Magick Mouth
(Alteration)
Magick Mouth
(Alteration)
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Effect: When this
spell is CAST,
the MU empowers the chosen
object with an enchanted mouth which suddenly appears and
speaks the {message}
which the spell caster imparted upon the occurrence of a specified event.
The magic mouth can
speak any message of 25 words or less in a language known by the spell
caster,
over a 1 TURN period from
start to finish.
The mouth moves to the words
articulated,
so if it is placed upon
a statue, for example, the mouth of the statue would actually move and
appear to speak.
Of course, the magic mouth
can be placed upon a tree, rock, door or
any other object excluding
intelligent members of the animal or vegetable kingdoms.
The spell will function
upon specific occurrence according to the command of the spell caster,
i.e. speak to the first
creature that touches you - or to the first creature that passes within
30'.
Command can be as general
or specific and detailed as desired, such as the following:
"Speak only when an octogenerian
female human carrying a sack of groat
clusters sits crosslegged within 1' ".
Command range is 1/2" per
level of the M-U,
so a 6th level magic-user
can command the magic mouth to speak at a max. encounter range of 3",
i.e. "Speak when a winged
creature comes within 3'."
Until the speak command
can be fulfilled, the magic mouth will remain in effect, thus spell duration
is variable.
Effect.exception:
The magic mouth can be placed
upon ... any other object excluding: intelligent members of the animal
or vegetable kingdoms.
It cannot speak magick spells.
A magic mouth cannot distinguish
invisible creatures, alignments, level or hit
dice, nor class, except by external garb.
MC: A small bit of honeycomb.
Question: Can a Magic Mouth spell be programmed to say a spell?
Answer: No.
It states this clearly in
the spell description, and I quote: “It cannot speak magic spells.”
Q: Can a magic-user
complete only
the somatic component of
a spell,
leave the material component
behind,
then trigger the spell with
magic mouth?
A: No. All the components
of any spell must
be completed together; withholding
or
interrupting any of them
ruins the spell.
And, magic mouth cannot
be used to cast
any spell?not even a purely
verbal one.
(154.96)
ADQ: Can a Magic Mouth
scream or sing?
Can it be activated by another
Magic
Mouth? Although it can't
cast spells, can it
set off a magic wand by
saying the command
word?
ADA: The mouth can
scream or sing up to
25 words and be activated
by another Magic Mouth,
but can't set off a magic
wand.
(Polyhedron #14)
