miércoles, 30 de julio de 2008

Gryntard’s Feathery Reliever


What's it calle
d? Gryntard’s Feathery Reliever (in short, GFR)

What does it do?
As the name implies, the spell is a 'weight reliever'. It will make items you carry lighter and easier to carry, reducing your burden. As for the amount of weight, it seems to be dependant on skills, and at a maximum, would reduce the item to a quarter of its original heavyness.
This 'weight watcher' has interest as wizards tend to have problems with burdens (due to medium to low strength), but I personally would find it too much of a nuisance to continually keep reducing the weight of a weapon or armour I'm wearing.
The spell can be cast repeatedly, and that presumably makes the duration last longer. It is also important to note that it only reduces the weight of an item, not of the things that item may carry inside (so a cast on a backpack full of components isn't going to make much of a difference). For more information about the spell, take a look at Sekiri's site, who did some research on it long time ago.

Where is it? It flutters and floats in the Invoakatyons in thee Mysterie of Wynd grimoire, at the Unseen University Library, very near the entrance.

What does it require?
A silver necklace and a feather (this last item is consumed, methinks. I'll have to check it tomorrow).

What skills do I need?
Summoning, Air, Binding, Channeling

Has it worked?
A correct output should be something like this:

You prepare to cast Gryntard's Feathery Reliever on xxx (heavy item).
You tickle xxx with the feather.
You call upon the powers of air.
You wrap the silver necklace quickly around the air spirit, chaining it to xxx.
You force the essence of the feather into xxx.
xxx seems a bit lighter than before.

Help Information:

Gryntard's Feathery Reliever - make an item lighter.

Gryntard's Feathery Reliever is a miscellaneous type spell that will reduce the weight of an item you are carrying.


lunes, 28 de julio de 2008

Order Rings - The Circles

Strange... I can't seem to find the box in which I had all 8 order rings. I'll have to check in all my vaults for it, but I imagine it might have got lost somewhere...
Only two to go. Luckily, I have a deluded ring of my own order to check and describe here for you.

>look sectioned ring

This golden ring has a setting that has been divided into four equal sections. Each segment has been covered by a slice of highly polished precious stone, symbolising four elements of Discworld: ruby for fire, sapphire for water, diamond for air, and tiger's eye for earth. At the joining point of the four wedges, an inverted cone of octiron rises, topped by a flashing Ankh stone: the fifth element, surprise.
Etched in lines of glowing octarine: "Circulus Inruptus"
It appears to have something written on it.
It is in excellent condition.

>read ring

You read the sectioned ring:
The Ancient and Truly Original Sages of the Unbroken Circle


sábado, 26 de julio de 2008

Sixth Leveller!

So... after having left Winswand in a meditative orb of crystal anti-matter to rest and reassure himself after some nasty encounters and sad spell-loss, I return to the Discworld to find out that I've actually climbed two steps upwards in the ladder of (order) being: Winswand is now a level six wizard!

Master Winswand of the Ancient and Truly Original Sages of the Unbroken Circle, the Sixth Level Wizard, Archmage of Ymitury, Sagely Lotus of House Sung, Wielder of Klangs

So... time to polish the arch-sceptre and buy the corresponding sash, I guess. Still much work to do, though. There are 5 disc spells to master yet (even though 2 of those 5 would require little effort), some more metal-disk floating to improve (I still have to resign myself with the large wooden pieces I buy in the Ramtops) and some more mindspace to create with special magic skills (which also, incidentally, would allow me to visit a certain very exclusive bar at the top of Unseen University). And we're talking about the magic branch alone...

Right now, I am going to do some pottery work at the State. Teapots have been mastered of late, and I am making very pretty pieces (the Sung vases go slower, albeit the progress is certainly perceptible...), but I have yet to expertly coat them with the best of kitsune fox patterns in two colours. Before going, I leave you the bronze plaque with our order's current order:

Senior Wizard:
Emilius

Seventh Level Wizards:
Copernicus
Elanor

Sixth Level Wizards:
Emilius
Gildor
Heritics
Winswand

Fifth Level Wizards:
Archimedes, Basai, Cilandros, Drake, Herk, Pazuzu, Pharm, Virith