suspicion!”. In Kim Yale ed. Advanced Dungeons & Dragons #28 (DC Comics) (28)., p. 5.