Odeen's Secret Word
(Alteration, Illusion/Phantasm)
Level: 3
Range: Touch
Duration: Perm.
Components: V, S
CT: 4 segments
ST: None
AE: One spell inscription or equivalent
Odeen’s secret
word is used to render writing illegible
until a secret word chosen by the caster
is
spoken. When the spell is cast upon writing,
that writing cannot be read by any
means, magickal or mundane, until the
secret word is spoken. If the writing is
of a
magical nature, a read
magick spell must be
employed in order to read it, and if the
writing is written in a language unknown
to the reader, comprehend languages is
required. A write spell may be used to
copy the inscription if the secret word
has
been spoken. If Odeen’s secret word is
dispelled, it destroys the writing on which
it was cast.
Odeen’s secret word has no effect on
glyphs, symbols, or explosive runes, It
may
not be cast on writing with an unreadable
magic (reverse of read magic) or incomprehensible
languages (reverse of comprehend
languages) spell cast upon it.
The Secrets
of Odeen the Arch-Mage
By Richard Baldwin