Community

Agriculture
- Goldenfields outside of Waterdeep:

- Minimals:
Magically miniaturized animals, notably used by the Harpell family of wizards to reduce the space needed to keep livestock.

- Plateau-wide wards and enchantments of Thay:
Increases rainfall on the otherwise arid landscape of Thay. Necessary to help feed Thay's population.

Architecture and Urban Development
- Magic of Wealthy Calishites: (Source book: Races of Faerun, Calishite Magic Items)
"Magic is an important aspect of Calishite culture, and many mundane objects are crafted to pamper the whims of Calimshan’s idle rich. Doors and gates that recognize those allowed inside and open automatically for them, clothing that sheds stains and dirt, torches that extinguish and relight automatically as needed, or levitating feather fans to keep air circulation constant and cool are all examples of Calishite arts of this sort."

- Imaskari Architecture: (Novel: Darkvision (The Wizards series) by Bruce Cordell)
Imaskari construction makes grand scale use of extra-dimensional space.

- Magical Street Lighting in Ankhapur: (Novel: King Pinch (The Nobles series), by David Cook)

- Narbondel in Menzobarranzan:
A construction in Menzobarranzan that uses faerie fire for time keeping and lighting purposes.

- The Trade Way across the Calim Desert: (Source book: Empires of the Shining Sea)
The paved road across the desert enchanted during the Shoon Imperium. The enchantments prevent damage to the roads by purple worms burrowing beneath. Magically warded minaret flank each side of the road every two miles. At the top of the arched parapets for each tower is a brazier that when lit cloaks the road in a magical blue field. This fields keeps sand off the roads, reduces the winds blowing over the roads by half and reduces the glare of sunlight over sand and salf flats.

Health and Medicine

- Crystal Prosthetics: (Novel: Darkvision (The Wizards series) by Bruce Cordell)

Travel and Transporation

- Crossroads and Backroads: (Source book: Magic of Faerun, page 44 - 47)
Magical routes tied to fey magic known only to fey, and some druids and bards. Backroads can be used for travel, much like portals, and for communications, carrying a vocal message to another site as if the speaker stood at the other site. Crossroads are watched over by guardians who can allow or deny use of a backroad. Fey can access backroads whenever, wherever they wish without restrictions. Druids have mapped out or created portions of these backroads. Some have regular schedules that use the communication features of backroads to quickly spread news and information.

- Halruaan Skyships: (Source book: The Shining South (2e and 3e))

- Magical Portage at Featherdale: (Source book: The Dalelands, page 27)
The wizard Cholandrothipe used to provide a portage service to boats around Featherdale Falls. He diminished the boats and then dispelled the effect on the other side. Red Wizards later killed him. The dalesman upgraded the old non-magical portage equipment after his death.

- The Moonbridge of Silverymoon: (Source book: The Silver Marches)
A gigantic force construction (much like a wall of force) that spans across the River Rauvin connecting the two parts of Silverymoon.

Labor, Production and Maintenance

- Gold Dwarf Magical Craftsman Tools: (Source book: Races of Faerun, Gold Dwarf Magic Items)
"Magic items particularly prevalent in the Great Rift and the trade cities at its edge include anvil of the blacksmith, belt of dwarvenkind, forge of smithing, hammer of the weaponsmith, and tongs of the armorer. These items can be purchased at a 10% discount in the Great Rift."


Information and Communication

- Crossroads and Backroads: (Source book: Magic of Faerun, page 44 - 47)
Magical routes tied to fey magic known only to fey, and some druids and bards. Backroads can be used for travel, much like portals, and for communications, carrying a vocal message to another site as if the speaker stood at the other site. Crossroads are watched over by guardians who can allow or deny use of a backroad. Fey can access backroads whenever, wherever they wish without restrictions. Druids have mapped out or created portions of these backroads. Some have regular schedules that use the communication features of backroads to quickly spread news and information.


Arts and Entertainment

Defense, Security and Investigation

- Temple Security: (Source book: Magic of Faerun, page 50)
Some temples rely on extraplanar for storage of sacred relics. Others use magic to hide the relics in plain sight. Some special sites are protected by divine power. Gods can place geas or curses directly on a site to prevent theft or even violence (or at the very least heavily punish those transgressors).

- Elven Mythals
- Netherese Mythallars
- The Udoxia of the Twelve Cities of Jhaamdath

Dark Wizard wrote:

I will admit I am not at all qualified for this (my knowledge in the Realms is very limited),

Are you kidding? You always struck me as a person who knows what he's talking about.

There is some 'slight' evidence that the Imaskari had 'Maintenence magics' built into many of their structures. Several novels note the 'amazing condition' of Imaskar ruins, and several sources mention places like Solon that seem to have some sort of 'repair work' taking place covertly.

I'm thinking Automatons that are designed to handle the routine maintenance of the cities, but unfortunetly most of the destruction has been beyond their ablity to 'fix'.

It could easily be cantrips overlaid in a single-building mythal-type effect, but since they have already been associated with Automatons (thats where the Raumather supposedly got the knowledge), I just thought that little 'Maintenance Droids' with would be kinda cool, ya know, scurrying around a site serepticiously, making the PCs all nervous as hell...

I remember earlier editions had quite a few mainteneance/non-combat orientated spells, but most of those got down-graded to cantrips. No ones going to take Polish Boots over a Fireball...

I believe a good deal of Eds replies over at CK dealt with this day-to-day sort of stuff, so that would be a good place to start searching, DW.

Also, Halaster seemed to be pretty handy with them (or was it one of his apprentices?), and since we now know for a fact that he is indeed Imaskari, it also lends credence to my musings.

Domo... :D