This spell enables the caster to outline one or more objects or creatures with
a pale glowing light. The number of subjects outlined depends upon the number
of square feet the caster can affect. Sufficient footage enables several
objects or creatures to be outlined by the faerie fire spell, but one must be fully outlined before the next is begun, and all must
be within the area of effect. Outlined objects or creatures are visible at 80
yards in the dark and 40 yards if the viewer is near a bright light source.
Outlined creatures are easier to strike; thus, opponents gain a +2 bonus to attack
rolls in darkness (including moonlit nights) and a +1 bonus in twilight or
better. Note that outlining can render otherwise invisible creatures visible.
However, it cannot outline noncorporeal, ethereal, or gaseous creatures. Nor does
the light come anywhere close to sunlight. Therefore, it has no special effect on
undead or dark-dwelling creatures. The faerie fire can be blue, green, or
violet according to the word of the caster at the time of casting. The faerie fire
does not cause any harm to the object or creature thus outlined.
The material component is a small piece of foxfire.
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