Especially the bathroom.
Everyone involved in the set up of this amusing phrase wins a point for making me laugh.
Especially the bathroom.
we will make flushing release a steam pressure valve flooding it with magma and in case of fire imps or demons we will also release poison
edit:we will also use a dark magic spell to leech the life of all enemies in a 10 mile radius
You lose a point for taking the joke too far.
You decide against a tripwire bell system as the tripwire would be hard to conceal and difficult to explain if found.
You have no reason not to engage in menial chores though, so you do so. The chickens are fed and the more commonly used parts of your house dusted.
As your body is engaged in mindless labour your mind wanders. You consider some sort of mechanical appendage, possibly steam-powered, for use in... dangerous experiments? Or something? The idea is interesting but impractical; though you can think of theoretical ways to make it work, the actual mechanics would be beyond your current skill level. Perhaps with more time and the ability to test things (something you wisely decide not to risk at present) you could develop a simple prototype.
Four weeks after your return, the food-basket delivering villager leaves a letter bearing the crest of the Institute.
It is from the Inspector, who is currently awaiting you in the village. They have come to check up on you. You should go down to the village to meet him.
The letter is not very polite.
You see no reason not to head down to the village. But how should you treat this Inspector? What should you say, and what should you do?
It is 28 days since you returned home. It is morning.
One (1) fairly dusty old family home in the country
Crappy Forge
Vegetable Patch (growing vegetables)
Chicken Run (contains 6 hens)
Hidden Shack (contains medium Steam Engine, small Pump)
Estates surrounding your dusty old family home (forests and hills)
£175 in cashe
£0 in banke account
Etheric Steamworks Lab:
-Decent Etherical Equipment
-Poor Steamwork Equipment
-Shitty Alchemical Equipment
-Shitty Physical Equipment
Book on Alchemistry
Book on Physics
Tome of Spells
Tome of Etheric Guidelines
Licence to Science
A note on things: Unless otherwise noted, you have enough things to do all small-scale experiments and design prototypes.
Assorted Magical Crystals
Magical Reagents
Silver Wire
Samples of Rare Woods
Rusty Plumbing (Includes pipes, valves, boilers, ect)
Rusty Gears (mechanisms)
A further note on things: Many simple things can be found lying about the house. Your family did not throw things away.
Spells:
Local Fertility Boost: common herbs, uncommon herbs, animal sacrifice (>=chicken), 3 hours subtle preparation, 3 hours casting
Potions:
Spontaneously Combusting Goop: common herbs, uncommon herbs, 2 hours subtle preparation.
Beetle Killing Poison: common herbs, uncommon herbs, 3 hours subtle preparation.
Etherical Contraptions:
Unnamed magical 'gun': 1 uncommon gemstone, 1 piece of animal bone, 1 piece of plumbing, 1 gun stock/bits and pieces + 2 hours crafting, 3 hours crafting, 2 hours casting. Fires pain.
Steam Machines:
Medium Steam Engine: 10 pieces of plumbing, 1 boiler, some gears and pistons, 2 square meters of sheet metal, 1 big wheel, 4 days of crafting&forging. Consumes large amounts of coal, provides moderate power.
Small water pump: 25 pieces of plumbing, some gears and pistons, 1 water container, 2 days of crafting&forging. Consumes moderate power, provides moderate water.
Etheric Sciences (Lv3)
Steamworks (Lv2)
Spells cast:
Local Fertility Spell
Contraptions created:
The 'pain gun': Looks like a shoddily-constructed pistol. Fires magical bolts of pain on pulling the trigger.
Machines built:
Medium Steam Engine
Small Water Pump (almost complete)
Mundane Accomplishments:
£100 of Potato Farm
Fireplace Ironwork
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