Witchcraft • Legacy Age Glamour

Shattering the Hourglass

Shattering the Hourglass changes the caster’s apparent age without extending life or hastening death. The body temporarily takes on the physical penalties of the chosen age while the mind remains unchanged.

Shattering the Hourglass at a Glance

5.5e / 2024	No direct conversion published here
5e / 2014	No direct conversion published here
Pathfinder 1e	Not a Pathfinder Witch spell by default
D&D 3.x Legacy	Witch 1

Spell Rules by Edition

5.5e / 20245e / 2014Pathfinder 1eD&D 3.5e

Shattering the Hourglass — 5.5e / 2024

Edition status: No official 2024 rules are supplied for this legacy spell. Do not import its older mechanics as a standard Witch spell.

Shattering the Hourglass — 5e / 2014

Edition status: No official 2014 version is supplied here; a conversion would require a house ruling.

Shattering the Hourglass — Pathfinder 1e

Edition status: This legacy name is not established here as a Pathfinder Witch spell. Use only Pathfinder-specific published rules or an agreed adaptation.

Shattering the Hourglass — D&D 3.5e (legacy Witch rules)

School	Transmutation
Level	Witch 1
Components	V, S
Casting Time	1 action
Range	Personal
Target	You
Duration	10 minutes/level

You choose an apparent age. You suffer the normal physical ability penalties associated with that age under the legacy rules, but not the mental ability adjustments.

If the apparent age is substantially different from your true age, you gain +5 on Disguise checks related to appearing that age.

Appearing younger does not extend your lifespan. Appearing older does not bring you closer to natural death.

Using Shattering the Hourglass in Play

The spell is primarily disguise and infiltration magic: appearing as an elder, a younger adult or another age bracket without actually changing the character’s lifespan.

Edition Boundary

Modern editions handle age and ability scores differently. The legacy physical-penalty rule is therefore not imported into 5e or Pathfinder automatically.

Counterplay and Related Magic

The spell changes apparent age and applies legacy physical age penalties without altering lifespan. Dispel Magic can end the ongoing transmutation under the older rules. Compare Change Self, Alter Self and other disguise magic.