day 2 network (late afternoon)

[enflowers]

Good afternoon, everybody. I hope you're faring well today, or at least better than before.

I'm pleased to announce that as of now, Mister Mystery's Menagerie of Magecraft Miscellany (MMMMM for short) is up and running. What that means for you, good folks reading this and stranded alongside yours truly (Caster/Mister Mystery/Mister M/just M), is that I'm offering my services to take any materials you may have gathered, from demons or otherwise, and use my magecraft to, well, craft you something more usable out of them instead. Within reason, of course.

I won't bog you down with boring details, but the main thing to know is this: One of the core tenets of magecraft is equivalent exchange. I can't make something out of nothing, so you'll need to provide the proper materials while I handle the rest. Regarding what counts as "proper", here's an example.

[ Merlin starts the video feed, which shows a table with two things resting on it: what looks like a clump of red leaves, and a small tub of medicine. ]

In legend and folklore, the Mandrake is a poisonous plant that's also used as an ingredient in potent healing potions and other restoratives, when used properly.

[ With the hand not holding the COMP, he points to the left side of the table, a clump of Mandrake leaves. ]

So naturally, the test product I thought of making—and succeeded in making—from the leaves of one of them was a medicinal salve.

[ He points to the right, a tiny tub of faintly reddish medicine, the tiny container itself pilfered from the hospital. The lid is off, allowing people to see the topical salve inside. ]

Another example... Perhaps, tired of all those pesky wind spells messing up your perfect hair, you want to make that the demons' problem instead? Then, obtaining some feathers from those helmed goose demons strutting around should be enough for me to create a condensed wind spell mini-bomb of your very own.

[ He pans the camera and points, momentarily, to a small, unnaturally green stone resting on the table as well. It's hard to capture on video, but an extremely faint breeze is wrapped around it, rustling the nearby papers ever so slightly. ]

In the end, it's mostly about the elemental properties of whatever you've got, really.

[ With that, he shuts the video feed off. If he sounded somewhat winded while presenting all of that, it's because he is. Guess who spent most of his day trying to figure out his limits and ended up expending a lot more magical energy in the process, for far less than he'd expected, than he's used to? This guy. ]

Got all that? Don't be shy about asking. Like it or not, we're all in this sticky situation together, so I don't see much point in me keeping these capabilities to myself. My workshop's in the church, the rightmost small study in the corner among the other rooms.

[ Yes, he claimed a corner room. ]

Just don't overwork me, okay? There's only so much I can do right now in terms of both magical energy as well as complexity. If I die of exhaustion, YOU'RE the ones who'll have to go down to the underworld to pluck my soul and bring it back to the world of the living ☆ Or something.

[ ooc: TL;DR, item synthesis unlocked. Sidequests unlocked. Characters do NOT need to thread things out or even have CR with Merlin to utilize this; it can be handwaved. Merlin will generally be perfectly fine simply taking provided materials and synthesizing whatever basic items your character might need (as long as it isn't eyebrow-raising), no questions, no muss, no fuss, regardless of whoever comes knocking.

For stuff from demons, the materials also don't have to be demon parts wholesale; getting bits and bobs from negotiation (e.g. asking a demon for some of their hair in exchange for something) work just as well as procuring said bits forcefully. ]

action (church);

[ True to his word, Merlin has monopolized a small study room in the corner of the church, the rightmost room among the other abandoned rooms in the church that BB cleaned up the other day.

Honestly, there isn't much in there at the moment. There's only the mage himself, his staff propped up in the back corner alongside a small cushioned armchair (especially monopolizing this), a set of drawers, a table in the back where a stuffed lion plushie, and his bag and its assorted miscellany sits on, a table near the entrance, and two regular chairs to accompany the latter. The bookshelves containing the local scripture have been untouched, for the most part. In normal circumstances, the current setup would be considered a poor excuse for a mage's workshop (and to the Holy Church, heretical at that), but these are certainly not normal circumstances.

The door's open. ]

Comments

text; @ BB

[enflowers]

[ placeholder until things in the hakunarm drama thread are resolved........he's just gonna ask her what they'd need for a proper infirmary of sorts to be set up now that meds are less of an issue (but still an issue) ]

text; @ Charlemagne

[enflowers]

[ placeholder until things in the hakunarm drama thread are resolved........a sword for you, your highness ]

text; @ Dimitri

[enflowers]

[ Not much to say here, just a simple text message sent to Dimitri. ]

I'm ready to make good on my word if you're ready to do the same for yours.

[ :) It's time to stab. ]

[hauntedsnowfall]

Σ(° ‸ °) Is what you’ve shown us in the broadcast true? You got your magecraft back?

[enflowers]

That's right! Not the entire scope of my usual capabilities, mind you, but enough that I didn't want to waste any time in putting it to use.

[ And more importantly to him, enough to make himself useful. Taking up a role, playing a part, he's found, is one of the most effective ways to get humans to accept a half-demon like him.

Besides, he has no reason to lie to anyone about this particular part, given how easily it could be disproven. ]

[hauntedsnowfall]

ᕙ( •̀ ᗜ •́ )ᕗThis is wonderful news Caster! It must be very reassuring to have it again, even if just a fraction. Perhaps all of our capabilities need only time to return.

(·•᷄‎ࡇ•᷅ ) But, ah, what ill timing. I am currently out on a mission with Sylvain and the Princess. We are looking to see if there are any breaches along the perimeter wall that entraps us within this village.

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[petsthedog]

is this just for magical stuff or can you make regular weapons too?

[enflowers]

You'll be pleased to know that magecraft can cover the mundane as well.

For weapons, it depends on the weapon. I can't seem to make anything as complex as, say, a firearm at the moment, but a sword? Perfectly doable.

[ Even if it's more tiring than making basic consumables. ]

[petsthedog]

i used an axe, back home

[so, you know, it's not JUST firing a weird gun at his forehead all the time]

what would you need for something like that?

[enflowers]

[ Good to hear that Shinji hasn't been solely relying on firing a weird gun at his head all the time back there. ]

Metal, mostly. As much metal as you think you'd need for an axe of your liking. The shape of it won't matter; it'll all be broken down—think of it as being magically molten down—and then restructured in the end.

[ Understanding the original materials' structure, breaking those down into the most basic, most fundamental building blocks the world will allow, and then rearranging those building blocks in a different way. ]

action

[compendiem]

[ Later on in the evening, Minato arrives at the church with a Katakirauwa corpse in tow, just sort of furtively glancing towards Merlin's workshop to make sure Shinjiro isn't there before he approaches. ]

[enflowers]

[ MINATO.............

When he hears footsteps, Merlin looks up from resting on the (only) armchair in the workshop, his fingers previously lightly pinching the bridge of his nose, eyes closed, elbow settled on top of one of the chair's arms. The day has taken a lot more out of him than expected, so he's hoping that whatever request that Minato's come here with is a simple one.

...He doesn't have very high hopes of that, judging from the Katakirauwa corpse in tow. ]

...Can I help you?

[compendiem]

Hope so.

[ Don't worry, he's a simple boy with simple wants, carefully setting the demon corpse on the ground before digging through his pants pocket and pulling out a handful of grass. this he sets down on the ground next to the demon before reaching again into his pocket and pulling out pieces of broken ceramic wrapped in paper. sets this down too, then reaches once more into his pocket and pulls out a wad of wet fabric— ]

...You're not feeling well?

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[descaledmute]

You know magic!

Is there any way you could craft me a weapon? If you can, just tell me what you need for that!

[enflowers]

I sure do ☆

That depends on the kind of weapon you want. Things such as firearms are a no-go, I've found, but something as relatively simple as a sword is doable.

[ To his credit, he does know his way around medieval weaponry and the like. ]

[descaledmute]

How wonderful! I have not been able to access my magic since I arrived here so it is a relief to know someone can use theirs at this point.

fire arms? Not sure what that is but a sword would do? Something sharp, pointy and better than a stick at least.

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[sootprints]

Incredible. Can you really make anything?

[enflowers]

Anything within reason, and mostly the simpler stuff for the time being. Stuff involving mechanisms, like firearms, seem to be a no-go, and if you want something like a sword to smite all your enemies, you'll have to look elsewhere.

[ He's not going to be handing out legendary weapons anytime soon. ]

If you have something else in mind though, I'd say it's worth pitching the idea, regardless of complexity.

[sootprints]

I don't need anything so extravagant. I don't think I could use a sword if I had one.

But I would very much like to see you work, if you don't mind.

As for a request... I wonder if you could make me a mask?

[rimingcouplet]

Actual magic or not, you're still a LARPer to me. Nobody who can make that kind of joke about throwing beanbags around and not have participated in at least one nerdapalooza, geek.

[enflowers]

There's no need to be shy. If you want a set of tabletop RPG dice made for you, you can just ask.

[rimingcouplet]

[Somewhere deep, deep inside Alice, hidden by memories obliterated when she woke up on the train, there's a cry of "yes."

It's so disturbing that Alice has to white-knuckle grip the sink in her abode, staring into the cracked mirror dully before going outside to the water tank, splashing some water on her face, and returning to the mirror for another five minutes.]

As if, geek.

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[nterwebz]

thats a lot o names

[enflowers]

Nothing wrong with that, is there?

[nterwebz]

could be!! (◕∀◕✿)