Tag Archives: ritual

Ta’anit umikveh?

Posted on November 4, 2020 by

斎戒沐浴sai.kai.moku.yoku Literally: purification – admonition / precept – wash – bathe Alternately: Ritual purification in advance of an important holiday, ceremony, or time of prayer; in particular, fasting and bathing. Notes: This is a compound of compounds. 斎戒 refers to … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – This land is my land

Posted on November 16, 2015 by

Wizard-Ward This enchantment is one of many that can be used to create a “place of power” in which the abilities of its resident magician are magnified and hostile forces are weakened. Each day of the month-long ritual, the magician … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – A utilitarian charm for certain professions

Posted on July 20, 2015 by

Charm of the Quiet Brother Commonly used by those who wish to avoid notice, this charm is nothing more than a small sack of mouse-hide filled with powdered mouse-bones. If worn or carried, it helps make the one it protects … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday – Mother’s Day Version

Posted on May 11, 2015 by

Birthing Charm A ritual beloved by midwives. When a woman is pregnant, the father creates a small stylized human figure and performs ritual actions over it for ten days. After it is complete, the man ceremonially presents it to the … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday: Undoing, part 2ing

Posted on March 24, 2015 by

So last week we talked about counterspelling and dispelling rotes (normal “spells” in the D&D magic paradigm). This week we’re talking about the same for rituals and gnosis. Rituals This is magic-as-natural-philosophy. Like a chemical reaction or a Rube Goldberg … Continue reading →

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Magic Monday: governed by skills

Posted on March 9, 2015 by

One of the funkiest tasks in making a fantasy game has got to be the magic system. Rules for travel, combat, and any number of other mundane tasks can be modeled on real-world data, as in Justin Alexander’s famed breakdown … Continue reading →

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Tweaking magic

Posted on February 13, 2013 by

Last time was a grab-bag of ideas, but the main one that drove me to post was the idea of Devotions. I like the idea of (myths and game settings that feature) human-like gods, with moods and whimsy, and the … Continue reading →

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