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desc=Dear Adventurer,<br /> | |||
The core of your being is infused with the hallucinogenic, mystic, and bitter essence of wormwood. The eldritch mysteries that lie beneath the world as we know it swirl and shift around you, making unfathomable shadows in the mist (some even look like gorillas).<br /> | The core of your being is infused with the hallucinogenic, mystic, and bitter essence of wormwood. The eldritch mysteries that lie beneath the world as we know it swirl and shift around you, making unfathomable shadows in the mist (some even look like gorillas).<br /> | ||
Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape.|effect= | Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape.| | ||
effect=All Spells Cast Are Spooky<br />Spell Damage +10}} | |||
==Obtained From== | ==Obtained From== | ||
*[[Spirit of Wormwood (skill)|Spirit of Wormwood]] ( | *[[Spirit of Wormwood (skill)|Spirit of Wormwood]] (intrinsic effect) | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
*The letter format of the description | *The letter format of the description and the closing with "your affectionate uncle, Screwtape" reference C. S. Lewis's book "[[Wikipedia:The Screwtape Letters|The Screwtape Letters]]", in which a senior devil, Screwtape, advises his nephew, who is named Wormwood. | ||
* The Mist/Gorilla commentary is a reference to | * The Mist/Gorilla commentary is a reference to the film "Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey". | ||
* Spirit of Wormwood also | * Spirit of Wormwood also refers to [[Wikipedia:Absinthe|Absinthe]], a distilled spirit whose chief flavor is derived from wormwood. | ||
[[Category:Effects]] | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Elemental Spell Damage]] | |||
*[[Bonus Spell Damage]] | |||
[[Category:Intrinsic Effects]] |
Latest revision as of 23:52, 21 May 2012
Dear Adventurer,
The core of your being is infused with the hallucinogenic, mystic, and bitter essence of wormwood. The eldritch mysteries that lie beneath the world as we know it swirl and shift around you, making unfathomable shadows in the mist (some even look like gorillas).
Your affectionate uncle, Screwtape.
All Spells Cast Are Spooky
Spell Damage +10
Obtained From
- Spirit of Wormwood (intrinsic effect)
References
- The letter format of the description and the closing with "your affectionate uncle, Screwtape" reference C. S. Lewis's book "The Screwtape Letters", in which a senior devil, Screwtape, advises his nephew, who is named Wormwood.
- The Mist/Gorilla commentary is a reference to the film "Gorillas in the Mist: The Story of Dian Fossey".
- Spirit of Wormwood also refers to Absinthe, a distilled spirit whose chief flavor is derived from wormwood.