Knigets

Knock

Magic Points: 5	Range: 180'	AoE: 10' Square	Cast: 1	Duration: Special	Damage: NA	Occutism: 20%

Description:

The Knock spell opens stuck, barred, locked, held, or wizard-locked doors. It opens secret doors, as well as locked or trick-opening boxes or chests. It also loosens welds, shackles, or chains.

If used to open a Wizard Locked door, the spell does not remove the former spell, but simply suspends its functioning for 10 minutes. In all other cases, it permanently opens locks or welds - although the former could be closed and locked again later. It does not raise barred gates or similar impediments (such as a portcullis), nor does it affect ropes, vines, and the like.

Note that the effect is limited by the area; a simple Weave effecting 10 square feet would only be able to affect a normal or perhaps double door; a Triple Weave affecting 30 square feet would be large enough to unlock many drawbridges!

Each infused Weave can undo up to two means of preventing egress through a portal. Thus if a door is locked, barred, and held, or triple locked, opening it requires the caster to cast using two Weaves. In all cases, the location of the door or item must be known - the spell cannot be used against a wall in hopes of discovering a secret door.

The reverse spell, Lock, closes and locks a door or similar closure, provided there is a physical mechanism. It does not create a weld, but it locks physically operated locking mechanisms, set bars, and so on, up to two functions. It cannot affect a portcullis.