I've been thinking about getting Knock anyways because I think thats just a really fun spell for a Bard to have. Like, "Oh we need this door open well allow me! Knock!!!!!!" and it bellows everywhere. But obviously that sound can be detrimental.
Knock can be heard from 300 ft away.
If I cast Silence on the locked item/door prior to casting Knock would the sound be silenced within the sphere but still heard outside of it (dampened) or would that make it not heard at all (muted)?
Silence is pretty clear on the matter.
no sound can be created within or pass through
Knock doesn't say anything about the spell failing if the noise isn't present. Knock should thus be silent. However, the sound of Knock:
emanates from the target object
It doesn't emanate from the lock, but from the object targeted (worth noting that Knock includes both a lock and a door as possible objects). If silence is only on one side of a door, Knock will be silent on that side of the door, but still be quite loud on the other side! You'll have to encompass the entire object you are unlocking to ensure total silence.
