Chapter 1: Master's Hand

In the early morning of winter, the cold wind roared. On the snow-covered wilderness, a white-haired hound was dragging his sleigh and ran to his head.
A thin boy sat on the sleigh, and the cold wind blowing up raised his cloak hood, revealing a delicate and delicate face.
For a country boy who has just turned 13 years old, Joan Vida, who has passed the Leiden College entrance examination and has officially become a "mage apprentice", should be proud, but when he thinks of what the examiner said to him, It will inevitably be depressed.
Joan Vida was born in a small place called "Derlin Township" in the south of Yalfheim. Since the day of remembering, he has no parents, his grandfather raised him, taught him to read and write, and gave him the opportunity to pass The book learns about the more colorful world outside the town. In the world called "Vares" where he lives, the supernatural powers represented by "magic" are not uncommon. Humans have learned the skills of contacting "magic nets" and applying magic from elves, but in a civilized society In addition, the rampant Warcraft in the wilderness and the grotesque monsters lurking underground, do not need to learn arduous and profound spell knowledge, or even need spells and gestures to release powerful spells by virtue of the magic contained in their blood. Because the world outside the city walls is too dangerous, ordinary people usually dare not go alone into the wilderness except for those mercenaries who take ventures.
Joan walked alone in the snow hundreds of miles away from home, not for adventure. Before being exposed to arcane knowledge, he was no different from other boys of the same age in Delin Township. He had never expected that he would leave the town one day and go out to the world alone.
Until three years ago, Joan's life began to change. At that time, he had mastered reading and writing skills, and also learned a strange word called "Qunya" from his grandfather. It is said that this was a language created by ancient elves and sages. Today, he lives in Yalf Elves deep in the jungle still use this simple and elegant script.
Compared with the various languages ​​and words created by humans, the elven language's biggest feature is that it has a special "rhythm", and it has a particularly high affinity with the "magic net". It is easier to guide, shape and control the magic. Therefore, the magic books that are popular in the world today are written in elven text. Of course, Elven language is not the only magic code. Those ancient races, such as giants, dwarves, and dragons, who lived in this land before the birth of humans, and have almost the same history as elves, also have their own languages, and Can also be used as a spell spell. It’s just that the relationship between these races and human ancestors is not as close as elves, and the impact on early human society is not as great as elves. Humans who understand the characters of giants, dwarves, and dragons are even rarer. The magic scroll and the ancient scripts written above Books are far rarer than those written in elven text.
Grandpa Qiao An’s collection of books is not that large. When a boy looks at the last piece of paper in a tired home at the age of the most eager for curiosity, he naturally looks away from his door, eager to search for new books. The first place Joan yearned for was the small church in the town. Mr. Pastor was also the principal of the primary school in Delin, and was recognized as the most learned person in the town. During that time, Joan went to the elementary school to clean the house every evening, in exchange for the privilege of borrowing books in the church library.
Joan was eager to read the church collection, and was particularly interested in history, geography, and mathematics books. As for the theological books that Mr. Pastor repeatedly recommended to him, he was not too interested. Perhaps because of his character, Joan couldn’t convince himself to devote his mind and body to a certain spirit. Instead of expecting the spirit to reach out to help him change his real dilemma, instead of using faith for gifts, he would rather rely on his knowledge to change his destiny, even in the end. It cannot be changed, at least the initiative is in your own hands.
At the age of 12, Joanne had already read the church’s collection of books, and with no intention of seeking a priesthood, he gradually moved away from the church and turned to other ways to gain new knowledge.
In addition to the church, there is only one grocery store in Delin Township that also runs a mortgage business and occasionally sells books. Joan is a frequent visitor to this shop, usually leaving while disappointed. Until a year ago, Joan accidentally found a consignment scroll in the grocery store, and he was pleasantly surprised that the scroll was densely filled with elven text, probably a spell scroll.
Joan Ru was the treasure, and immediately found the shopkeeper Aunt Barbara, inquire about the origin of the scroll.
"The day before yesterday, a group of adventurers were staying in the town. They were rough people who didn't know a few big characters. I didn't know where to get the scroll. I couldn't understand what was written on it. Wine money, they offer 20 gold Durga, of course not worth the price, I only willing to pay 10 gold coins, and finally sold as I want, little guy, if you like this reel, the aunt will sell you the original price." Aunt Barbara said to him with a smile.
Ten Kinduga, which is not a small number for Joanne, who is in a destitute situation. He didn't have such a large amount of money on hand, so he urged Aunt Barbara to keep the scroll for him, and for the first time in his life, he boasted to Haikou to guarantee that the money could be collected in at most one month.
In fact, even Joanne didn't believe this kind of nonsense. His total savings for odd jobs in the past two years are only six gold dugas. Where is he going to borrow four gold coins? In order to get the magic scroll, Joan went to his grandfather to ask him to borrow four gold coins.
Blame the old man Guillaume Tell, after listening to the reason for Joan’s borrowing money, he lighted a pipe and smoked twice, and said coldly: "Even if it is really a scroll of magic, you can’t buy it. It’s like you have never been exposed to magic. Children, it is impossible to learn even the simplest spells without teacher guidance."
"I want to try it!" Joan said stubbornly.
"Don't even think about it!" Old Man Tyre is more stubborn than his grandson. "If you want to buy something else, I will give you how much money, but this thing will not work! Joan, you can't touch Arcane, it's not you should go Road."
Grandpa's arrogant attitude disappointed and confused Joan, but this did not stop the young men's fiery passion. Regardless of whether his grandfather funded it or not, he was determined to buy the scroll that he had longed for. For a whole month after that, Joan hunted in the woods day and night. Fortunately, with the help of the hound "Jamie", plus the spring and summer, there were many birds and beasts in the forest, and the young hunters harvested well. If you hit a hare or a duck, you will be sent to a town pub in exchange for three or five copper plates. On an accidental occasion, Joan learned from the pub run hall folks that the pub’s signature dish,
golden trout,
has always been out of stock recently, and a live gold trout can be sold for 2 silver duga per pound-this is comparable The hare is too valuable!
Since childhood, Joan accompanied his grandfather to fish on the Dring River. His fishing skills are quite good. Now that he knew that the golden trout was so popular, he decided to make it his own way of making money.
The technique of fishing is of course important, but the key is to be patient. Although Joanne is young, he doesn't lack patience at all. Rather, his lonely personality complements fishing, a seemingly boring activity at first glance, and he can read books while fishing, without delay.
Qiao An started carrying his fishing rod until dawn, and came back at dusk. There will always be one or two fresh and fat golden trouts in the fishing basket made of wick grass. In this way, the early greedy labor, coupled with the frugality, Joan finally rushed to get 10 gold coins before the end of the month and bought the reel from Aunt Barbara.
The whole month of hard work was not in vain. Joan opened the yellowed sheepskin scroll with trembling fingers. After a long period of study, he finally determined that the scroll was written in the elf text. It was a ring 0 spell called "The Master's Hand".
The "Mage's Hand" can't even be regarded as real magic, it's just a "trick". But for a teenager who has never been exposed to spells and whose basic knowledge is almost zero, this is probably a great luck-if the spell level recorded on the scroll is too high, Joan has no ability to interpret it, and it is impossible to use This is the stepping stone to the threshold of becoming an arcane spellcaster.
Joan spent half a year studying this scroll, and finally managed to master the "Master's Hand". This is undoubtedly an unexpected achievement, and even the arrogant and stubborn old man Tyre had to admit in front of his grandson that he looked away and underestimated his self-learning ability. Joan himself was motivated by this, giving him reason to believe that he is different from other peers in the town and has the talent to become a mage. At the same time, this small achievement also prompted him to have a stronger interest in magical knowledge. I am eager to devote myself to the vast ocean of knowledge and learn more and higher-level spells.
There is no mage to settle in the country town, and Joan cannot always expect to find a treasure in the grocery store. Now he has mastered a 0 ring spell, which is barely a mage apprentice. If he wants to continue his education in this industry, the only one The way out is to go to Leiden to study.
Port Leiden is the capital and the most prosperous trading city in the colony of Alfheim. Joan heard that there is a "Leiden Academy" there. Every year at the beginning of the year, he will recruit students for all of Alfheim, literature, art and law. Subjects such as mathematics, engineering, and medicine enroll elementary school graduates, and the thresholds of seminaries and arcane colleges are higher. Not only are candidates required to have primary school education, proficient in reading and writing, and basic arithmetic, but also must have the ability to become a magician or arcane spellcaster Talent.
How to check whether a young man has the talent to cast spells?
it's actually really easy.
As long as you are proficient in releasing at least one "0 ring" spell in front of the examiner, you are considered to pass.
Among all the 0-9 ring spells, the 0 ring spell is the most special subclass, and it can even be said to be the most important subclass. Its importance is mainly reflected in two aspects.
Spells 1 to 9 have a corresponding number of "spell slots". The number of spells that can be cast per day is very limited. There is no limit to the number of spells in the 0 ring. As long as the caster has enough energy, he can cast unlimitedly. Therefore, even if it is a high-level wizard, the most frequently used in daily life and adventure is still 0 ring spell, which shows its importance.
In addition, the 0 ring spell is the basis of all higher-level spells. If you compare high-level spells to superstructures, the 0-loop trick is like a "foundation". Only by tamping the foundation can you build a majestic and stable high-rise building. With the deepening of his understanding of magic, Joan has formed a clear theoretical framework: the future development direction of a mage, which school he majors in, and which type of spell he specializes in, depends largely on his enlightenment education, depending on What are the 0 ring spells that he initially mastered. Most high-level spells can be reverted back to one or several 0-ring spells. Joan's "Master's Hand" is now the prototype of many high-level "Force Field" and "Remote Control" spells, such as the 9-ring spell "Mage Smashing Palm", which is nothing more than a more destructive "Master's Hand" ".
PS. This book's settings mainly refer to "Pioneer PF" and "Dragon and Dungeon" 5E, but there are also many house rules. The most important one is to increase the difficulty of the resurrection of the dead-only the 9th ring magic can be brought back to life. Because there are only a handful of people who can perform 9 divine spells, this means that it is almost impossible to resurrect after death.
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