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The Magister is a 1st-edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons accessory that was set in the Forgotten Realms.

From Waterdeep and the Sword Coast to the jungles of Chult and the faraway lands of Thay, strange and powerful magics fill the Forgotten Realms. Ancient tomes, powerful spells, fearsome weapons—all these and more await adventurers who can overcome terrible dangers to wield great power.

Ed Greenwood, originator of the FORGOTTEN REALMS™ game world, and famous game designer Steve Perrin have spent many long days with Elminster of Shadowdale, perhaps the finest sage in the long history of Abeir-Toril. The result of all this work is in your hands; The Magister is a compilation of new spells and items for your FORGOTTEN REALMS™ campaign.

Some of the new magics described in The Magister were first published in numerous "Elminster" articles in DRAGON® magazine. The best of these, along with many new fabulous spells and items, appear in this volume[2]

Description[]

The Magister was written by Ed Greenwood and Steve Perrin, with a cover by Jeff Easley. It was published by TSR in 1988 as a 64-page book.

The Magister is a supplement which describes magic items and spells specific to the Forgotten Realms setting, and includes rules for magic item creation, random tables for generating magical treasure, and descriptions of new magic items. Elminster narrates the book, and provides descriptive detail, history, and game mechanics for the magic he presents. The spells and spell descriptions are explicit and detailed, and the tomes that contain these spells are described in appearance and history. The book provides lore and descriptions of magical armor, clothing, rings, wands, swords, and miscellaneous magical items, as well as a short section on the creation of magical items.

The 64-page book includes a one-page foreword and introduction by Ed Greenwood, which outlines the subject of the book—new spells and magic items—and cites Pages from the Mages, a series of articles from Dragon magazine in which some of the content had previously appeared.

"How To Use This Book", an article by Steve Perrin, explains how the book can be useful to both Dungeon Masters and players. The book details magical books of the Realms, each of which has its own unique properties and contains a number of spells. The spells themselves are elaborated by means of a chart which lists them by level, name, spell school, and which spellbook they may be found in. The book describes a variety of magic items unique to the Realms, including magic armor, clothing, miscellaneous magic items, potions, rings, rods, staves, and wands, unique swords, and other weapons. It details various methods by which characters may create magic items. The book's inside front cover contains a table for randomly determining magical treasure found in this book, and the inside back cover details saving throws involved in creating magical items.

Contents[]

  • Forward and Introduction
  • How to Use This Book
  • Magical Books of the Realms
  • Magical Items of the Realms
    • Armor
    • Clothing
    • Miscellaneous Magical Items
    • Potions
    • Rings
    • Rods, Staves, and Wands
    • Swords
    • Weapons
  • Creating Magical Items

Index[]

Characters[]

Referenced only
BeltynElminster AumarKhelben ArunsunKhondall SszundarNezramRagefastRathdaenShaeroonVaerendroonVangerdahast Aeiulvana

Magic Items[]

Armor
Dzance's guardianGrimjawHawkstone's bulwarkLaeral's storm armorLaeral's spell shieldReptar's wallShoon's bucklerThurbrand's protector
Books
Book of BatsBook of ThornsCaddelyn's WorkbookDetho's LibramJaluster's OrizonLibram of LathintelSelvar's Ineffable Conjurations, Magicks, and PhantasmsShadowtomeShandaril's WorkbookTome of RathdaenUnique MageriesTome of RathdaenUnique MageriesVaerendroon's Ineffable Enchantments
Clothing
Cloak of battlecloak of comfortcloak of delightcloak of echoescloak of fangscloak of guardingcloak of many colorscloak of reflectioncloak of starscloak of survivalcloak of symbiotic protectioncloak of the shieldgirdle of lionsRhun's horned cloaktabard of the mysticsthe wonderful hand
Miscellaneous
Azlaer's harp Bowl of bloodDove's harpEsheen's harpCenser of thaumaturgyFire GyregamFlagon of dragonsGlowing globeGoblet of gloryGreenstone amuletHelm of darknessJanthra's harpKybal's cordsMethild's harpMierest's Starlit SphereNithanalor's harpOrb of holinessRhingalade's harpTrumpet of doomValarde's harpZunzalor's harp
Potions
Mist of rapture
Rings
Jhessail's Silver RingRing of lore
Rods, Staves, and Wands
CatstaffNidus' Wand of Endless RepetitionStaff of ethereal actionStaff of skullsWand of armoryWand of banishmentWand of darknessWand of displacementWand of eyesWand of hammerblowsWand of knockWand of magical mirrorsWand of obliterationWand of Ochalor's EyeWand of teethWand of wardingWand of whipsWhisper's Rod of Transportation
Swords
AlbruinAdjathaArbane's Sword of AgilityDemonbaneIlbrathaNamarraShazzellimSinging swordSuskSyrar's Silver SwordTaragarth
Weapons
Darts of Branding

Spells[]

BacklashBeltyn's burning bloodBlacklightCaddelyn's catastropheCatapultCensureCircle danceControl vaporDecastaveDetho's deliriumDire charmFirebrandFlying fistGhost pipesGreenwoodIcelanceIronguardHold vaporHoverKhelben's warding whipMagemaskMailed mightMissile masteryNezram's ruby rayNight scarPhezult's sleep of agesPlaguePower word, silenceQuimby's enchanting gourmetRay of OndovirShaeroon's scimitarShandaril's tracerSkyhookSpellstrikeSpelltrapSpell wardSpidereyesSynostodweomerTome guardianTurnshadowVipergoutWall of sandWaves of wearinessXult's magical doom

Gallery[]

Credits[]

  • Design: Ed Greenwood, Steve Perrin
  • Editing: Karen S. Boomgarden
  • Cover Art: Jeff Easley
  • Interior Art: Valerie Valusek
  • Typography: Kim Janke
  • Keylining: Stephanie Tabat

Appendix[]

Notes[]

This accessory contains a table listing all the new spells described in this publication and the Forgotten Realms Campaign Set DM's Sourcebook of the Realms with page numbers for reference. The inside front cover has an expanded Magic Items table (table III from the Dungeon Master's Guide 1st edition, page 121, or the Unearthed Arcana 1st edition, page 84) for integrating Forgotten Realms-specific items into the random treasure determination system.

See Also[]

Further Reading[]

External links[]

Disclaimer: The views expressed in the following links do not necessarily represent the views of the editors of this wiki, nor does any lore presented necessarily adhere to established canon.

References[]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Ed Greenwood, Steve Perrin (May 1988). The Magister. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 1. ISBN 0-88038-564-2.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ed Greenwood, Steve Perrin (May 1988). The Magister. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.). ISBN 0-88038-564-2.
  3. Ed Greenwood, Steve Perrin (May 1988). The Magister. Edited by Karen S. Boomgarden. (TSR, Inc.), p. 2. ISBN 0-88038-564-2.
  4. Shannon Appelcline. FR4 The Magister (1e). Dungeon Masters Guild. Retrieved on 2014-01-28.
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