![]() ![]() Devas and solars, goodly outsiders that were immune from being turned into stone.Adventurers were often made into statues when the eyes of the medusa stared them into their grave. An advertisement for a medusa's head for sale in the catacombs of Waterdeep Several creatures were notable for their ability to petrify others, such as stone spiders, gravecrawlers, and dust wights. Meld into stone, which if used incorrectly, could cause petrification, i.e., if the spell expired before the caster exited the stone, their gear had a chance of turning into stone.If the druid so chose, their gaze could reverse the effects of petrification. Cast in stone, a rare and powerful spell that gave a druid a petrifying gaze.It was invented by the great archwizard, Quantoul, in 1839 NY (−2020 DR). Statue, which turned someone into a statue, though they could still hear, think, and see.It was invented by the Netherese arcanist, Mavin, in 3394 NY (−465 DR). Its reverse could turn a petrified creature back to their normal selves. Flesh to stone, which turned a being of flesh into a mindless statue.There were several spells that could petrify beings, such as faerie sword, or prismatic spray. Notable Petrification Spells Ī humanoid's flesh turning to stone via the flesh to stone spell. Otherwise, an adventurer may have come back with a missing limb, or find something else missing. ![]() If parts of the statue had broken off, they could be joined together before the spell was cast. It was possible to reverse petrification, such as via the stone to flesh spell or the complicated mandrake root extract brewed by fensir. Beholders of the Underdark were known to keep petrified statues of ambassadors of other races, either for artistic value or for later consumption. Usage Īpart from the obvious uses, such as disabling foes, petrification was used for other purposes. In order to do this, a skilled crafter and mage had to apply the proof against transmutation armor quality to the gear. Enchanted Armor Īrmor could be made to resist any transmutation effects, including petrification. Finally, the solution had to be mixed in an anti-clockwise fashion with a silver rod. After this, the solution had to stand for a day, and then the holy water and squid sepia were added. The snake venom and ground gems had to be added next, and then the base ingredients were stirred together. The cockatrice feathers and basilisk eye had to be boiled in a saline solution and then drained. One must have harvested the pumpkin seeds at night, dried them over horse dung and sandalwood, and ground them finely. The spell scroll ink required giant squid sepia, an eye of a basilisk, three cockatrice feathers, 2 fluid drams (7.4 cubic centimeters) of holy water, 1 fluid scruple (1.2 cubic centimeters) of medusa snake venom, six pumpkin seeds, as well as powdered peridot and topaz. In order to scribe a scroll of protection from petrification, one needed to form the special ink first. Scrolls Ī beholder observes a band of petrified adventurers, whom make such fine statues.Ī common method to protect oneself or one's allies was to utilize a spell scroll, which worked similarly to the protection from petrification, 10' radius spell. The material component for this spell was a bunch of scales from a medusa's snake. When cast, a protective zone of 10 ft (3 m) radius spread out from the caster, moving with them from 5 to 20 minutes. Those around Faerûn, particularly the Red Wizards of Thay, were known to use the protection from petrification, 10' radius spell. Spells were a common way to protect oneself, such as with use of protection from petrification, which protected a single recipient from being turned into stone. Protection Spells ĭue to the deadly effects of petrification, many protected themselves in advance, especially if they knew they were going to face petrifying foes. ![]() The influence of the Quasi-Elemental Plane of Minerals could also turn visitors to stone in a process called fossilization. However, some forms were also embodied in magical items, or cursed scrolls. There were several forms of petrification, though most were from spells or the supernatural abilities of creatures. 4 Notable Petrification-immune CreaturesĪn adventurer stumbles upon a petrified beholder. ![]()
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