A Light Shining in DarknessMar 30
Vibe Wizards will never understand.
Show threadTim Ward ⭐πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ”Ά #FBPE
@fzer0 Actually there's a lot of that in Discworld, where a lot of the magic ritual is just for show.
Mar 31 at 9:48amWeb
Show threadTim Ward ⭐πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΊπŸ”Ά #FBPEMar 31
@fzer0 Oh, and at least one of the spells has a back door - someone tries a spell, it doesn't work, the target says "I wrote that spell, you didn't think I'd invent a spell that worked against me, did you?"
Show threadFranchescaApr 3
@TimWardCam @fzer0 Pratchett was a tech nerd, he knew how these things worked.
Show thread𝕂ℕ𝔽 𝕀𝕆𝕆 ☎️Apr 3
@TimWardCam @fzer0 %100 that’s from Pratchet.
Show threadDaniel BarlowMar 31
@TimWardCam @fzer0

β€œYou don’t even need that. You can use two bits of wood and an egg.
It has to be a fresh egg, though.”
β€œWhy?”
β€œI suppose the mouse feels happier about it.”
β€œNo, I mean the egg.”
β€œOh, who knows how an egg feels?”
Show threadCaptain ButtonApr 1

@TimWardCam @fzer0
This also shows up in Lois McMaster Bujold's "World Of The Five Gods" stories, where the Death Magic spell usually has lots of fancy requirements that aren't needed.

You really only need a sincere willingness to die to get your justice and for the god to agree that the injustice you suffered is real and big enough to justify killing someone.