Mountebank's Surprise
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<ic>The tavern-master sighed, and went back to his glasses. | <ic>The tavern-master sighed, and went back to his glasses. | ||
"...and then I said.... 'That old saw? Your thumb? Ambition's balls, that was old when Richilde first called for minstrels! Is that your best?', and his friend hissed 'And who are you to say?' | "...and then I said.... 'That old saw? Your thumb? Ambition's balls, that was old when Richilde first called for minstrels! Is that your best?', and his friend hissed 'And who are you to say?'"<br><br> | ||
" 'Why, nothing but a street rat, oh king of cats!', says I, and he: 'A rat indeed, by the state of your doublet! And what do you want of me?' and I said 'One of your nine lives; and if that goes well, I'll have the other eight...'" | |||
The ragged man winced to an ill-judged movement. | The ragged man winced to an ill-judged movement. | ||
Revision as of 22:41, 7 January 2013
Description
A wand and a one-handed sword are a common combination for a mountebank in the League.
Rules
- Form: A pair consisting of a One-handed weapon and either a rod or a wand
- Effect: Once per day after casting the empower spell on a target you also gain the benefit of the empower spell.
- Materials: Crafting a Mountebank's Surprise requires five ingots of dragonbone and five ingots of green iron. It takes one month to make a pair of these items.
You require both the ambidexterity and magician skills to bond to these items.
<ic>The tavern-master sighed, and went back to his glasses.
"...and then I said.... 'That old saw? Your thumb? Ambition's balls, that was old when Richilde first called for minstrels! Is that your best?', and his friend hissed 'And who are you to say?'"
" 'Why, nothing but a street rat, oh king of cats!', says I, and he: 'A rat indeed, by the state of your doublet! And what do you want of me?' and I said 'One of your nine lives; and if that goes well, I'll have the other eight...'"
The ragged man winced to an ill-judged movement.
"Oh, I forget what else. Pride, it was witty, though. Of course, then they came for me, the pair of them. Now, I was ready for one to be good with his blade, and I caught it on but I wasn't expected the other to come through so hard so damned fast! He only had a wand out: but no, he drew, and caught me under the standard, right in the pit. Over I went, then it was down to boots in the gutter..."
He coughed, into a blood-stained handkerchief.
"Everyone's a critic, aren't they? Now, do you have a spot of Tranquil Nostrum to go with this wine...?"