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Anna Banana · 01-11-2011, 07:10 PM

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Originally Posted by Con_Stripes

"I shall teach you both and you can practice whichever you like. We'll practice on spare pieces of wood and when you are confident of which method you prefer, we'll work on the tables." Truebridge conjured a piece of wood and simply duplicated it, passing it out by charming one piece to float over to each student and come to a gentle rest on the table in front of them. "Please collect some gloves and goggles from this box here. You must wear these." He summoned a box and placed it on his desk. Eh. If it were up to him he'd let them go to it without worry about protective gear but apparently parents got jumpy about such things these days.

"We'll begin with the magical method. Some of you may remember a similar sounding spell from a class I taught on Kappa a few years back. The incantation is 'Intaglio', and the wand movement is simply moving your wand against the surface exactly where you wish to cut. The trick with the intent here is that you need to keep in mind the rune you are attempting to carve. Concentrate on the meaning and on the name of the rune, repeating it over and over until you are done. For example, if I wished to carve Uruz, I would touch my wand to the wood, and say' Intaglio Uruz uruz uruz uruz uruz...' until I have completed the shape of the Uruz rune." He paused.

"So the incantation and the intent changes as you carve different runes. Is that understood? You may practice on the pieces of wood I handed out just now, but you may not cut into the table yet. Furthermore, you'll find that the worst that will happen as far as injuring yourself goes, is a cut and a bit of blood, you certainly won't severe a finger or anything of that sort. It isn't that sort of spell. But of course you'll all be particularly careful won't you? "

ooc: going to leave it here for a bit. Feel free to practice the spell and carve up your bit of wood. Anyone not wearing the provided gloves and goggles will be in a lot of trouble IC. Truebridge will be around to check people's work and provide help. Remember, no carving the table just yet.

Sierra watched as a single piece of wood was conjured out of thin air, duplicated, and then distributed so nicely to each and every student. She stared at her own piece of wood for a few seconds, trying to wrap her head around the fact that it once been...nothing..., then just one piece of wood, and finally, lots of different pieces of wood. Despite the fact that she'd been around magic her entire life, Sierra was still amazed at how some of it worked.

After retrieving a pair of gloves and some goggles and putting both on, Sierra picked up her wand and positioned it toward the wood. Which rune was she doing again? Oh, yeah--Eihwaz. At least it didn't look too hard to carve. Hmm..., just a backwards and slanted Z, right? With thoughts of overcoming her fears about Ancient Runes class, Sierra turned her attention back to her wood and said, "Intaglio Eihwaz, Eihwaz, Eihwaz..."

...and after about five minutes of saying her rune's name over and over again, she had a line--about an inch long, yes--but it was a line! She sighed softly as she realized how very long this might take her...

01-11-2011, 07:10 PM	#392 (permalink)
Anna Banana DMC & DMGS Selkie Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 36,512 Hogwarts RPG Name: Eliza Bellerose Slytherin Second Year x1	Hiss!Roar!Growl!Caw! \| Hermione's Double \| The Little Three \| Alecate Quote: Originally Posted by Con_Stripes "I shall teach you both and you can practice whichever you like. We'll practice on spare pieces of wood and when you are confident of which method you prefer, we'll work on the tables." Truebridge conjured a piece of wood and simply duplicated it, passing it out by charming one piece to float over to each student and come to a gentle rest on the table in front of them. "Please collect some gloves and goggles from this box here. You must wear these." He summoned a box and placed it on his desk. Eh. If it were up to him he'd let them go to it without worry about protective gear but apparently parents got jumpy about such things these days. "We'll begin with the magical method. Some of you may remember a similar sounding spell from a class I taught on Kappa a few years back. The incantation is 'Intaglio', and the wand movement is simply moving your wand against the surface exactly where you wish to cut. The trick with the intent here is that you need to keep in mind the rune you are attempting to carve. Concentrate on the meaning and on the name of the rune, repeating it over and over until you are done. For example, if I wished to carve Uruz, I would touch my wand to the wood, and say' Intaglio Uruz uruz uruz uruz uruz...' until I have completed the shape of the Uruz rune." He paused. "So the incantation and the intent changes as you carve different runes. Is that understood? You may practice on the pieces of wood I handed out just now, but you may not cut into the table yet. Furthermore, you'll find that the worst that will happen as far as injuring yourself goes, is a cut and a bit of blood, you certainly won't severe a finger or anything of that sort. It isn't that sort of spell. But of course you'll all be particularly careful won't you? " ooc: going to leave it here for a bit. Feel free to practice the spell and carve up your bit of wood. Anyone not wearing the provided gloves and goggles will be in a lot of trouble IC. Truebridge will be around to check people's work and provide help. Remember, no carving the table just yet. Sierra watched as a single piece of wood was conjured out of thin air, duplicated, and then distributed so nicely to each and every student. She stared at her own piece of wood for a few seconds, trying to wrap her head around the fact that it once been...nothing..., then just one piece of wood, and finally, lots of different pieces of wood. Despite the fact that she'd been around magic her entire life, Sierra was still amazed at how some of it worked. After retrieving a pair of gloves and some goggles and putting both on, Sierra picked up her wand and positioned it toward the wood. Which rune was she doing again? Oh, yeah--Eihwaz. At least it didn't look too hard to carve. Hmm..., just a backwards and slanted Z, right? With thoughts of overcoming her fears about Ancient Runes class, Sierra turned her attention back to her wood and said, "Intaglio Eihwaz, Eihwaz, Eihwaz..." ...and after about five minutes of saying her rune's name over and over again, she had a line--about an inch long, yes--but it was a line! She sighed softly as she realized how very long this might take her... __________________