Collatrap's Instant Pickling Stick

Collatrap's Instant Pickling Stick
Spell information
Nickname	cips
Guild	Wizards
Type	Miscellaneous
Description	Summons a pickling stick.
GP cost	15
Mind space	10
Thaums	2
Components	none
Tome	Begynners' Magick

Collatrap's Instant Pickling Stick is a miscellaneous wizard spell. It summons forth a wand which can be used to pickle any edible item (such as food or most corpse parts). The number of charges in the wand is determined by the caster's abilities with emphasis on the magic.items.held.wands check.

For other means to preserve, see Pickling.

Effects

Items successfully "zap"ped by the wand will be pickled and will not decay.

Syntax:

zap <edible target> with stick

Casting

This spell costs 15 GP to cast, and takes up 10 units of mind space.

Skills

Spellcheck results

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conjuring

evoking

wand

dancing

The following skills are used in the stages of this spell:

• magic.methods.spiritual.conjuring
• magic.methods.physical.evoking
• magic.items.held.wand
• magic.methods.physical.dancing

Casting messages

Casting

You sniff the air carefully. 
You think about cured skins and pickled eyeballs. 
You close your eyes and think of wands. 
You spin slowly to the floor. 

Success

Suddenly, a small stick appears in your hands. It pulses with energy.

Failure

Smoke starts pouring from your hands! 
You cough and gag on the smoke. 
The smoke clears. 

To others

Master Zaz Zahir sniffs the air carefully.
Master Zaz Zahir stands dead still for a bit, looking blank.
Master Zaz Zahir closes his eyes and looks long and hard.
Master Zaz Zahir spins around slowly and curls up on the floor.
Master Zaz Zahir looks slightly confused as to how he ended up carrying a small stick.

See also

• Small stick
• Pickler
• Mama Blackwing's Potent Preserver
• Preserve

External links

• Discworld spell help: Collatrap's Instant Pickling Stick
• Disc Wizards: Collatrap's Instant Pickling Stick