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musubiki · 3 years

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heres a bit of a lore dump regarding the “mechanics” of spells and potions in tcwg, and what i mean when i talk about how mochi needs ingredients to create spells and potions!! i think of it like an rpg cuz it helps me figure out how magic works here

- everything in the world has some inherent powers or “magic properties,” so when you combine them it creates different spells and effects, and this is what the witches refer to as “ingredients”

- a witch is given magic, and is a magical creature that is able to draw out the properties from within the ingredients

- in order for a witch to use a spell at will, they have to first brew the spell using the correct ingredients in a cauldron. after its made the first time, think of it as being “unlocked” or “added to the magic inventory” - the witch can use it whenever she needs. when its created, it is “absorbed” into the witch!! theres a process to this, and if youre not careful the spell will be backfired and placed on the witch for a short time (like the lovebites), but absorbed nontheless

- if its made anytime after this, the brew can be put in bottles/jars/containers as a potion - most refer to it as “magic in a bottle.” these can frankly be used by anyone who can get their hands on it, including non-witches and humans so witches have to be careful about it

- some spells are harder to handle/use than others. think of it as a witch having a set stamina amount, and using spells uses up that stamina!! some spells drain more than others. because of this, KNOWING a spell doesnt necessarily mean you can use it yet, as you might not be strong enough to take it yet

- potions are a one-time use and have 3 different types: the kind you drink, the kind you smash, and the kind you drip. drinkable potions generally have a similar but lesser effect if it simply comes into contact with your skin. smashable potions are more for AoE attacks, small range around the user, and dripping potions are especially potent and is usually applied to large areas (like a big body of water or a grassy plain). these are harder to use in combat cuz they take longer to take effect!!

- witches also create their own spells with unique ingredients, and record them down in spellbooks for future generations!! these are the books that mochi is always reading and studying!! she spends her free time making these spells so she has a bigger range of magic to use

- mochi also makes her own spells!! but after thousands of years of magic, all the practical, cool, and useful spells have already been made. most are learned/brewed/absorbed within the first week of being a witch so you have all the cool magic basics down. everything after that is very niche, rarely used in most situations, obscure, and straight up useless.

- the first week or two of spells is cool things: the energy/magic weapons, floating spell, summoning spell, the kinds of cool things you typically think of doing if you had magic!! the longer you make spells, the more you get into “spell that turns all left socks into right socks,” “spell that makes someone bleed out of their eyeballs but its harmless i swear,” “spell that (temporarily) clears all ink from the paper in a room* (*see note: about 5 mins, then they return)” that kind of useless junk!!

- and mochi is no exception. her only noteworthy spell right now is something like “spell that removes all crinkles from foil food wrap” or something. theyre running out of ideas, we give them a break.

- so mochi is always looking for new spellbooks that end up in old bookstores, or in a dumpster, or a yardsale, cuz you never know what kind of spells they have in there and hey, its useful to have everything down just in case.

- making a new spell is a lot of trial and error, you put in different ingredients, sometimes it ends up as something someone already made. even the smallest difference, like adding 2.20 ml of brisk iced tea instead of 2.19 can result in a different spell. if its one you didnt know yet, cool add it to the list. if you knew it already, cool its just another potion. if it works out that no one used that combination yet, great!! you just made a new spell that can clean the headlights of cars!! or something

- (i know its hard to keep track and statistically every combination would eventually be used but for convenience sake lets not think about that and keep it simple)

- its worth noting that its not necessary to keep track of EVERY spell you ever learned!! when using it, you dont need to recite the exact title and memorize who wrote it, where it came from, etc. its more about being able to use whatever comes to your mind when you need it!!

- a lot of the “core” spells are also flexible. a shield spell doesnt just make one type of shield, its fairly dynamic that the witch can use her magic to adjust it to how she wants after she made the original spell, and even modify it once they already know it into a way they like!!

thats all for now!! in the actual story we dont delve this much, mochi just uses magic and we dont talk about where it came from/how she knew how to do it, she just does it!! hope that makes some sense idk if ive talked about it before!!

#lore dump #bpp #a good example of messing up a spell is mochis lovebite incident'i #idk what she was trying to make but she added too much something and then got inflicted with the lovebite spell #but she knows it now!!#this lore is subject to change btw as i get new ideas #the lovebite spell is a more niche one. not really that useful

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musubiki · 3 years

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some questions I thought of while reading the lore dump: is it possible to use substitutes for ingredients (like cooking/etc) and have the same effect (or at least similar), or would it completely throw it off? also, do witches generally have to be super careful about things in order to not get hurt/etc, or is that more of like an "inherited common sense" thing? and when/if they try something new/try making their own potion or spell, what/who do they test it on? I'd assume it might not be the greatest idea to try something on yourself if you potentially have no idea what will happen

ooh good questions!!!

i think that ingredients can have similar properties, but at this point the spells are so niche that its almost impossible to substitute different ingredients!! (but i think it would be fun to have like. 1 or 2 special ingredients that including it in the mix would allow you to substitute things and get the result you wanted!!like dream solvent except for spell ingredients!!)

in general, making spells isnt enough to really hurt the witch making them. the REAL power a spell comes when its used in practice and amplified by whatever witch is using it, so if you mess up the spell making and it hits you, its a lot less of a big deal than if, say, mochi used it on you across the battlefield!! ofc its always good to be careful so you dont get a lovebites situation, but it could be worse!!

for that last one, im not really sure?? while the process itself is trial and error, the making/usage of a spell..,,doesnt need to be tested i think?? because a witch has it in her mind that "okay, i need this spell to do (thing)," and somehow they just....know? if it worked out?? or they know which spell came out of it?? i think its an inherent thing, they just KNOW which spell they made/if it was the spell they wanted, it doesnt need to be checked or crossed referenced. and if it worked, they it works exactly how the witch imagined it!! no testing needed!!!

#good q's good q's!!!#of course if they wanna practice for fun thats different #im sure mochi learned a cool spell at one point at turned to lime like (can we please try it!! can we spar!!?)#and shes too cute to say no to #so he just gets clocked probably

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