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Bargaining with demons

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nadia.skylark:

--- Quote ---I can see some other person bargaining with the demon, demanding a potion or other magic-item "Made by a mortal, not a demon!  And made without any form of black magic attached or used in creating the item!"  So the demon needs a source of said items.  And it will explain frankly, "hey, this other mortal dweeb wants something that I cannot make, but you can.  I'm just tryin' ta do business here, kind of a middleman."

So the demon wants your wizard to create some small-to-medium magic items, and do so entirely free of black magic.

It's a plausible explanation.

The demon may even be telling the truth about it... sometimes, for some of the items...

Maybe.

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The demon may demand something "en passant" of something your wizard is already doing... say your wizard needs to track down a BadGuy(tm) before the innocent victim gets sacrificed on thane altar, and the demon will tell you where to find the BG(tm) and the Evil Altar of Evilness... and the cost will be:  you need to bring back some OTHER object you'll find there, and give it to the demon (like when Dresden handed Mavra the Word of Kemmler, at the end of Dead Beat).
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These are awesome suggestions! I especially like the potions one. I've been trying to figure out why a demon would need mortal-crafted magic stuff, but your explanation works perfectly.

g33k:

--- Quote from: nadia.skylark on January 28, 2020, 06:07:03 PM --- These are awesome suggestions! I especially like the potions one. I've been trying to figure out why a demon would need mortal-crafted magic stuff, but your explanation works perfectly.
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Hey, any time kid!  Glad to help.

The first few are free, no strings!  Just as a sign of good faith...

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