Magic can be brought to bear in a number of ways. The tools used are greatly varied, some with extreme power, others able to bring forth but a frothy dribble. What tools will your narrative use?
Magic Tools Menu
- wand, staff, scepter, cane, stick, rod, pole, baton, mace,
- amulet, gem, jewel, stone,
- ring, bracelet, anklet, toe-ring, earring, nose ring, stud,
- brooch, clasp, pin, clip, fibula, buckle,
- jewelry, chain, necklace,
- weapon: dagger, mace, legendary great sword, axe, knife, quarter staff, club, cudgel, whale bone spike, bow, quiver of arrows,
- mask, robe, cloak, cowl, gloves,
- costume (like a superhero, but magical!), outfit, suit,
- jock strap, underwear,
- armour, bracers, gauntlets, helm, breastplate,
- book, spell book, scroll, journal, tome, volume, tapestry, embroidered rag, printed tea towel, manuscript,
- painting, fresco, circle, mural, mosaic, inlay, embossing, graffiti, street art,
- sigil, sign, standard, emblem, ensignia,
- runes, writing, script,
- tattoo, cutting, piercing, body art, inserts,
- stretched, adulterated, manipulated, or shrunken body parts
- ironic sources of power: shackles, chains, ball and chain, rope, leash and collar, crown of thorns, items of penance, straight jacket, heavy rock, “burden”,
- immobile sources of power : temple, shrine, circle, hut, hovel, home, (go to homes, abodes, living spaces for more) berm, hillock, barrow, mountaintop, mound, castle, fortification, cemetery, mausoleum, crypt,
- marbles, beans, Cheerios, beads, peas,
- sphere, prism, dodecahedron,
- preserves, pickles, jellies, jams,
- dried stuff – meat, cheese, leaves, bark,
- tobacco pipe, pipe weed, snuff box,
- fire & light, torches, lamp, lantern, braziers, cups, fire pits, ember, everflame, candle, match, brimstone,
- darkness, shrouds, shades, veils, cloaks,
- incense, aromatics, smoke, pipes,
- cauldron (of course), dutch oven, frying pan, pot,
- broomstick, instant boat, flying carpet,
- stone, gem, rock, pebble, garnet, ruby, carbuncle, diamond, shaped jade, amethyst, polished onyx, obsidian, petrified wood, fossilized eyeball, prism, sphere, amber,
- elements of the ancestors, heirloom, hand-me-down, family book, skulls of ancestors on a staff, grandfather’s ceremonial robe
- knuckle bones in a bag, ashes in urn, vial, box,
- crown, headdress, jewel, ring, stone, amulet,
- photograph, painting, etching, sketch, sketchbook, paint brush, paints,
- glass, mirror, telescope, magnifying glass, spectacles, monocle,
- stone scepter, magic pebble, carved rock face,
- rhododendron, pine needles, branch, sprig of pussy willows,
- tobacco of invisibility, weed of seeing,
- musical instrument, flute, mandolin, whistle, horn, haunted organ, cursed violin,
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