@TheEdVerse Friend Ed, this day I am interested in hin magic. I am quite interested in stuff that appeals to halflings and no one else, especially unique goodies and non-weapons. I looked at the stuff in The Five Shires, but it wasn't what I wanted. Thankee!
— Greysil (@Greysil_Tassyr) April 22, 2019
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In the Realms, hin daily magic is most concerned with growing things (edible plants, usually, and hin specialize in prettily flowering edibles), training growing things, and banishing blights and molds from growing things. Second comes cleaning: hin are.. 2)
…foremost, as a race, when it comes to small, simple spells that cleanse things and remove marks, stains, etc. Third is mending: hin are great at magic that consumes a raw material (material component) and uses it to knit tears or cuts or frayed areas, restore…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2019
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…worn-out fabric or rusted metal (turning things to “like new” condition BUT THE LOOKS THE CASTER WANTS, so if a mended garment or awning is faded, the “fixed” part will match…unless the caster wants the whole thing to look new and rich again). And fourth is.. 4)
…warding magics, that keep away unwanted intruders (of specific sorts determined by the incantation) and combine alarms and lighting if the caster wants them; i.e. makes it hard for a prowling predator to cross a ward-boundary around a tent or hin campfire, and..#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2019
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…brilliant lights the area (the boundary radiating light that due to the enchantment makes invisible beings visible, plus an audible alarm to awaken sleeping hin), and so on. Sixth is tracer magics (like Locate Object, but keyed to a favourite specific item 6)
…that's been lost or stolen, so the caster can find it again. Seventh: building surfaces; hin enchantments can make mud brick waterproof, keep oil-mix seals from leaking, and so on, to make simple construction sturdier and more long-lasting. See? Practical stuff.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2019
No cooking spells? 😁 Oh, no. That's a point of pride among hin: to do masterful cooking without magical aid. Though there ARE "rescue this burnt mess" magics that turn scorched kitchen mistakes back into edible perfection. But hin don't talk about those. ;}#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) April 22, 2019