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    Hey everybody,

    I'm putting together a list of things a college wizard and his mates might do when they arent studying arcane mysteries in the controlled conditions of the classroom, both legit and shady. I'd like to kee it to cantrips and 1st level spells if used (which is the main idea) but some 2nd level spells might be usable too.

    I've got a couple already:
    - familiar/summoned creature/animated object battles (either the pokemon kind or the pitfight kind)
    - magical power contests (mage hand arm westling, unseen servant weights, etc)
    - floating disk racing/boarding
    - silent image/ghost sound shows
    - pranks. All the pranks (ghost sound, silent image, mage hand, prestidigitation, etc)
    - gambling & gaming (prestidigitation)

    Does anyone else have any cool ideas for thins college mages can do in their spare time?
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    Planar Binding/Ally Succubi... for reasons.
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    I dub this the Snowbluff Axiom.

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    That was fast.

    The archmage already has plans for a demiplane and personal called/bound/enchanted harem, already beig taken care of
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kane0 View Post
    That was fast.
    It never is. This is the reason why we don't use summon monster.
    The archmage already has plans for a demiplane and personal called/bound/enchanted harem, already beig taken care of
    Sir Pimpington? It sounds like my perennial NPC.
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    All gaming systems should be terribly flawed and exploitable if you want everyone to be happy with them. This allows for a wide variety of power levels for games for different levels of players.
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    - Compare variations in unseen servant that allow the invisible force to perform tasks that it normally can't. Ever seen an invisible force do burlesque?

    - Devise means to get the skull of a mindless skeleton to repeat complex arcane formula that it didn't know in life. Ever tried to get an Int -- creature to repeat Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle?

    - Engage in chess matches using summoned creatures. Must beat opponent before your summons expire. Ever tried to get checkmate with a bunch of disappearing celestial monkeys?

    - For those with high Int, use on-the-fly cryptography to encode normal speech. Listeners must mentally--not magically--decode the messages within the time limit/before their fellows. Ever tried a hexadecimal conversion of elven alphanumerical codes without using quill and parchment?

    - Eat exotic, illusory foods that can never make them fat. In the same vein, engage in guilt/consequence-free...adult behavior, alone or in groups (or alone with an illusory group). Ever....


    I can probably come up with more, but I'm eager to see what others have thought of.
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    • Horse Racing — via Mount spells.
    • Arcane Mark one of the Professors
    • Daze the cook to get seconds
    • Mage Hand the barmaid
    • Open/Close a door to scare people
    • Stick apples to windows
    • Animate Rope on a scarf
    • Disguise Self for a fancy dress party
    • Enlarge Person on someone in a cupboard
    • Familiar Pocket for contraband
    • Feather Fall on a Seagull
    • Grease to make a slide
    • Hail of stone on a window
    • Ray of clumsiness on a Juggler
    • Scatterspray the Professor's Desk
    • Rouse the dorm in the middle of the night
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    Quote Originally Posted by nedz View Post
    • Horse Racing — via Mount spells.
    • Arcane Mark one of the Professors
    • Daze the cook to get seconds
    • Mage Hand the barmaid
    • Open/Close a door to scare people
    • Stick apples to windows
    • Animate Rope on a scarf
    • Disguise Self for a fancy dress party
    • Enlarge Person on someone in a cupboard
    • Familiar Pocket for contraband
    • Feather Fall on a Seagull
    • Grease to make a slide
    • Hail of stone on a window
    • Ray of clumsiness on a Juggler
    • Scatterspray the Professor's Desk
    • Rouse the dorm in the middle of the night
    Frat Boy Wizards. Abandon all hope, for now true horror is born.
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    I've never been able to put my finger on how to describe you Phelix, but I think I have an idea now.

    You're Tippy's fluffy cousin...

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    Fireball Dare:
    "I cast Fireball centered on myself at 50% strength"
    "Coward, I am brave enough to try 60%"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phelix-Mu View Post
    Frat Boy Wizards. Abandon all hope, for now true horror is born.
    OP did ask for pranks. All the pranks
    π = 4
    Consider a 5' radius blast: this affects 4 squares which have a circumference of 40' — Actually it's worse than that.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Phelix-Mu View Post
    Frat Boy Wizards. Abandon all hope, for now true horror is born.
    That pretty much sums up my character. Hes a sorcerer that pretends to be a wizard and made it through the academy with the minimum effort, wasting his free time screwing around instead of studying.

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    OP did ask for pranks. All the pranks
    Ayup

    This is great stuff guys, keep it up!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kane0 View Post
    That pretty much sums up my character. Hes a sorcerer that pretends to be a wizard and made it through the academy with the minimum effort, wasting his free time screwing around instead of studying.


    Ayup

    This is great stuff guys, keep it up!
    Adventure Premise: Reenact Weekend at Bernie's, but instead of Bernie, it's the Dean's wife.
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    I've never been able to put my finger on how to describe you Phelix, but I think I have an idea now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phelix-Mu View Post
    Adventure Premise: Reenact Weekend at Bernie's, but instead of Bernie, it's the Dean's wife.
    Unfortunately we cant, this is already set for a pathfinder kingmaker campaign. Im the magister, makin my own acdemy with blackjack and hookers.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kane0 View Post
    Unfortunately we cant, this is already set for a pathfinder kingmaker campaign. Im the magister, makin my own acdemy with blackjack and hookers.
    You really should work the word Pimpington in somewhere.

    Unseen Servant... uh... reasons.
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    Unseen Servant... uh... reasons.
    DM: "Hmm. I guess 'pass me the lubricant' is a valid command after all." *shrugs*
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    I've never been able to put my finger on how to describe you Phelix, but I think I have an idea now.

    You're Tippy's fluffy cousin...

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    Putting portable holes into bags of holding then flushing it down a toilet.
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    Ever seen an invisible force do burlesque?
    Well, no - it's invisible.
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Grue View Post
    Well, no - it's invisible.
    That just makes the makeup, costumes, and performance more evocative. Eyeliner, girls! Make those beauties pop!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phelix-Mu View Post
    That just makes the makeup, costumes, and performance more evocative. Eyeliner, girls! Make those beauties pop!

    You've clearly put far too much thought into this.
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    You've clearly put far too much thought into this.
    ... Is that not okay? I've already starting working on choreography.
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    ... Is that not okay? I've already starting working on choreography.
    Dibs on the Hare Hare Yukai ripoff.

    As for more suggestions that are less serious than my previous ones....

    Potions that can be created as oils. Cause, you know, oils are useful for...stuff.

    Magical beer. Because hope lives on forever.

    Magical hallucinogens. Because all of that BoVD stuff seems really soft-core.

    Magical Fight Club. Mindrape covers the first rule of Fight Club.
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    To be fair, UA has softer drugs.
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    It never is. This is the reason why we don't use summon monster.
    Dude, 10/10.

    Also, they might so some normal things, or even normal epic things.

    -Beer pong
    -telekinetic beer pong
    -Fire ball beer pong


    The possibilities are endless.
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    Brewing/researching the Dragon Magazine #302 side effects can open up a lot of potential for pranks even though they only last a hour. Turn a fellow classmate black with light grey hair in an elven college. Moonshine AKA the Intoxicating and Blinding Sickness side effects. Singing and Lisp side effects on your teacher, true the will save of 13 is unlikely to succeed, but when it does, oh the hilarity. Hair growth potions for the ladies and the beard growth potions the boys replace them with(3ft long beards). Grass growth... because you can never have too much bamboo in the classroom.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Phelix-Mu View Post
    Dibs on the Hare Hare Yukai ripoff.
    DAMMIT! I'll have to settle for the Lucky Star's OP.
    Mindrape covers the first rule of Fight Club.
    Spoiler: Fight Club that we aren't talking about
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    Dude, 10/10.

    Also, they might so some normal things, or even normal epic things.

    -Beer pong
    -telekinetic beer pong
    -Fire ball beer pong


    The possibilities are endless.
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    Disguise Self+Potion of Glibness. If you can't think of at least a dozen possible applications for this combo, you probably will never pass Illusion 101.

    Get a bully to follow you into a broom closet. Proceed to escape said closet, shut the door, and cast Hold Portal. Later, when he eventually escapes and is understandably furious with you, cast charm person on him to make him your friend just because you can.

    Charm Person...because other reasons.

    Cast any of the following on your local muggles: Hypnotism, Sleep, or Darkness.

    Erase the arcane equation on the chalk board. Proceed to hide the chalk and cast Obscure Object on it.

    Message for passing along notes in class.

    Enlarge Person and Reduce Person...for reasons.

    True Strike. I.e. Increased Spitwad Accuracy.

    Protection from Arrows. I.e. Protection from Spitwads.

    Fog Cloud, Mage Armor, and Shield. I.e. Additional Protection from Spitwads.

    Cause Fear. Flee muggles! Fleeee!!!

    Shocking Grasp. "Hey, sir? May I give you a hand?"*Bzzzt!*
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    The Evokers/Warmages of the world would make statues of you (with the smoldering corpses of a thousand kobolds) if this happened.
    I appologize in advance if I get long-winded; I often seem to have great difficulty condensing my thoughts into a succinct summary.

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    Charm Person...because other reasons.

    ...

    Enlarge Person and Reduce Person...for reasons.
    Should we include Grease in this list as well?
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    Quote Originally Posted by The Grue View Post
    Should we include Grease in this list as well?
    Well...it has already been mentioned. Also, Disguise Self + a potion of Glibness + a scroll (or potion) of Tongues and you could impersonate just about anyone *shivers at the thought*.

    Use prestidigitation to make it look like someone soiled himself/herself.
    Edit: Bonus points if you have the above combo active and make it appear as though the person you impersonated is responsible for the prestidigitation prank. Double bonus points if you impersonated a professor.
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    Quote Originally Posted by ArqArturo View Post
    The Evokers/Warmages of the world would make statues of you (with the smoldering corpses of a thousand kobolds) if this happened.
    I appologize in advance if I get long-winded; I often seem to have great difficulty condensing my thoughts into a succinct summary.

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    I feel like hazing would get obscenely out of hand. Imagine that at a wizard college, the tabletop gaming group is having a gaming night and they suggestion another kid to play a straight Fighter 20. *Shudders* The cruelty.
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    Likewise, and possible sig.
    Actually, with permission I'd like to sig yours. It's been a while since I changed my sig and I feel like the chain of comments is too good to pass up.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Oko and Qailee View Post
    Actually, with permission I'd like to sig yours. It's been a while since I changed my sig and I feel like the chain of comments is too good to pass up.
    Go on ahead.
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