Improved Magic Mouth

This spell works in all ways like the wizard spell Magic Mouth, except as follows. When this spell is cast, the mouth is endowed with the bard's current knowledge, Intelligence, and personality. When the predetermined event occurs that activates the mouth, it converses as if the bard were actually there. For example, the mouth might say, "Who goes there?" and wait for a reply. If the visitors announce their names, it could go on to say, "Tarnak, please proceed to the music room, while the rest wait in the sitting room." The mouth lasts until the conversation is over.

Although the mouth can be set to activate due to a visual stimulus (i.e., activate if anyone wearing a green feather approaches the castle gate), once triggered, it reacts only to sounds and speech. Also note that the mouth and the bard are not linked in any way. Once cast, the mouth's knowledge is set and will never change. Thus, if a bard is extremely angry at Tarnak when he casts an improved magic mouth, the mouth will remain in a state of anger, even if the bard and Tarnak have reconciled.

[Complete Bard's Handbook]

School: Alteration
Level: 3
Rarity: Common for bards; otherwise rare
Restrictions: Bards only

Range: 10 yards
Components: V, S, M
Duration: Special
Casting Time: 3
Area of Effect: 1 object
Saving Throw: None

Material Components: a small bit of honeycomb