Chapter 13
Magic

13.1

Modern magical libraries don’t just chain the grimoires to the shelves, but the photocopiers too. Having been exposed to so much occult information, they too are rich and alive with thaumaturgical power.

13.2

Before general anaesthetic spells we just used memory charms post-operation. Many a surgeon wakes from nightmares of restrained patients, screaming in pain, wordlessly gasping for death.

13.3

Physical and psychotherapy are important, even just for the occasional self tune-up; but everyone overlooks thaumotherapy for the same use-case.

You might not be a spellcaster or sorcerer but that doesn’t mean you aren’t full of magic, magic that sometimes needs care too

13.4

”Hide” as a stand in for ”conceal” comes from the old use of tanned fae leather as armour. While it provided no significant protection against blade, arrow, or mace, it blended the wearer into their surroundings much like the creature it was taken from.

Many of the creatures who provided such pelts were thought to be hunted to extinction, but in a twist of evolutionary biology many species survived and flourished, passing on the genetic predisposition for perfect camouflage from humans.

13.5

His masquerade wear consisted of nothing but an enchanted crystalline veil. Every facet reflected an onlookers’ face, stripped of not just their mask but their social pretences too. Naked emotions and raw auras from every corner of the room on display.

13.6

As the saying goes; ”one person’s enchantment is another’s curse.”

13.7

Most corporate copywriters make excellent wizards too. When it comes down to it, writing spells is really just following a style guide with the worst possible consequences for mistakes.

13.8

While a knight’s duty is to ascend a tower and rescue a prince or princess and help them live happily after, a death knight’s duty is to attend to them at the end of their life, walk with them down deep into the catacombs, and lay them to rest in peace.

13.9

You can liven up any day just by giving fancy names to things. Why not pour the waters of fate from the vessel of probability? If you want, you too can cleave the unknown brie and plate it with the ceremonial wafers.

13.10

Getting lost in a good book is particularly troublesome in a magical library where it becomes much harder to find your way back out.

13.11

Most corporate copywriters are excellent wizards too. When it comes down to it, writing spells is really just following a style guide with the worst possible consequences for mistakes.