What is Glassteel?

johnnype · Sep 22, 2006

What book is it described in?

Thanks

Aeric · Sep 22, 2006

It's a spell that gives glass objects the hardness of steel. I remember seeing it in 2nd Edition...not sure it made the cut to 3.X, though.

Chimera · Sep 22, 2006

It used to be an 8th level Wizard spell.

"The glassteel spell turns crystal or glass into a transparent substance which has the tensile strength and unbreakability of actual steel." - 1e PHB description

IMC, several races make it, magically or technologically. It's primary appearance is in the form of unbreakable potion bottles, but it can occasionally be found in other forms.

trancejeremy · Sep 22, 2006

Yeah, it was an old AD&D spell that didn't make the cut into the core books in 3.x. I dunno if WOTC put a version of it in their later books, but Green Ronin had a version in their Freeport city book...

Ao the Overkitty · Sep 22, 2006

Glassteel shows up in Races of Faerun for 3.25e.

Ogrork the Mighty · Sep 22, 2006

As a spell or as a special material?

Master of the Game · Sep 22, 2006

Chimera said:
IMC, several races make it, magically or technologically. It's primary appearance is in the form of unbreakable potion bottles, but it can occasionally be found in other forms.

Winged elves made extensive use of it as well. Primarily for their weapons.

WayneLigon · Sep 22, 2006

Ao the Overkitty said:
Glassteel shows up in Races of Faerun for 3.25e.

Do tell? I loved that spell. We'd commonly get swords made out of glass or crystal, then get them glassteeled and enchanted further. Bye bye magnetic traps, rust monsters, a lot of acids, or any of the many, many things that affected only metal.

Laman Stahros · Sep 22, 2006

It is a special material now, updated to 3.5 in Champions of Valor.

johnnype · Sep 22, 2006

Laman Stahros said:
It is a special material now, updated to 3.5 in Champions of Valor.

Found it! Thank you.
Page 65. It's definitely a nice material to make armor out of and dual weapon weilding fighters should consider it for their off hand weapons (they weigh half as much).

Very nice aesthetic value as well.

R.A. Salvatore has one of his new characters (a dual morningstar weilding dwarf) use it.