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Demokritos’ Table Gimmicks
Level: 1
Magic Points: 16
Discipline: Ether
Range: Special, see below
Area: Special, see below
Duration: Special, see below
Reference: PGM VII. 167-86.
Chant: None
Ingredients: Listed below, if any
Ritual: Listed below
Description: Originating from Demokritos, 1 of
the first mages from ages past, this spell consists
of many uses for minor magic. They
are as follows:
To make bronzeware look like it’s made of gold: Mix native
sulfur with chalky soil and wipe it off.
This spell has been recognized as the beginnings
of alchemy.
To make an egg become like an apple: Boil the egg and
smear it with a mixture of egg-yolk and red
wine.
To make the chef unable to light the burner: Set a houseleek
plant on his stove.
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To be able to eat garlic and not stink: Bake beetroots
and eat them. This may also be used as a
breath freshener.
To keep an old woman from either chattering or drinking
too much: Mince some pine and put it in her
mixed wine.
To make the gladiators painted on the cups “fight”: Smoke
some hare’s head underneath them.
To make cold food burn the banqueter: Soak a squill in
hot water and give it to him to wash with.
To relieve him: Apply oil.
To let those who have difficulty intermingling, those who
are shy in a social setting, perform well: Give gum
mixed with wine and honey to be smeared
on the face.
To be able to drink a lot and not get drunk: Eat a baked
pig’s lung.
To be able to travel a long way home and not get thirsty:
Gulp down an egg beaten in wine.
To be able to copulate a lot: Grind up 50 tiny pinecones
with 2 ounces of sweet wine and 2 pepper
grains and drink it.
To get an erection when you want: Grind up a pepper
with some honey and coat your “thing.”
Chapter 12: Spells