Banter? Wizards? Bantering wizards! What a concept. Inconceivable!! They are much too serious and hard-working to BANTER!

Umm .. on second thought .. what could we banter about? I confess that I can't think of a single thing in wizardry as it stands in GS at the present time that is banter-able. Can you?

<I think we should be able to make more interesting fireworks via alchemy. Such as ones that burst into animal shapes.

-- Faulkil>

The alchemy master, of course, being able to produce a giant dragon shaped firework that swoops down upon all present in a menacing fashion, promptly causing all halflings that happen to be present to soil themselves and dive for cover.

*Gryffendil would enjoy that*

I have a LOT of firework messaging for different designs and the like.

The main problem I ran into, conceptually, is how or why an alchemy formula would change to effect change in the resulting show of the firework. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense. Realistically, one would create the numerous little bits to cram into the firework that burn at various rates and in various colors and that would fly outward at the appropriate angles in the desired configuration to create the designs desired. (Also, in this case, some appropriate application of magic to make the designs "better" than real fireworks ever could be, e.g., a flying dragon with flapping wings or whatever.) That's a lot of involvement for something that is basically fluff.

That made me think that the design should, instead, be a few tiers of showy fireworks with different formula and have some process for after the base firework is created to specify the exact pattern. The lower tier ones would be simple one-shot/one-line messages with simple descriptions. The top tier ones could be more elaborate fireworks with multiple lines of messaging over time that build up to some awe-inspiring finish. I thought to maybe tie in rune ink and brushes, and have something be drawn on the firework to specify the pattern. This could work, conceptually, with some liberal application of "a wizard did it."

Sadly, since Alchemy devoured my very life force and left me but a husk of my former, awesome self, I never got around to working with any of this.

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Naos :(

>The main problem I ran into, conceptually, is how or why an alchemy formula would change to effect change in the resulting show of the firework. It doesn't make a whole lot of sense.

And yet, we can make fireworks via alchemy RIGHT NOW that arbitrarily display the INITIALS of the person lighting the firework. Same firework, same recipe--and yet the initials change from person to person.

IT'S MAGIC. NOT SCIENCE.

In conclusion, give us more fireworks.

-Sea Wizard

>A green-eyed white cat belches, and a bolt of blue flame explodes into the air.
>Rimalon points at Kilthal. A puff of silver smoke envelops Kilthal. When the smoke clears, a frog is squatting in his place.

Speaking of alchemy, if not fireworks, are there any unique Wizard formulas in the long-advertised Phase 3?

As far as I know, lichbane talismans (Clerics) and 130 sickness removal (Empaths) were a part of it?

Whilst Wizards and Sorcerers have naught (so far).

-Sea Wizard

>A green-eyed white cat meows questioningly.

>A green-eyed white cat points at a spot just beyond your feet.
A burst of flames erupts from the ground and soon a furious fire begins consuming anything combustible there.

>> Speaking of alchemy, if not fireworks, are there any unique Wizard formulas in the long-advertised Phase 3?

Alchemy isn't much my bag of marbles these days, so I am not the authority on what may or may not be coming, but I have not heard much about any Phase 3.

>> Grrr. I'll give you fire immune...and it won't be pretty!

I'm ALREADY fire immune. Sheesh. Could use a tank o' gas for my car, though!

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Naos