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morganknight ([personal profile] morganknight) wrote2021-03-14 02:37 pm

Inbox for Avalon

You've reached Morgan Knight.
And I'm not here.
Go.
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Thoughtful)

DM from @OGmerlin

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-07-11 02:32 am (UTC)(link)
[ This DM is in response to the request made here! ]

Going straight to the top! Ambition, I like it.
Try school yet? LOL what's your 2nd again?
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Window)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-07-11 03:43 am (UTC)(link)
Everything gets converted to Avalon magic blah blah.. you know the deal. I only got to skate it because my magic's been Avalon-sourced since the dawn of time. Which is a funny story I'm sworn to take to the grave, so no Q's.
Bargaining's a rough one. What's the biggest deal you've made? The trick's in very careful wording.
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Thoughtful)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-07-14 01:39 am (UTC)(link)
Works in some worlds, not in others. Like you say- it is what it is.

Right. Well. Advice.

Protects you both, yes. Exacting words are all the more important when you try a more challenging deal. Always make an offer first, if they don't have an exchange agreed upon, they'll choose what the price is later and by their laws, they'll have the right to whatever it is they choose because you entered into an unspecified debt. Always think about what it is they can do with what you give, too. Sign your name, there are spells they can use to control you with it. Trade an eyeball and they'll keep it fresh, see everything they can from one eye to the other. Agree to give them flesh and blood, they could take your firstborn instead of a cut of the hand as you intended. Brownies, sprites, gnomes all pretty harmless, but when you start getting into unseelies and more powerful fae, you need to make sure you're not paying a far higher price than you think. You want to improve on your bargaining magic? Work on that silver tongue.

And never trade sex during mating season. Doesn't matter how hot the fairy is or what gender you are, magic gets wild.
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Window)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-07-18 07:49 pm (UTC)(link)
Smart you're writing it out. Not everyone writes the full text out and goes by bond of word. Easier to forget exact wording, that way.

Not all magics are for day-to-day use, but I guarantee you'll reach much higher heights than you will with anything you can use on a daily basis.

Though with more common ones, maybe try thinking side-to-side rather than up. Try building devices that work with kinetic energy. Think about those bikes that power blenders, but you've got magic.
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Gray)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-07-28 07:04 am (UTC)(link)
The only limits are your creativity and energy levels, Morgan. Everyone's experiences are different, and how you find a way to advance your magic is something only you can answer.
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Gray)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-08-04 11:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Maybe I'll whip up a musical number for them a la Friend Like Me sometime.
😉
Do you think I'm more of a Robin Williams or Will Smith?
isleofnpcs: PB: Peter Gadiot (Merlin Window)

[personal profile] isleofnpcs 2021-08-05 10:36 pm (UTC)(link)
You wound me, he doesn't even play a genie.