Death's Door - Revision history

Emmanovi: inclusive language

2023-05-26T22:54:10Z

inclusive language

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	<i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>		<i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>

	The shudder was an inevitability, the one moment in all the world that the ~~men and women~~ of the Spire were allowed, however tacitly, to lose their Poise. Endless training, envenoming one another to grow accustomed to the terrible, wracking nausea of the spell, reduced it to a second or two, but it was always there.		The shudder was an inevitability, the one moment in all the world that the people of the Spire were allowed, however tacitly, to lose their Poise. Endless training, envenoming one another to grow accustomed to the terrible, wracking nausea of the spell, reduced it to a second or two, but it was always there.

	<i>Breathe deeply. Focus. Accept. Begin casting. Deliver.</i>		<i>Breathe deeply. Focus. Accept. Begin casting. Deliver.</i>

Dre at 21:01, 11 May 2022

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	There could be no other way.</ic>		There could be no other way.</ic>

	~~[[Category:Venom]]~~

Hastur: /* Rules */

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Rules

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	Through practice, discipline. Through discipline, arete. Through arete, victory. Through victory, conquest.		Through practice, discipline. Through discipline, arete. Through arete, victory. Through victory, conquest.

	There could be no other way.<ic>		There could be no other way.</ic>

	[[Category:Venom]]		[[Category:Venom]]

Rafferty: /* Rules */

2016-11-30T13:10:13Z

Rules

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	==Rules==		==Rules==
	{{Staffs}}		{{Staffs}}
	* '''Effect:''' ~~Once~~ per day ~~when~~ you cast the [[venom]] spell you ~~can do so~~ without ~~spending~~ any mana.		* '''Effect:''' Twice per day you can cast the [[venom]] spell as if you knew it without expending any mana.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting a Death's Door requires ~~three~~ measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting a Death's Door requires six measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.
	<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->		<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->
	<ic><i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>		<ic><i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>

Rafferty at 07:55, 2 December 2015

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	There could be no other way.<ic>		There could be no other way.<ic>

			[[Category:Venom]]

Dre: Items = capitalised

2015-09-18T17:00:23Z

Items = capitalised

Rafferty: /* Rules */

2015-01-23T09:03:21Z

Rules

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	==Rules==		==Rules==
	{{Staffs}}		{{Staffs}}
	* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[~~Spell list#Venom\|~~venom]] spell you can do so without spending any mana.		* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[venom]] spell you can do so without spending any mana.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting death's door requires three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting death's door requires three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.
	<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->		<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->

Rafferty: /* Description */

2015-01-23T09:03:06Z

Description

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	This staff is usually bleached white, then bound from head to toe in strips of black leather secured with iron fixtures. The iron is often allowed to become rusted, giving the item and even more threatening appearance. It takes its name from the idea that it opens the door of death - readying the target to be pushed through it. Some wielders claim that when they invoke its magic they hear a distant creak; as of a great iron-bound portal slowly opening. In [[Temeschwar]] it is sometimes called a ''black wedge'' implying that the door is held open for a waiting victim.		This staff is usually bleached white, then bound from head to toe in strips of black leather secured with iron fixtures. The iron is often allowed to become rusted, giving the item and even more threatening appearance. It takes its name from the idea that it opens the door of death - readying the target to be pushed through it. Some wielders claim that when they invoke its magic they hear a distant creak; as of a great iron-bound portal slowly opening. In [[Temeschwar]] it is sometimes called a ''black wedge'' implying that the door is held open for a waiting victim.

	Some wielders report a peculiar phenomenon - in some cases the staff marks the palms of the wielder's hands with a sooty black mark that resists attempts to remove it with water and soap but fades naturally in a day or so. Those who make extensive use of the staff, especially those who supplement its power with their own performance of the [[~~Spell list#Venom\|~~venom]] spell find that the marks take longer and longer to fade and are a little larger each time. Apocryphal tales speak of a [[Varushka magical traditions\|Volhov]] named Mstislav the White whose arms were said to be permanently stained black to the elbow thanks to his extensive use of ''the white gate'', an artefact version of this staff bound in pale leather and secured with polished steel.		Some wielders report a peculiar phenomenon - in some cases the staff marks the palms of the wielder's hands with a sooty black mark that resists attempts to remove it with water and soap but fades naturally in a day or so. Those who make extensive use of the staff, especially those who supplement its power with their own performance of the [[venom]] spell find that the marks take longer and longer to fade and are a little larger each time. Apocryphal tales speak of a [[Varushka magical traditions\|Volhov]] named Mstislav the White whose arms were said to be permanently stained black to the elbow thanks to his extensive use of ''the white gate'', an artefact version of this staff bound in pale leather and secured with polished steel.

	==Rules==		==Rules==

Rafferty at 16:25, 22 January 2015

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	==Rules==		==Rules==
	* '''Form:''' [[Magic overview#Staff\|Staff]].		{{Staffs}}
	* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[Spell list#Venom\|venom]] spell you can do so without spending any mana.		* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[Spell list#Venom\|venom]] spell you can do so without spending any mana.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting death's door requires three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting death's door requires three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.

	<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->		<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->
	<ic><i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>		<ic><i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>

	The drill was as old as the Viper Company itself. Polonius had developed it when the enemy's numbers became clear; a means of terrifying the foe in the first seconds of the battle, knocking the wind out of their first charge. It was a stroke of genius, and since then, the High Gate Spire's artisans had begun producing the <i>White Gates</i> en masse.		The drill was as old as the Viper Company itself. Polonius had developed it when the enemy's numbers became clear; a means of terrifying the foe in the first seconds of the battle, knocking the wind out of their first charge. It was a stroke of genius, and since then, the High Gate Spire's artisans had begun producing the <i>White Gates</i> en masse.

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	There could be no other way.<ic>		There could be no other way.<ic>

	~~[[Category:Magic Items]]~~
	~~[[Category:Staffs]]~~
	~~[[Category:IC_Text_Required]]~~

Delvy at 20:25, 6 March 2013

2013-03-06T20:25:33Z

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	* '''Form:''' [[Magic overview#Staff\|Staff]].		* '''Form:''' [[Magic overview#Staff\|Staff]].
	* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[Spell list#Venom\|venom]] spell you can do so without spending any mana.		* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[Spell list#Venom\|venom]] spell you can do so without spending any mana.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting death's door requires ~~nine~~ measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and ~~five~~ measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting death's door requires three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.

	<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->		<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->

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	==Description==		==Description==
	This staff is usually bleached white, then bound from head to toe in strips of black leather secured with iron fixtures. The iron is often allowed to become rusted, giving the item and even more threatening appearance. It takes its name from the idea that it opens the door of death - readying the target to be pushed through it. Some wielders claim that when they invoke its magic they hear a distant creak; as of a great iron-bound portal slowly opening. In [[Temeschwar]] it is sometimes called a ''~~black wedge~~'' implying that the door is held open for a waiting victim.		This staff is usually bleached white, then bound from head to toe in strips of black leather secured with iron fixtures. The iron is often allowed to become rusted, giving the item and even more threatening appearance. It takes its name from the idea that it opens the door of death - readying the target to be pushed through it. Some wielders claim that when they invoke its magic they hear a distant creak; as of a great iron-bound portal slowly opening. In [[Temeschwar]] it is sometimes called a ''Black Wedge'' implying that the door is held open for a waiting victim.

	Some wielders report a peculiar phenomenon - in some cases the staff marks the palms of the wielder's hands with a sooty black mark that resists attempts to remove it with water and soap but fades naturally in a day or so. Those who make extensive use of the staff, especially those who supplement its power with their own performance of the [[venom]] spell find that the marks take longer and longer to fade and are a little larger each time. Apocryphal tales speak of a [[Varushka magical traditions\|Volhov]] named Mstislav the White whose arms were said to be permanently stained black to the elbow thanks to his extensive use of ''~~the white gate~~'', an artefact version of this staff bound in pale leather and secured with polished steel.		Some wielders report a peculiar phenomenon - in some cases the staff marks the palms of the wielder's hands with a sooty black mark that resists attempts to remove it with water and soap but fades naturally in a day or so. Those who make extensive use of the staff, especially those who supplement its power with their own performance of the [[venom]] spell find that the marks take longer and longer to fade and are a little larger each time. Apocryphal tales speak of a [[Varushka magical traditions\|Volhov]] named Mstislav the White whose arms were said to be permanently stained black to the elbow thanks to his extensive use of ''The White Gate'', an artefact version of this staff bound in pale leather and secured with polished steel.

	==Rules==		==Rules==
	{{Staffs}}		{{Staffs}}
	* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[venom]] spell you can do so without spending any mana.		* '''Effect:''' Once per day when you cast the [[venom]] spell you can do so without spending any mana.
	* '''Materials:''' Crafting ~~death~~'s ~~door~~ requires three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.		* '''Materials:''' Crafting a Death's Door requires three measures of [[Materials#Beggar's Lye\|beggar's lye]] and three measures of [[Materials#Iridescent Gloaming\|iridescent gloaming]]. It takes one month to make one of these items.
	<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->		<!--- IC text by Dave Sheridan --->
	<ic><i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>		<ic><i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>
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	<i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>		<i>Step in. Strike. Release. Shudder. Step back.</i>

	The argument was logical, its premises sound and its conclusion inevitable. Sentinels did not feel fear in battle. The only thing the Vipers had to fear was their own spell-casting, the venom that poured both ways through the staff, the inevitable moment when they lost their Poise. So they would train, and train, and train, until their frail mortal bodies learned what their souls knew already: that they would win, that they must win, and that the soul-rending sickness was not a ~~sympton~~ of defeat but of victory.		The argument was logical, its premises sound and its conclusion inevitable. Sentinels did not feel fear in battle. The only thing the Vipers had to fear was their own spell-casting, the venom that poured both ways through the staff, the inevitable moment when they lost their Poise. So they would train, and train, and train, until their frail mortal bodies learned what their souls knew already: that they would win, that they must win, and that the soul-rending sickness was not a symptom of defeat but of victory.

	<i>Breathe deeply. Focus. Accept. Begin casting. Deliver.</i>		<i>Breathe deeply. Focus. Accept. Begin casting. Deliver.</i>