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Why is it that when I saw this (admittedly very cool) post on Facebook, the first thing I thought of is what an unhinged D&D spellbook that would make?
I'm gonna make one and call it “Queneau’s Book of Spells” after the poet guy (and because his name sounds like a D&D character).
Utility Magic: Increase Fertility
Increase Fertility
2nd level transmutation
Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a carved totem of a baby worth at least 10 gold)
Duration: 1 day
You touch a willing humanoid, granting it an increase in fertility until the following day; while conceptus from intercourse during that time is not completely certain (90% chance), it is much higher from the results of this spell (and will be nearly certain if both partners are enchanted with this spell, 99% chance), so long as both partners are normally capable of conception (eunuchs, post-menopausal, and the like will not benefit from this spell).
The carving is consumed during the course of the casting. In many societies, there are great superstitions surrounding the precise details of the carving, with many giving strong credence to beliefs that the precise materials used will lend itself to a particular end for the child (i.e. pearl eyes for the carving are believed by some to guarantee that the child will have superior eyesight, while other cultures believe that it will predispose the child to a life at sea, or the use of mahogany or oak or bone will have other effects). While many wizards who study this have found no such link, that does not prevent the fussing from friends, family, and other interested parties (more than one royal has had a diplomatic crisis resulting from their selection of materials for the spell material for a potential heir).
This spell can be cast at higher levels for greater effect; at 4th level, it allows males of ovipositioning races (aarakocra, dragonborn, gith, etc) to impregnate females of in vivo races (most other humanoids), with the resulting children being of one race or the other. At 5th level, it allows for in vivo males to impregnate females of ovipositioning races, resulting in the laying of an egg as per normal, but with the resulting children being of one race or the other (meaning that, yes, it is possible for a dragonborn woman to have a human baby born from an egg).
Dragons shapeshifted into humanoid form have no need of this spell, as their innate magic will overcome such piddling barriers as being of entirely different species and creature types.
Spell Lists: Bard, Cleric, Druid, Paladin, Wizard
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Development Notes: Another piece of utility magic that came about from pondering "Okay, what are the sorts of things that people historically went to faith healers, herbalists, and the like for, and which we use extensively when science was able to provide?" And the answer is: control over our own fertility. Of course, once I started writing it out and thinking of the little carved baby statue that gets used as a consumable component, I realized that I'd hit upon an incredible vein of worldbuilding potential. Just imagine the traditions, folklore, superstitions, and more that would come from that little statuette's construction; you'd have crafters whose entire careers would be spent making them. They would be wedding gifts; parents would "hint" about wanting grandkids. Books would be written on the various intricacies of their construction; the fact that, mechanically and looking from outside of the setting, we know that these have no effect would not matter to societies within that setting. It would be popular on levels we associate with astrology and the like IRL.
And that sort of rich vein of cultural folklore and such can have such an effect on the vividness of a fantasy setting, at least in my opinion.
Die hard harry potter fans like to say that the magic system is one of the best, which is simply not true. Drop a level 14 dnd wizard into that world and the tides shift rapidly to the point that they are the deciding factor in any Wizarding war. HP magic is like the scrapts of a dnd wizards sneeze, its piss-poor quality and seems like it was spat out in a singular boardroom meeting and given fancy names. This comes from a serious HP fan btw.
I won't have access to my tablet for a while so I won't be able to participate in strahdtober for a while :(
In the meantime, here is a scene from my last session!
We are dming Curse of Strahd campaign, hovewer we also play in Descend to Avernus (My husband as a warlock who is alo a lawyer and me as a dramphir eldrich knight)
For context - our friend plays as an arcane trickster And we just hit lvl 3 So, of course, the first thing I did at the session was start talking to him via cantrip "message" ...
...And his, answering me through little illusions of nodding or contradicting his head
Regularly scheduled homestuck art has been sadly interrupted by uni and also me playing dnd and hyperfixiating on my character so here's leolar the half orc cleric + the rest of our silly party
I drew some of the uniforms in his temple too for fun
Also illustrated some of the spells bc i was having fun
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You can find Lorem Ipsum, as well as 50+ other spells, free to use in your homebrew, in Jay's Spell Compendium
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MLB Tales of Miracle Blurb
Im just putting this here for future reference to myself before the idea fades away like most of the other ones did. So, after the Egypt arc I'm wanting to do this thing where Marinette delves in Marcus's study to find any clues whatsoever that would direct the Miracles where Merlin and his henchmen might be, or at least have a better idea of how to stop Merlin's diabolical plots from unfolding. However, she doesn't find anything related to Virtuous Seven because Marcus made a point to never bring that psychopath or anything tied to Merlin close to his family again. What she does find is a series of, for the lack of a better word right now, spell scrolls that are both advanced and powerful if used correctly.
However, as Marinette was still technically a Novice when it came to magic, she recognized the magical aura from the scrolls, but not the contents of them. So she brings them to Anna's (Lucien's stepmother) attention where the knowledgeable mage informs Marinette of the spells. I know one of them is the equivalent of a Magnificent Mansion from Dungeons and Dragons (because I'm so creative, sue me but not literally). The reason I'm focusing the story on this aspect is simply because Marinette would have realized at this point that Miracles needs a suitable base of operations especially if they intend to go outside of Paris. Somewhere that's secluded and not easily accessible, you get the picture of where this is going. However, Marinette is warned of the dangers when learning something like Magnificent Mansion as it quite literally creates a pocket that rests between the Real Space and the Spirit World. Failure to perform the spell correctly can tear a hole between these two realms and consequently expose the world to the spiritual side of things.
Naturally, Marinette isn't entirely confident whether she could pull it off correctly, especially if she's able to muster the spirit energy to create such a thing in the first place. (She actually has quite an abundance of energy at this point that rivals with Lucien's, she just hasn't figured out how to refine her control over it just yet to perform higher ranked spells). So she gets with Lucien, probably cue a comedy-romance bit between them, as Marinette practically begged Lucien to learn the spell as he would have a much higher chance to use it without making as many mistakes.
Eventually, Lucien does in fact figure out how to use it and is able to create a safe space whenever he desired, but Marinette used her previous enchantment that she made Lucien keep on him that allows her to copy any spell he uses for a one-time freebie basically due to their spiritual connection. So, she took that freebie and decided to craft a pair of magical keys that can fit in any mechanical lock (modern tech doesn't work) and essentially it opens a doorway into the mansion. Lucinette (Marinette x Lucien) works together to essentially create their own demiplane with the mansion at the center so that Team Miracles can have a safe space to retreat, rest, train, or socialize with each other when they're too far away in the Real Space. But it can only be accessed by inserting one of these magical keys within a lock, such as a door, and the object attached to the lock becomes a portal to this demiplane. Likewise, nobody can get in without said key (but there's still going to be security risks involved, I just haven't figured it out what it could be yet)
what kind of damage is Radiant damage?
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