Spirit of Wormwood (effect)
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Spirit of Wormwood
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 Pastamancer Spells deal Spooky Damage.
- +10 Spell Damage
Obtained From
- Spirit of Wormwood (40 Adventures).
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.
