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How to Maintain Your Magic Accessories: an overview for novice mages

Many spellcasters-to-be imagine how exciting life will be once they've acquired some skills and a wand, but very few picture the everyday upkeep of said wand. That's why we at the Mage Guidance Department created this guide: to spread awareness so that prospective mages can know what to expect when choosing a life of magic. It's not all fun and mind games—it's a commitment to care!

(This is my piece for Dottolus' Dotnomicon: Grimoire of Wonders, a magic book zine organized by @dotzines. Below the cut are the static versions. It was fun to play with the idea of a book with magically shifting content!)

An illustration in portrait orientation, all in shades of purple and cream, with six panels. The first panel contains the title, “How to Maintain Your Magic Accessories,” and subtitle, “an overview for novice mages.”

The second panel has three items and text. In the top left is a witch or wizard hat with three pins, a band, and a sagging tip; it has gloom lines around it. Below the hat is a scuffed-up belt. To the right of these is a fancy mage’s robe, covered in fur. The text below it all is in bullet points and reads: “Re-point your hat every month or two. Oil your leather straps each season. De-lint your robe weekly.* *Daily if you have a furry familiar!”

The third panel has a magic mirror, crystal ball, and two gems, all cloudy, as well as a scuffed-up magic staff and a broken magic wand. The bullet points below read: “Wax wands & staves regularly, and store them out of direct sunlight when not in use. Polish scrying orbs, gems, and mirrors to maintain their surfaces. Clarity = power!”

The fourth panel shows a messy heap of books and scrolls in disarray. The bullet points below read: “Store spell scrolls in a cool, dry place, and unfurl them annually. Organize scrolls & spellbooks in the way most useful to you: author, difficulty, etc.”

The fifth panel has three dotted-line outlines of shapes with sad faces in their centers, as well as two potion bottles with question marks above them. The bullet points below read: “Refill your component pouch regularly based on your usage of various ingredients. Potions gradually lose potency over time; throw them out after they’re a century old.”

The sixth and final panel displays a knotted pendant necklace, a spattered bracer, and between them, an object that looks like three cutesy figures connected side-by-side. Each figure has two little feet, an expression (angry, smiley, and grimacing), and a messy upright ponytail (forked, fanned, and flopped over). The text below has bullet points and then an address, reading: “See individual items’ care instructions! If you’re still not sure or need more help, ask your local mage guild, or write to us at: Attn: Mage Guidance Department, Dottolus’ Dotnomicon: Grimoire of Wonders, 2560 Conjuration Court, Tower #2, Dottenstadt, DZ 8-0316-29”

The same image as previous, but with the illustrations now being of the items cleaned up and orderly. All the text is the same, including the first panel’s title.

In the second panel, the hat is now pointy and the belt and robe are clean of scratches and fur. Sparkles surround the items.

In the second panel, the cloudy items have been polished, the staff’s scuffs are gone, and the wand has been bandaged back together. Once again, sparkles surround the items.

In the fourth panel, the messy heap has been completely replaced by an orderly bookcase. The top half is a shelf that contains books, separated in the middle by a dragon statuette bookend. The shelf itself is labeled “Abjuration” on the left and “Alchemy” on the right. Below the shelf is a space with diagonal boards forming cubbies; a few scrolls are rolled up inside.

In the fifth panel, the outlined items are now present: a seashell with sharp corners to its spiral, a fancy quill, and a mound of some glittery sand- or dirt-like substance. The question mark above the left potion bottle is now an X, and the question mark above the right potion bottle is now a check mark.

In the sixth and final panel, the necklace has been untangled and hung from two points, the bracer is unmarred, and the figurines’ hair has been tamed and re-styled. The angry figurine’s hair now comes to a single point rather than splitting, and the other two ponytails are similar to before, but cleaned up.

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pringletrees

1 year ago

Huge shoutout to those who have been diagnosed with the same (mental) illness as their abuser(s). Who fear they might turn out to be abusive themselves because of their diagnosis. Who get triggered by the name of their diagnosis and the symptoms it brings because it is so strongly associated to their abuse. Whose abuse has made them scared and prejudiced of people with the same diagnosis and are now unsure and conflicted on how to feel about themselves. Who have a hard time researching their illness and treatment options because the association to their abuse triggers them too badly to continue reading about it. Who may end up discovering articles and videos warning people about their diagnosis and falsely claiming that they are abusive because of their diagnosis, but feeling strongly that the articles are correct because of their own experience being abused.

I see you and you are strong. Your diagnosis does not make you inherently abusive. You are nothing like them. You are your own person making your own choices. Abusing people is a choice, so as long as you do not make that choice you have nothing to fear. I hope that with time and possible therapy you are able to accept your own diagnosis as a seperate thing from your abuse. They are not inherently connected, they only share an association. Don't lose hope, I believe in you.

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pringletrees

3 years ago