Re: Re: Magical Wards

From: Andrew Solovay <asolovay_at_...>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2003 15:14:15 -0800

Roderick and Ellen Robertson wrote:
>> In a slight variation I might suggest that magic being
>> used as a warding has an increased duration (the
>> length of time the warding stays charged) and an ...
>>
>> The other alternative would be to treat classic
>> wardings as a ritual. How widespread knowledge of the ...
>
> And another alternative is to somehow bind an otherworld being into
> service as the guardian.

Or... perhaps a (theistic) craftsman could "awaken" the objects used as wards, using his cult secret? Once they'd been awakened, you could use them over and over. Presumably the more powerful the craftsman is, the more useful the wards are (e.g. ranging from "give the owner an uneasy feeling if they're crossed" to "wake up everyone inside if they're crossed" to "make a spirit/magical attack on anyone who crosses the wards"...?

Just a thought...