Odeen's Sounding Stick
(Alteration)
Level: 2
Range: Special
Duration: 2 turns/level
ST: None
Components: V, S, M
CT: 1 segment
AE: Special
Odeen’s sounding
stick, which may be cast upon any rod or
stick of wood, enables the holder to detect
hollow areas, faults, and weaknesses,
including concealed and secret
doors and
certain traps, in wood, earth, and stone.
Such faults are detected by tapping with
the stick. Only the holder of the stick
is
able to note such faults, for they are
revealed by vibrations in the stick, rather
than by loud noises. The base chance for
detecting a fault or hollow space is 60%
for magic-users who know Odeen’s sounding
stick, and 40% for any other characters.
Add or subtract modifiers as given in
the following tables:
| Type of stick |
Modifier |
| Oak or yew |
+10% |
| Witch hazel |
+5% |
| Birch or alder |
+0% |
| Cottonwood or dogwood |
-5% |
| Pine or fir |
-10% |
-
| Other Factors |
Modifier |
| Holder is an elf |
+10% |
| Holder is a half-elf |
+7% |
| Holder is a gnome |
+5% |
| Holder is a dwarf |
+5% |
| Holder is a half-orc |
-5% |
| Holder wears gloves |
-5% |
| Holder wears gauntlets |
-15% |
Other modifiers may be set by the
Dungeon Master as seen fit. The range of
the sounding stick varies with its size,
as
does the minimum fault size that may be
detected. The range of the stick is four
times its length, up to a maximum of 20?.
The diameter of the smallest fault which
may be detected is half the length of the
stick.
Only one stick may be affected in a
single casting of the spell. A light or
continual
light spell may be cast on the stick
without affecting the sounding stick spell.
The Secrets
of Odeen the Arch-Mage
By Richard Baldwin