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Mystra's Ban was a decree that the goddess Mystra made about the mortal use of powerful magic.[2]

History[]

Before Mystra's Ban, there was no practical limit to the ways magic could be used.[3] Any being with enough skill, intelligence and willpower could use magic, with very little effort.[4] Beings could tap the Weave directly and use its magical energy.[5] There was no limit on the amount of magical power that could be channeled into a spell.[3]

The ban was enacted only moments after the Fall of Netheril caused by Karsus's Folly.[1]

Outcome[]

The first effect of the ban was to limit spellcasting to spells of a maximum of 9th level, with some special Epic Spells[note 1] being more powerful than that.[2] The second effect was that all spellcasters had to spend time memorizing spells and were limited to holding a certain number of magical spells in their head at any one time.[1]

Epic magic was not affected by Mystra's Ban.[2]

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Notes[]

  1. In 2nd edition D&D 10th level spells were allowed, (see slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 12. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.) but these were changed to Epic Spells in 3.x D&D (see Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 43. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 116. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Richard Baker, Ed Bonny, Travis Stout (February 2005). Lost Empires of Faerûn. Edited by Penny Williams. (Wizards of the Coast), p. 43. ISBN 0-7869-3654-1.
  3. 3.0 3.1 slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 22. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  4. slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 28. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
  5. slade, Jim Butler (October 1996). “The Winds of Netheril”. In Jim Butler ed. Netheril: Empire of Magic (TSR, Inc.), p. 18. ISBN 0-7869-0437-2.
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