#forbidden alchemy

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Forbidden Alchemy (Innistrad) - David Rapoza

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[moniqjennisa]

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They stepped out—three adolescents, skeletal wings arching, canine bodies corded with muscle the color of old blood under velvet-black skin. White eyes, blind to anything but what death had taught them to see. The Thestral-Hound Hybrids moved like bad memories and perfect weapons.

Hermione’s voice carried. “Umbrahounds, Nott-Pattern,” she announced. “Named for Theodore Nott—first volunteer to drill their leash-whistles and survive a breach. Flight-capable at maturity. Two riders per mount. Silent, obedient to command tokens, immune to fear.”

Theo’s gaze didn’t flicker, but the acknowledgement settled on him like a coronet. Society inhaled. The politics of naming had been observed; honor had been paid. Approval followed like scent.

The nearest hound lifted its head and scented the air. Its wings flexed. Then it turned toward the iron pen at the wall. ........ "Do not feed the hybrids raw meat on mission. It confuses post-combat bonding. Do not bleed in the yard; they will track you. Do not cast at them, even a stray charm—friendly fire flags you as hostile.”

She lifted a small disc from the tray. “Control tokens keyed to Draco, Theo, Blaise, Severus, and me. Secondary whistles for field sergeants. If the Umbrahounds are compromised, three commands exist: heel, ground, extinguish. Do not guess which is which.” She let her eyes rest a beat too long on the Carrows. They looked away.

“And if you ignore any of that?” Draco asked, flatly.

Hermione nodded to Severus. He flicked a switch. The second prisoner was shoved into the trench. No mist this time. A gate opened.

One hound leapt, silent as gravity. The glass shivered but held; gore spattered it red-black from the inside. When the hound stepped back at Theo’s whistle, it did so like a good, happy dog. The prisoner moved in three fewer pieces than he had been meant to, and nothing in the room pretended to be surprised.

“Consequence,” Hermione said

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Forbidden Alchemy

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Forbidden Alchemy (3rd Level, Transmutation)

Casting Time: 1 hour

Range: Self

Components: S, M (the corpse of a spellcaster and 500 gp worth of alchemical reagents, both consumed in the casting)

Duration: 24 hours

Classes: Wizard

Even though others have different ways of accessing it, you know that all magic comes from the arcane laws that govern the world, and interacting with those laws leaves a mark, even after death. As you cast this spell, you use the alchemical reagents to dissolve and diffuse the body of the spellcaster, extracting the remnant magic from the corpse and injecting it into yourself. The DM chooses four spells that the spellcaster knew in life, and you choose one of those spells. For the duration of the spell or until the end of your next long rest, you can cast the chosen spell as if you knew it and had it prepared, even if the spell is not on the Wizard spell list.

Flashback. If you’ve already cast this spell since the end of your last long rest, you can instead choose to cast it as a Flashback spell using a spell slot of 7th level or higher. If you do, you instead gain the ability to cast all four of the spells chosen by the DM. In addition, the duration of this spell becomes indefinite, and you can cast each spell up to three times before its effects end

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Forbidden Alchemy (Friday Night Magic 2012) - Randy Gallegos

[myinternetcorner]

Will they touch a demon's wings or just pretend that humanity have angels?

No they have alchemists in them and that's reason why.

[maggotzdilemma]

just mixed vanilla ice cream and coffee #pooppotion

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Forbidden Alchemy (Friday Night Magic 2012) - Randy Gallegos

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