Strange Brew 14
31 Mar 2016 · page 585 of 1306
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Oooooh, the minerals. I hadn't thought of that. Well played.
They might as well just go ahead and get married - they've already got the lyrics and the tune down pat.
I'm taking spell leeching as canon.
Fracking causes magic-water pollution in local water sources?
Well, yeah, magic fracking does
"Fracking magic" is not appropriate language for magic school
Sorry, I meant frackomancy
C'mon, you know that sort of tongue can only be found in those industrial magic-machinery institutions, and not in upstanding academies of the art of magic.
Tiny observation: *leach. Leeches are the yucky bloodsuckers.
"Spell Leech"? As a DM I'm always on the lookout for new monsters to entertain my jaded players. MWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!
They could also be actual blood-sucking critters that non magic users can apply to dispel charms, draining a bit of Constitution temporarily.
I was thinking more along the lines of Sanjay's spell-drainer, but this is a brilliant idea. It'll probably drain hit points rather than Con as the thought of some of the party trying to adjust all their stats when their Con changes is something no DM can face with equanimity. Actually, it could do both.
That can be more practical. I thought of Con (or Str) to simulate weakening from the bloodletting (the leeches would get fat). I barely played a bit of 2nd edition ages ago so I'll defer to those who know. I was more of a WoD enthusiast.
i might be reading too deep into this, but the host lady's face being half hidden feels like she's not up to good or something, like this was a trap or something. i don't know. might be reading too deep.
One thing though. Like Sid said earlier, wouldn't the spell have burnt out by now? And wouldn't diffusing it so much have burnt it out even faster?
And even more if the imbue'er wasn't that skilled in the first place? Do spells work like homeopathy?
I think it's meant to work more like a computer program, and depending on how suppression spells work, it could be fueling itself off it's victims. In this case, what Sid means is that it was poorly done because the person doing the imbuing used an ambiguous command such as "draw forth the magic of whosoever bears thy rock" rather than something more explicit such as "draw forth the magic of whoever wears the diamond upon which I bind thee". Had they used a more specific command, the spell wouldn't have "leeched" because there would not be any confusion between the diamond the spirit was bound to, and the mineral surrounding it. Also, given Sid's earlier comments, it could be that had the spell not been leeching power off the wizards it was affecting, then it would have run out of juice a long time ago.
Oh-kay, so 4 pages ago, he actually went binge drinking some booze they brought with them?
Once again, crappy wizards ruing everything.
So... How did he survive after 2 days of not drinking water and, on top of that, drinking alcohol?