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bejustorbedeadWho: Ky Kiske, students, faculty
What: Learn to speak clearly,
When: Late January
Where: Classroom, Mythril Cage,
A. 'The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain'
[Ky stands in front of the Ancient Languages class, his desk is cleared with an open book]
You've done well in the literacy portion of the class, but as these are not dead languages in the outlands, and Latin is still the language of choice for spells in the Western World - you will need to keep up on your pronunciation guides.
One of the biggest traps is Homonyms - words that are similar but are pronounced differently, and homophone - different words that are pronounced the same. For example, Un Conte and Un Comte in French, and Allusion and Illusion in English are examples of words that can be easily mistaken for the other if one does not speak clearly.
Today, I have brought a spellbook, it's... well, a magic joke book for the lack of a better term, and we'll be practicing our enunciation by reading from it. Do not worry, effects are minor and harmless - and as an artifact, the spells are simply catalysts to activate it so it does not require magical talent to have an effect.
[With that, he takes the book, holding it in hand, reciting it - soon a breeze comes through the room, rustling papers and blowing his hair around]
Now, everyone will take turns and recite a line from this.
((OOC: So the spells if pronounced correctly will show off some special effects, but if said incorrectly will cause some amusing but harmless effects centered on the speaker that will wear off in a half-hour. Handwaving the actual Latin))
B. Catastrophic Failure?
[Like many magically inclined members, and especially as he's the instructor, he can be found at the Mythril Cage around sunset, going through a routine. This time, he's practicing in full plate mail, moving faster than someone would think is possible if their only exposure to armor is hackneyed fantasy movies.
Everything seems to be moving at a decent clip, well-honed and practiced, until suddenly as he swung the blade down - and it snaps at the contact point, a full 14 centimeters of the recently electrified and now broken sword goes flying]
Zut!
C. Feeling Thunderstruck?
[After an eventful week, Ky is trying to relax in his office, the door open so any students or other faculty members can drop in. Music can be heard from inside...
well, it's certainly not Gregorian chant. He does turn it down when someone comes in.]
D. Wildcard
[Don't like any of these prompts? pick your own!]
What: Learn to speak clearly,
When: Late January
Where: Classroom, Mythril Cage,
A. 'The Rain in Spain Falls Mainly on the Plain'
[Ky stands in front of the Ancient Languages class, his desk is cleared with an open book]
You've done well in the literacy portion of the class, but as these are not dead languages in the outlands, and Latin is still the language of choice for spells in the Western World - you will need to keep up on your pronunciation guides.
One of the biggest traps is Homonyms - words that are similar but are pronounced differently, and homophone - different words that are pronounced the same. For example, Un Conte and Un Comte in French, and Allusion and Illusion in English are examples of words that can be easily mistaken for the other if one does not speak clearly.
Today, I have brought a spellbook, it's... well, a magic joke book for the lack of a better term, and we'll be practicing our enunciation by reading from it. Do not worry, effects are minor and harmless - and as an artifact, the spells are simply catalysts to activate it so it does not require magical talent to have an effect.
[With that, he takes the book, holding it in hand, reciting it - soon a breeze comes through the room, rustling papers and blowing his hair around]
Now, everyone will take turns and recite a line from this.
((OOC: So the spells if pronounced correctly will show off some special effects, but if said incorrectly will cause some amusing but harmless effects centered on the speaker that will wear off in a half-hour. Handwaving the actual Latin))
B. Catastrophic Failure?
[Like many magically inclined members, and especially as he's the instructor, he can be found at the Mythril Cage around sunset, going through a routine. This time, he's practicing in full plate mail, moving faster than someone would think is possible if their only exposure to armor is hackneyed fantasy movies.
Everything seems to be moving at a decent clip, well-honed and practiced, until suddenly as he swung the blade down - and it snaps at the contact point, a full 14 centimeters of the recently electrified and now broken sword goes flying]
Zut!
C. Feeling Thunderstruck?
[After an eventful week, Ky is trying to relax in his office, the door open so any students or other faculty members can drop in. Music can be heard from inside...
well, it's certainly not Gregorian chant. He does turn it down when someone comes in.]
D. Wildcard
[Don't like any of these prompts? pick your own!]
