From 26897273527c2f6b8ae3c196c04af08d0189b853 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Malin Freeborn <malinfreeborn@posteo.net>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 08:43:05 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] add alchemy gls entry
---
glossary.tex | 39 +++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
diff --git a/glossary.tex b/glossary.tex
index c64dd6d1..c5ca1648 100644
--- a/glossary.tex
+++ b/glossary.tex
@@ -115,7 +115,8 @@
prefix={a\space},
sort={concoction},
description={are liquids or powders which, when thrown in the air, hyper-charge the use of a single magic Sphere, for anyone present next to the burst.
- For example, a concoction to boost the Air Sphere would mean a caster with Air 2 could cast a single spell as if they had Air 3},
+ For example, a concoction to boost the Air Sphere would mean a caster with Air 2 could cast a single spell as if they had Air 3.
+ Using one in combat requires at least one \glsentrytext{ap} to grab it, and another to use dispurse it into the air},
}
\newglossaryentry{ingredient}{
@@ -127,18 +128,6 @@
A griffin's feathers may boost Air magic, or a bear's heart may be used to create a Fire \glsentrytext{talisman}},
}
-\newglossaryentry{talisman}{
- prefix={a\space},
- name={Talismans},
- text={Talisman},
- first={talisman (a one-use alchemical item)},
- firstplural={talismans (one-use alchemical items)},
- sort={Talisman},
- description={store spells with an activation condition.
- Most will strike the nearest, available target, which makes them dangerous to the wrong people, in the wrong hands.
- Each spell level in a talisman requires one \glsentrytext{ingredient} aligned to the correct Sphere},
-}
-
\newglossaryentry{invocation}{
name={Invocations},
text={Invocation},
@@ -148,11 +137,33 @@
For example, `{\sffamily Distant, Wax Air}' spells encourage air at a distance},
}
+\newglossaryentry{alchemy}{
+ prefix={an\space},
+ name={Alchemy},
+ text={alchemy},
+ sort={Alchemy},
+ description={allows people to craft magical spells from an elementally-atuned \glsentrytext{ingredient}.
+ It requires no magical Skill, only knowledge},
+}
+
+\newglossaryentry{talisman}{
+ prefix={a\space},
+ name={Talismans},
+ text={Talisman},
+ first={talisman (a one-use alchemical item)},
+ firstplural={talismans (one-use alchemical items)},
+ sort={Talisman},
+ description={are spells, locked in an item, along with some activation condition.
+ A talisman could open a magical gateway once it reaches a certain location, or bless the first person it sees with good luck.
+ Many will strike the nearest, available target once activated, which makes them dangerous in the wrong hands},
+}
+
\newglossaryentry{artefact}{
name={Artefacts},
text={Artefact},
prefix={an\space},
- description={are spells given sentience, and function as long-term magical items.
+ description={happen, often by accident, when someone imbues sentience into an unused \glsentrytext{talisman}, then leaves it to contemplate its existence for a century.
+ spells given sentience, and function as long-term magical items.
They frequently go awry, as they have a mind of their own, and their own wishes and values},
}
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