What the heck is "clothlike?"

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From everyone's favorite spell:

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Shrink Item
Transmutation
Level: Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: One touched object of up to 2 cu. ft./level
Duration: One day/level; see text
Saving Throw: Will negates (object)
Spell Resistance: Yes (object)
You are able to shrink one nonmagical item (if it is within the size limit) to 1/16 of its normal size in each dimension (to
about 1/4,000 the original volume and mass). This change effectively reduces the object’s size by four categories. Optionally,

you can also change its now shrunken composition to a clothlike one.

Objects changed by a shrink item spell can be returned
to normal composition and size merely by tossing them onto any solid surface or by a word of command from the original
caster. Even a burning fire and its fuel can be shrunk by this spell. etc.

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What is a "clothlike" composition? If I were to shrink a rock, and select the "clothlike" composition option, would I then have a small fabric pebble, which resembed the rock, but which now is made of cloth?

Ditto a bucket of water, I now have a small cloth icon of a bucket of water?

Very odd wording, to say the least.

 

[Kaleon Moonshae]

From everyone favorite spell:

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Shrink Item
Transmutation
Level: Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: One touched object of up to 2 cu. ft./level
Duration: One day/level; see text
Saving Throw: Will negates (object)
Spell Resistance: Yes (object)
You are able to shrink one nonmagical item (if it is within the size limit) to 1/16 of its normal size in each dimension (to
about 1/4,000 the original volume and mass). This change effectively reduces the object’s size by four categories. Optionally,

you can also change its now shrunken composition to a clothlike one.

Objects changed by a shrink item spell can be returned
to normal composition and size merely by tossing them onto any solid surface or by a word of command from the original
caster. Even a burning fire and its fuel can be shrunk by this spell. etc.

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What is a "clothlike" composition? If I were to shrink a rock, and select the "clothlike" composition option, would I then have a small fabric pebble, which resembed the rock, but which now is made of cloth?

Ditto a bucket of water, I now have a small cloth icon of a bucket of water?

Very odd wording, to say the least.

You're right, that is odd wording. I hadn't noticed it before since I don't runmages (and if I dmd I use a different magic system) but maybe you're right and it turns into a little cloth icon. Wierd....

 

[Laman Stahros]

Think of the Robe of Useful Items.

 

[reanjr]

From everyone's favorite spell:

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Shrink Item
Transmutation
Level: Sor/Wiz 3
Components: V, S
Casting Time: 1 standard action
Range: Touch
Target: One touched object of up to 2 cu. ft./level
Duration: One day/level; see text
Saving Throw: Will negates (object)
Spell Resistance: Yes (object)
You are able to shrink one nonmagical item (if it is within the size limit) to 1/16 of its normal size in each dimension (to
about 1/4,000 the original volume and mass). This change effectively reduces the object’s size by four categories. Optionally,

you can also change its now shrunken composition to a clothlike one.

Objects changed by a shrink item spell can be returned
to normal composition and size merely by tossing them onto any solid surface or by a word of command from the original
caster. Even a burning fire and its fuel can be shrunk by this spell. etc.

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What is a "clothlike" composition? If I were to shrink a rock, and select the "clothlike" composition option, would I then have a small fabric pebble, which resembed the rock, but which now is made of cloth?

Ditto a bucket of water, I now have a small cloth icon of a bucket of water?

Very odd wording, to say the least.

That's how I always interpreted it. I don't see what's really that weird about it, though. I'm pretty sure the Item spell in 2e worked like this as well. I could be wrong, though, it's been a while. I assume by composition (rather than saying the object actually turns to cloth) indicates that it is not affected by things cloth is affected by; therefore it won't burn if it was a rock, etc.

 

[Kaleon Moonshae]

That's how I always interpreted it. I don't see what's really that weird about it, though. I'm pretty sure the Item spell in 2e worked like this as well. I could be wrong, though, it's been a while. I assume by composition (rather than saying the object actually turns to cloth) indicates that it is not affected by things cloth is affected by; therefore it won't burn if it was a rock, etc.

True, and I was thinkign the same thing the previous poster was also, about the robe of useful crap

 

[dcollins]

What is a "clothlike" composition?

It's a little cloth patch/emblem, but it's magic. See robe of useful items for more.

 

[Thanee]

clothlike = like cloth

Yeah, it's meant to be like little patches you can stick on your clothing.

Bye
Thanee