A Faerie Affair - OOC IV: Petal to the Metal

[Archmage1]

Well... that's certainly a thing. Hopefully, it's nice?

[Ninja_Prawn]

Apologies for the long cut scene... I know y'all didn't come here to read reams of narration, but I couldn't think of a better way to do that.

[Archmage1]

No worries! An hour of sitting and waiting is a long time, and things had to happen...

And now we've got Not Jurgen back! Everything's right with the world once more.

Of course, I should probably figure out how Violet is going to begarland all the kids, and find a good moment to give Jurgen her cittern, but...

[WindStruck]

Nice rng! Well, at least Jurgen didn't come back as a dark elf. That would have been awkward!

[Archmage1]

That would have been the perfect opportunity! We'd have an emissary, someone who could teach them to be nice, so they can stop being mean!

[WindStruck]

Well my trip is over at least, so there at least isn't any danger of me mysteriously never logging on again!

[Archmage1]

Is Jack referring to the Lute everyone signed? If so, is it in the room? Or is it still upstairs?

[WindStruck]

I'm sure it's very close...

[Archmage1]

Inside, Violet cries a little bit. Astra could have asked her, and it'd have been lots of fun! There'd have been music, and dancing, and really pretty lights, and fun!

[WindStruck]

Considering Astra was expressing her wonder outloud, you still have plenty of opportunity to explain how you think it's done!

[Archmage1]

That'd be stealing though! It was a compliment for Juniper, and it'd be really mean to try to make it about her.

[Archmage1]

Lessons maybe learned: Providing music for a parade might need more than just Violet, unless she's really loud, but that's not as nice.

[Ninja_Prawn]

enhance some of your poems with a bit of music?

Kvothe the Bloodless would approve!

[WindStruck]

I'm glad you're smiling but, who is that?

[Ninja_Prawn]

Oh, well he's the main character from the books The Name of the Wind and The Wise Man's Fear by Patrick Rothfuss. He's very much a D&D style bard and his pet peeve is poetry. He loves music and hates everything about the idea of lyrics that are not set to music.

Spoiler: This guy

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[WindStruck]

Haha, IRL I'm kind of the opposite. Or... maybe not.

I like music, maybe similar classical, rock or somewhat techno end, but lyrics tend to ruin it for me. A lot of times you need to come up with the lyrics and music at the same time for something beautiful. When people try to cram lyrics into existing songs that didn't have them, I tend to cringe. Very hard.

[Archmage1]

Where as I'm not overly musical at all. Which makes playing a bard a bit difficult, because I don't really know enough songs to set lyrics to.
And setting the lyrics properly can be tricky.

Or... I can just sort of ignore the music, and follow a format for music.

I too enjoyed the The Name of the Wind, and The Wise Man's Fear, although I'd be tempted to say Kvoth is more of a factotum, but bard be good too.

[Majin]

Speaking of cramming lyrics to existing songs, I just recently found out Star Wars holiday special did this

[WindStruck]

Stay back!! Back I tell you!!

[WindStruck]

That gives me an idea for another spell Astra can research! It ages the contents of a container. No creatures!

A level 1 spell.

Ages things 1 year per caster level. Max size is probably around.. 2 gallons per caster level??? Use a higher level spell slot to double quantity and years aged.

So right now at level 5, she could age a cask of wine 5 years. Using it on a level 2 slot, she could age it for 10 years. Using it on a level 3 slot, she could age it for 20 years!

[Ninja_Prawn]

That's a really good idea. Scaling by caster level is only used for cantrips in 5e though. It'd have to be purely by slot level...


Astra's Instant Antique
1st-level transmutation

Casting Time: 1 action
Range: Touch
Components: V, S, M (a clock or hourglass)
Duration: Instantaneous

You increase the age of a Small or smaller nonmagical object that is not being worn or held - or the contents of a container no larger than 40 gallons - that you touch, by up to 1 year. If the target is perishable or subject to decay, it deteriorates according to its nature and the environment it is currently situated in; objects that improve with age do so along the same lines.
At Higher Levels. When you cast this spell using a spell slot of 2nd level or higher, you can increase the age of the target by a number of years equal to the square of the level of the spell slot (4 years at level 2, 9 years at level 3, etc.).


How does that sound?

[WindStruck]

Hey, that all sounds good! But let's go for more alliteration.

Astra's Accelerated Antique?

Astra's Abrupt Antique?


...I don't know. I think your first idea had a nicer ring to it.

[Archmage1]

Astra's Alacritous Antiquities?

[WindStruck]

Astra's Alacritous Antiquities?

We have a winner!

[Ninja_Prawn]

I dunno... 'alacritous' is obscure and kind of a mouthful, and I actually think 'instant' is a better alliteration: Astra's Instant Antique. It's subtle, but it trips off the tongue with a lovely rhythm.

[WindStruck]

Oh, you've got a point too...

Hm. Well.. I'll have to actually set aside time to have the spell researched before the name is final anyway.

[Ninja_Prawn]

Are y'all waiting for me? Is it time to wrap this scene up?

[Archmage1]

I think it is, yes.

Violet's brilliant plan: We should have a party, with singing, and dancing, and deliciousness, and fun!

[WindStruck]

Yeah think we're about done here.

[Ninja_Prawn]

Cool, I'll post tomorrow.