Category Archives: Setting

Magic Monday – Draw a line in the sand

Posted on June 20, 2016 by Confanity

Barrier Rod A rod of strange metal with the unusual property that it defines a plane in local psychic space through which certain things – usually sentient beings – may not pass. The rod must be placed against a surface … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Better than the colors of the wind

Posted on May 30, 2016 by Confanity

Earth Brush This magic item comes to us from the earthenware works of Pertasofolos Lan: a writing-brush as long as a grown man is tall. It can be used like any other brush, for oversize calligraphy, but its true power is … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – The Borrowers

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Confanity

Borrow Aspect Humanity (and other intelligent species) are inherently greedy: they see birds and wish for flight; they see cats and wish for grace; they see tortoises and wish for impenetrable defense. During the golden age of the Slakiv Empire, … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – What HAS it got in its pocketses?

Posted on April 11, 2016 by Confanity

Conjurer’s Pocket Proving once again that convenience is more highly prized than safety, this rote carries several risks but is still used to reduce the weight of several logistical considerations, whether the magician is on the road or just simplifying … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – In tribal Tal, ground grasp at you

Posted on April 4, 2016 by Confanity

Clutch of the Soil A signature spell of the adepts of the Tal, in the dry north. The caster shapes a hand (and part of an arm) out of the ground and causes it to move as if it were … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Don’t try this at home, kids

Posted on March 28, 2016 by Confanity

Heart’s Blood This ritual is related to the Altar-Chant and, despite being far more benign to others than its cousin, is similarly suppressed by the Order, albeit to a lesser degree. This is the spell by which a magician may … Continue reading →

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Pen-and-paper RPG thoughts: an “unlock campaign”

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Confanity

Impetus: Inspired by Delta’s post on “oil” as a weapon, found here. Long longago I read that and got to thinking, what if there were a fantasy campaign with some sort of weaponized flammable liquid (Greek fire, alchemist’s fire, wildfire, … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – The greatest needs; the greatest gifts

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Confanity

Voron’s Pocket Opens In times of great need, a magician who knows the proper secrets may call upon a being known as Voron for a gift, an object that can help them solve their most pressing problem. The gift is … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Seeing the unseen; smelling the unsmelled

Posted on February 8, 2016 by Confanity

Wizard Eyes (Submerge in Wind) It is said that the most powerful and skilled of magicians have senses that surpass those of normal men and women. And this is true, to a degree: any good practitioner of magic will train … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – A spell for finding Nemo?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by Confanity

Old Salt Song This song, or chant, is an example of hedge-magic: a ritual, or slow-cast spell, primarily preserved and practiced by common folk rather than academics or specialists. Every fishing village or port town along the coast of the … Continue reading →

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