Magic Mouth (spell)
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Magic mouth conjures a visible, enchanted mouth that magically appears on an object or upon a fixed surface, when a certain trigger causes the mouth to open and speak. To the witness, the lips, teeth and maw emerges as a part of the object or surface; once it's delivered its message, the mouth disappears.
| Range | 5 ft. per level |
| Duration | until discharged; see below |
| Area of Effect | 1 object per level |
| Casting Time | 1 round |
| Saving Throw | none |
| Level | bard (2nd); illusionist (2nd); mage (2nd) |
When casting the spell, the trigger must be specified by the caster, as well as the words of the message. The trigger might require the location to be touched, picked up, passed by, struck in some manner, kissed, breathed upon — or it may be that certain persons or kinds of person that comes within the spell's range sets the spell into action. The caster can be very precise, for example saying, "Speak only when an octogenarian female carrying a sack of groat clusters sits crosslegged within five feet."
thus, if cast by a 6th level mage, the mouth cannot be triggered from a distance greater than 30’.
The total message cannot exceed ten words per level of the caster, which must be spoken over a period equal to one round (12 seconds) per caster’s level.
The mouth can be placed on living things, so long as these things are fixed, such as a tree or a flower. However, if the object containing the magic mouth is itself destroyed, the mouth is dispelled … so more permanent features such as rocks or stone walls are preferable.
The mouth cannot speak magic spells, but it can cause certain magics to be triggered where a sound or a key word is needed.
The caster cannot create more mouths than he or she has levels, one mouth per day until the allotment is achieved. The caster can, however, cause an existing mouth to be dispelled regardless of the distance between the caster and the mouth. The undesired mouth simply ceases to be.
