A tuning fork is a forked metal rod used to Plane Shift to the Plane of Existence to which the fork is tuned.[1]
Properties[]
Each tuning fork has a particular vibration that is keyed to a specific plane. Many forks are crafted, but they are crude compared to the purely made forks that gods can bestow.[2][3]
Metallic objects that already have some attunement to a particular plane can be carefully altered into a narrow fork to turn them into the material component of a Plane Shift spell, but there is a risk of ruining the enchantment.[4]
Owners[]
| Owner | Target | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Allura Vysoren | Astral Sea[5] | A single, wavy rod of dull copper. Loaned to Jester Lavorre.[6] |
| Material Plane | A single iron rod with a spiral of deep cerulean coloration.[7] | |
| Caduceus Clay | Material Plane[8] | Used in "Long May He Reign" (2x140). |
| Caleb Widogast | Elemental Plane of Fire[9] | Originally owned by Yussa Errenis, who received it as a gift from Planerider Ryn. Has a gentle reddish glow like embers.[10] Used in "Cat and Mouse" (2x128) by Caleb and in "Where There Is a Will..." (2x138) by Caduceus. |
| Cree Deeproots | Astral Sea | A rod used to open Aeor's Immensus Gate to the Astral Sea. She swapped out a rod already in the device that was attuned to the Elemental Plane of Water.[11] |
| Keyleth | Feywild[12] | Used in "Race to the Tower" (1x102) and "Dark Dealings" (1x112). |
| Material Plane | Used in "Brawl in the Arches" (1x76) at 3:41:04, in "Bats Out of Hell" (1x93) at 4:14:49, and, after it was briefly stolen,[13] in "The Search For Bob" (Sx45) at 3:37:43. | |
| Pike Trickfoot | Fields of Elysium[14] | Bright, polished platinum in a "U" shape.[15] Used in "The Fate-Touched" (1x103). |
| Sprigg | Endless Athenaeum | As of 812 PD, the secret key to Ioun's hidden realm was not a metallic tuning fork, but a person: Sprigg.[16] |
Trivia[]
- When Keyleth teleported Vox Machina to the Elemental Plane of Fire and later to the Nine Hells, there was no indication she used a fork attuned to either plane.[17][18]
- Two artifacts associated with Ludinus Da'leth were forked metal.
- The Malleus Key at the Tishtan excavation site was topped with a forked metallic structure,[19][20] and was used to create a bridge to Ruidus that passed through a Divine Gate-like structure that prevented ordinary teleportation.
- Ludinus carried a Staff of Soul Bind Relay, which was an extended brass and gold staff that separated into two hooked, fork-like points at the end (notably similar to the Malleus Key) connected by elvish latticework. It was used to extend the reach of a magical effect involving the soul,[21] apparently allowing his soul to reach a distant clone after his death on Ruidus.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 See D&D: Player's Handbook (2014), 5th ed., p. 266.
- ↑ See "The Fate-Touched" (1x103) at 2:36:32.
- ↑ See "The Fear of Isolation" (1x105) from 3:33:00 through 3:34:17.
- ↑ See "Thar Amphala" (1x101) at 2:02:10.
- ↑ See "The Neverending Day" (2x125) at 1:55:51.
- ↑ See "The Neverending Day" (2x125) at 1:56:34.
- ↑ See "The Eve of the Red Moon" (3x81) at 2:20:39.
- ↑ See "Worth Fighting For" (2x126) at 0:56:57.
- ↑ See "Cat and Mouse" (2x128) at 3:28:54. Caleb uses the tuning fork to travel to the Elemental Plane of Fire.
- ↑ See "Cat and Mouse" (2x128) at 3:08:10.
- ↑ See "Hell or High Water" (2x136) from 2:38:15 through 2:41:03.
- ↑ See "Race to the Tower" (1x102) at 4:19:51.
- ↑ See "The Search For Grog" (Sx42) at 3:38:38.
- ↑ See "The Fate-Touched" (1x103) at 2:33:55.
- ↑ See "The Fate-Touched" (1x103) at 2:34:53.
- ↑ See "The Fear of Isolation" (1x105) from 3:30:59 through 3:39:11.
- ↑ See "Path of Brass" (1x74) at 1:54:51.
- ↑ See "Vox Machina Go to Hell" (1x91) at 1:14:36.
- ↑ See "An Exit Most Fraught" (3x48) at 2:44:50.
- ↑ See "The Apogee Solstice" (3x51) at 1:08:04.
- ↑ See "The Apogee Solstice" (3x51) at 2:59:31. See also "The Hallowed Cage" (3x118) at 4:18:54.
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External links[]
Planar Forks on The Forgotten Realms Wiki (note)