Category Archives: World-Building

Magic Monday – What would you do for a Klondike Bar?

Posted on September 28, 2015 by Confanity

Feast of the Corrupter This is a slow, insidious enchantment that was responsible for much distrust of the magically-skilled, before the rise of the Slakiv Empire and the Order of Magi. Yet the promise of functional immortality is considered so … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Maker’s Mark?

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Confanity

Making-Song (Chant of the Shaper) Craftsmen and artisans may invoke the Shaper in times of need or inspiration, pushing their bodies far beyond normal limits at the risk of their sanity. In the common imagination this chant is most often … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – For a world before refrigeration

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Confanity

Mark of Purity (Mark of the Renewer) This spell requires a box or similar container. Food or drink is placed inside the container, which is sealed, and finally the Mark is placed or written on the outside in a ceremony … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – The nuclear option

Posted on September 7, 2015 by Confanity

Bane-Spell (Secret Word of the Destroyer) The Secret Word can only be taught to those who make a pledge to the Destroyer (a member of The Five). This may take the form of a taboo they must obey, a ritual … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – An enchantment to evade entropy

Posted on August 31, 2015 by Confanity

Sign of the Maintainer The Maintainer is one of a quintumvirate of deities worshiped in the Slakiv heartlands: the Shaper, the Destroyer, the Corrupter, the Renewer, and the Maintainer. The Five are believed to be personifications of the natural processes … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – A use for a pixie-crown

Posted on August 24, 2015 by Confanity

Happy-sky Charm By weaving long grasses, red or yellow flowers picked in sunlight, blue flowers picked in moonlight, and white flowers picked in starlight into a closed loop, a charm is created that is said to improve the wearer’s luck. … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Nothing says “keep out” quite like it

Posted on August 17, 2015 by Confanity

Shun-Rune A vicious spell that requires a blood sacrifice. The caster must kill a living being, or find a fresh kill, and allow its blood to spill on the ground. They must dip a finger in the blood and draw … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Moving Monday, Travel Tuesday

Posted on August 11, 2015 by Confanity

(My apologies for the late post! We’ve spent the last couple of days moving to a new residence – only about a hundred miles away, which is relatively close by American standards, but still a complex undertaking – and I … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – And that’s how you get a rabbit out of a hat!

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Confanity

Spirit Call Spirit-calling is a magical tradition widely practiced in the Clanlands to the east of the Sianin Mountains. It requires substantial indoctrination before it can be practiced properly. When a would-be conjurer’s training is complete, a sponsor must perform … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – How ’bout the power to kill a yak from 200 yards away… with MIND BULLETS!

Posted on July 27, 2015 by Confanity

Blade of Hate The caster’s wish to harm an enemy is manifested as an invisible cutting force that projects wherever they direct their gaze. Any target must be fully visible to the caster; intervening obstacles will take damage instead of … Continue reading →

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