Thursday, October 28, 2021

GLOGTOBER - Collab with theisticGilthoniel - Spell Charms

Here be a selection of spell charms for theisticGilthoniel's Hypogeum magic users, in turn inspired by my old post of MtG: Arena wozerd-duellists. Spells being tangible items is cool and fun and you should use it wherever possible.

MtG Piracy Charm

  1. An arrowhead crafted from transparent aluminium on a delicate silver chain (magic missile).
  2. Feathers of an eagle, a raven and a hummingbird, bound together at the quill with a gold-set aquamarine (flight).
  3. An ouroboros carved from jadeite on a leather thong. (raise dead).
  4. A tiny articulated marionette of rosewood with silver wires connecting to its crossbar. (animate object)
  5. A thumb-sized polished pewter bell with no clapper (silence).
  6. An orb of quartz carved with intricate abstract striations, pierced by a silver nail (read minds).
  7. A sunburst amulet of red gold (fireball).
  8. An onyx pendant carved in the shape of a bat (darkness).
  9. A platinum coin etched with a smiling face on one side and a snarling one on the other (control emotions).
  10. A leather pouch containing a number of small figurines, each carved from a tooth in the form of the creature of origin (summon monster).
  11. A thimble-sized iron cup (shield).
  12. Two seated figures like chesspieces, carved from ivory and ebony, bound together with a copper wire (telepathy).
  13. A silver phylactery containing a scroll scribed with 101 blasphemies (lightning bolt).
  14. A blocky, almost cubic fist carved from a piece of magnetite (telekinesis).
  15. A lamp with an age-blackened patina of soot and oil, hardened to a lacquer (grease).
  16. A turquoise flute, carved with depictions of birds in flight (gust of wind).
  17. A bracelet of beads carved from human finger bones (chill touch).
  18. An obsidian disc polished to a mirror shine, in a gold frame (scrying).
  19. A leaden hand-stamp bearing the Adamic character for "acquiescence" on one side and "denial" on the other (open/close).
  20. An ostentatious vermeil ring inset with a cabouchon sapphire (elemental blast: cold).
  21. A set of cloisonne nesting dolls (shrink/grow).
  22. A stylus made from a spar of fulgurite (explosive runes).
  23. A perfectly symmetrical and unadorned cube of black basalt (dispel magic).
  24. A corked silver tube containing a stick of glimmering gypsum chalk (circle of protection).
  25. A plumb line with a bronze bob engraved with dwarves runes (wall of stone).
  26. Anointing oil in a green glass phial, moulded with intricate patterns of coiling serpents (cure wounds).
  27. Two full-finger rings of black-lacquered copper with sharpened nails (spider climb).
  28. A short chain of five silver wire links; a circle, a triangle, a square, a pentagon and a hexagon. (intangibility).
  29. A black half-mask with a mirrored interior (disguise).
  30. A large ruby surrounded by pearls, meant to be worn over the ajna chakra (burning ray).
  31. A green jade needle, capped by a gold lotus finial (restoration).
  32. A crystal alembic the size of a chicken's egg (distill magic).
  33. A wand crafted from braided spars of copper, black iron and tin (sorcerous blast).
  34. A circular amulet bearing the relief of a three-headed hound (barrier).
  35. A mummified firefly, encased in a tubular glass reliquary the size of a man's smallest finger (create light).
  36. A two-sided mirror, one side silvered, the other gold (illusion).
  37. A signet ring with a blank iridium coin as its face (mark).
  38. A polished orb of tigers-eye in a maroon velvet pouch (arcane eye).
  39. A tangerine-sized spherical brass censer on a chain, the smoke holes of which are in the shape of Adamic characters (conjure).
  40. A crystal phial of anointing oil, despite its clarity the oil smells discernibly of blood (magic weapon).
  41. A purple ribbon embroidered with golden runes of nobility and uprightness (regalia).
  42. A small silver aspergillum and aspersorium set (enchant).
  43. A hollow teak figurine of a carrier pigeon (message).
  44. A necklace of hard animal remains - claws, skulls and fangs on a rustic leather thong (beast form).
  45. An anthracite figurine of a crusader knight (set ablaze).
  46. The fossilised larynx of a prehistoric lion-analogue, painted with red lacquer (beast speech).
  47. A brass amulet with a gurning, oddly lifelike human face (anthropomorphize).
  48. A chisel blade, intricately engraved with stylised vines and leaves (woodwork).
  49. A copper rooster charm, depicted mid-crow (control weather).
  50. A set of miniature pan pipes, each pipe carved from a different bone (call to animals).
  51. A cartouche containing a crude clay face, with polished stone eyes and teeth (mouth of the earth).
  52. A steel square-rule, with the measurements marked with giantish characters (giant growth).
  53. A doeskin pouch of assorted seeds marked with a symbol that could be a downturned sickle or the curve of a pregnant belly (fertility).
  54. A brasse-taille locket containing a depiction of an enthroned Emperor on one side and a cutting from his cloak under glass on the other (glory).
  55. A tuning fork that resonates with human speech (reveal falsehood).
  56. A bracelet of antique gold, dotted about its circumference with enamel eyes (angelic form).
  57. A river pebble polished smooth in a waterfall plunge pool, carved with a lighting bolt rune (voice like thunder).
  58. A dagger of purified silver, every millimetre of its blade inscribed with exhortations against unclean forces (banish).
  59. A maroon silk napkin embroidered all over with the hieroglyphic depictions of servants cooking (miracle feast).
  60. A black velvet bag containing two large silver coins with a death's head on one face and an hourglass on the other (fear).

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