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dmjay
2013-06-21, 02:15 AM
Portal Mechanic
--Portal Stones--
There are two stones, a moonstone and a homestone. Each stone has been enchanted with a word of recall spell. You must go through a bonding ritual and join with the stones.
1. Select a safe spot, such as your home or workplace.
2. Give that place a name.
3. Cut yourself until you are at half health and pour your blood over each of the stones.
4. The Stones then must be heated up within a fire
5. Once they glow red you must hold each stone in opposite hands for 5 seconds.
6. While holding the stones you must repeat the name of you safe spot for those 5 seconds.
7. You then press the home stone into the floor of your safe spot.
Once this ritual is complete, these stones are bound to you and your home.

Leave the homestone at your safe spot.
Keep the moonstone with you at all times.

To use the stones:
1. You must cut yourself and cover the moonstone in your blood.
2. Lay the stone on the ground and say the name of your safe spot.
3. You will be magically transported to your homestone (You will lose half your max HP).
4. You must return within 23hours of using the moonstone or they will become inert.

To return to your moonstone you must do the same steps with the opposite stone. You will need to have been healed as you will lose HP totaling half your max HP again and possibly become unconscious.

The stones can only be used once every 24hours. You cannot use them in combat.

BowStreetRunner
2013-06-21, 10:43 AM
Yeesh! :smalleek: Just give me a pair of potted plants and a Transport via Plants spell, thank you very much.

dmjay
2013-06-21, 11:03 AM
Thanks, I wanted a way to limit their use with it but also bind it solely to them and their home/cache/safe.

Essentially, once a day they can dip their body into their 'house of holding' and drop off or pick up items. The loss of HP will force them to heal or drink a potion which is the price to pay for using the mechanic.