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Monthly Archives: January 2022
Practical Exercise
It was very definitely time to go on the attack, before he found something I couldn’t counter. My hands were on fire. My gnothdiar glowed, incandescently bright. I hit him with the most powerful attacks I could find. His wards … Continue reading
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His response was even less polite than what he’d said already. “Death-pride honor!” I screamed. His words were a death-pride honor insult, and I’d invoked the rule. He added several cruder variations on the insult. There could be no complaint … Continue reading
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Whatever it had been, it appeared to be dead. Dance of the Air, just for a moment, let me step over the body fragments and stand on unmarked sod. Before it was too late, I remembered to cast spell-breaker enchantments, … Continue reading
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I had one alternative. Grandpa Worrow had warned me: Only drop the limit locks on your void nodes in extremis. The nodes will supply the power you need to keep your wards up, but may well kill you at the … Continue reading
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The scarecrow, whatever it was, caught two of the ward-breaker spells and sent them back in my direction. My own wards swallowed them and powered up. Someone was fond of pyrotechnics. Lightning spells left behind the smell of sweet metal. … Continue reading
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Junior Professor Elise Merrihugh was short, black hair tied in back in a bun, well-rounded if not quite chubby, dressed in classic scholar’s robes with her New School cape. Her topic was spell cycles, in which you take a pattern … Continue reading
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I made a point of eating at each Refectory, returning once a day to Miller’s and the General Magic table. At the Table, people sitting next to me would turn slightly in their chairs, so I would see more of … Continue reading
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“Hello,” she said, “I’m AsterAnne. Were you interested in Barrister House?” “Hi,” I answered. “I’m Adara. I’m looking. My brothers Heath and Moore were here for their upper cycle.” “Heath?” she asked. “Heath. I’m Adara Triskittenion, Moore was here some … Continue reading
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We started walking. “Did you study combat magic?” I whispered. “I marginally passed the requirement,” Marjorie said. “I could keep up the minimum required shield or keep up the minimum required offensive spell, but not both at the same time, … Continue reading
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The two major streets were South Street and North Street. She knew exactly where to take us on North Street to procure something I’d never heard of, which she assured me was the stain specific for my panelling. I nodded … Continue reading
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