Magic Missile Reflection
- SchoolAbjuration, Alteration
- ComponentsV, S, M
- RangeTouch
- AreaCreature touched
- Casting time2
- Duration2 rds. +1 rd./level
- SaveNone
This dweomer weaves an invisible field around the body of the recipient that reflects magic missiles entirely back at their source, so that the protected creature takes no harm. The missiles are reflected for full damage unless the source is protected against them.
The spell can be transferred by the protected being to another creature by willing the magic to move and speaking the one-word initial incantation as the new recipient is touched. The incantation is made initially by the caster as she touches a spell recipient, who probably hears it well enough to repeat it. A being so bestowing the spell need not be a spellcaster. These transfers can be done as often as desired, but only once per round, and only one creature is protected at any given time. The spell duration is not extended or shortened by transfers.
This spell was once known as Shalantha's kiss because that long-ago sorceress of Myth Drannor bestowed its protection on companions in the adventuring band she led by means of a kiss.
The material component of the spell is a drop of the caster's saliva.
Notes: Rare or very rare in the Forgotten Realms setting; virtually unknown elsewhere.
Sources: Wizard's Spell Compendium