Wish denominations
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wish_mongerWishes can be bought with exotic teeth or bones or rare gems. Rare woods, metals or other stone might also be offered in trade. Money is useless for trading wishes. Services might be traded but Brimstone already has most of what he needs in that regard, so unlikely. Old books, especially those whose subject is mythology, are possible as well. For pricing, the greater the wish, the rarer or more numerous the traded item(s) must be. Further details can be worked out via direct contact (private message here or email delmcatee [at] gmail
Scuppy (beads): small things; hair color, itches in others, throwing a light switch from across a room.
Shing (brass coins): boils or caterpillar eyebrows on another, tattoo creation or removal, correcting poor eyesight/hearing, speeding or slowing metabolic functions. Forcing sleep.
Lucknow (semiprecious jeweled beads): tails in species that don't have them, more profound alterations which, nonetheless, exist in the mortal/natural realm.
Gavriel (heavy coins, gold?): Second most powerful; paranormal flight (i.e. wingless), invisibility
Bruxis: Can only be bought with all of your own teeth, which must be pulled by yourself. Absolute knowledge, halting aging, etc.
The examples of physical shell of the wish can be different.
Using the WOD system for a more generic view:
Scuppy is a one dot wish on up to a Bruxis which is a five dot.
As with all things within Milliways, the Landlord can cancel or prevent any wish from occurring.
Also, be wary. The greater the wish, the more danger there is to the wish. There is a tribe in Pakistan who wished for long lives, forgetting such a minor detail as good health and youth. Bruxises should be thought of as very dangerous, perhaps even to the level of the Monkey's Paw.
I think it is safe to say any wish comes with the typical rules:
1-No wish can directly kill a person, i.e. I wish Hitler was dead.
2-No wish can change the past, i.e. I wish Hitler was never born.
3-No wish can make someone fall in love.
4-No wish can raise the dead. (Brimstone may be able to help you out with this instead.)
5-No wish can create more wishes.
Scuppy (beads): small things; hair color, itches in others, throwing a light switch from across a room.
Shing (brass coins): boils or caterpillar eyebrows on another, tattoo creation or removal, correcting poor eyesight/hearing, speeding or slowing metabolic functions. Forcing sleep.
Lucknow (semiprecious jeweled beads): tails in species that don't have them, more profound alterations which, nonetheless, exist in the mortal/natural realm.
Gavriel (heavy coins, gold?): Second most powerful; paranormal flight (i.e. wingless), invisibility
Bruxis: Can only be bought with all of your own teeth, which must be pulled by yourself. Absolute knowledge, halting aging, etc.
The examples of physical shell of the wish can be different.
Using the WOD system for a more generic view:
Scuppy is a one dot wish on up to a Bruxis which is a five dot.
As with all things within Milliways, the Landlord can cancel or prevent any wish from occurring.
Also, be wary. The greater the wish, the more danger there is to the wish. There is a tribe in Pakistan who wished for long lives, forgetting such a minor detail as good health and youth. Bruxises should be thought of as very dangerous, perhaps even to the level of the Monkey's Paw.
I think it is safe to say any wish comes with the typical rules:
1-No wish can directly kill a person, i.e. I wish Hitler was dead.
2-No wish can change the past, i.e. I wish Hitler was never born.
3-No wish can make someone fall in love.
4-No wish can raise the dead. (Brimstone may be able to help you out with this instead.)
5-No wish can create more wishes.
