So while I was creating a spell list for an arcane caster of mine I stumbled upon the component requirements of the Identify spell.
Taken from Core Rulebook:
Components: V, S, M (wine stirred with an owl's feather)
First thing that came to mind was a drunk wizard who has spent time trying to identify the 30+ magic items he and the party looted from a dragon's hoard.
So point of this thread, anyone else want to report on said comical findings in any of the pathfinder books?
And remember have fun. :D
It's a single glass of wine I'd guess. And you get one item per level. So the higher-level you are, the less you have to drink.
That's the truth about all the wild student parties. They're so low-level, they *have* to drink all that wine. They disguise their parties as "identify sessions" and all.
Some wizards refuse to level up!
Don't forget that material components are consumed by the casting of the spell. ;)
Don't forget that material components are consumed by the casting of the spell. ;)
Too bad it's not "material components are consumed by the caster of the spell. :-P
Don't forget that material components are consumed by the casting of the spell. ;)
That would explain Nethys's behaviour.
But it's all a big lie. The wine is actually a focus.
Taken from Core Rulebook:
Components: V, S, M (wine stirred with an owl's feather)
The wine and owl feather components harken back to the heady days of the 1st edition D&D. Back in the day, we would assume the entire concoction--including the wine-soaked owl feather--had to be swallowed by the wizard casting the spell. Yummy!
It's a single glass of wine I'd guess. And you get one item per level. So the higher-level you are, the less you have to drink.
That's the truth about all the wild student parties. They're so low-level, they *have* to drink all that wine. They disguise their parties as "identify sessions" and all.
Some wizards refuse to level up!
Well Hello Captain Buzzkill. :p
You only get a 1/day try on a single magic item if you screw up the Identify the first time.
But now that you've proposed that All college level wizards are actually "studying," that brings along some more questions.
Like what happens when the Drunk Wizard forgets he was the one who initially cast Arcane Lock on the door so no unwanted intruders were capable of coming in?
The wine and owl feather components harken back to the heady days of the 1st edition D&D. Back in the day, we would assume the entire concoction--including the wine-soaked owl feather--had to be swallowed by the wizard casting the spell. Yummy!
Taken from Core Rulebook:
Components: V, S, M (wine stirred with an owl's feather)
It's just stirred with the feather. You don't drink a spoon, either.
I guess they have special stirring feathers as not to ruin the wine. We're talking about wine here, after all.
You only get a 1/day try on a single magic item if you screw up the Identify the first time.
I bet they have ceremonial Unidentified items they leave for last and botch every time, so they always have something to identify.
Like what happens when the Drunk Wizard forgets he was the one who initially cast Arcane Lock on the door so no unwanted intruders were capable of coming in?
Hilarity ensues.
It's just stirred with the feather. You don't drink a spoon, either.
Yeah, but our version was more fun!
Yeah, but our version was more fun!
It's just stirred with the feather. You don't drink a spoon, either.
Wasting perfectly good wine is no fun.