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Shenk has invented several variety puzzle formats, such as Spell Weaving and Snowflake. [2] He has been a judge and constructor at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (ACPT). [ 8 ] [ 9 ] At ACPT in 2005, he hand-constructed, clued, and printed copies of a new puzzle in an hour, a feat recorded during the making of the documentary Wordplay ...
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The 1st Edition of AD&D also included a subclass of the magic-user called the illusionist, [8] which had different spell lists, different experience level tables, and slightly fewer maximum hit dice (10 instead of 11). Gnomes were also able to become illusionists, even though only humans, elves, and half-elves could become magic-users.
The bronzed engraved "Magic Bowl" from Syria c. 1200 [13] is an example of a dish used to ease childbirth as well as ease the sting of a scorpion and bite of a mad dog, according to the Quranic inscriptions on the inside of the bowl. Inscribed on this bowl are also suggestions that the person inflicted with the disease or bite, does not need to ...
The Spell-Checking Quill temporarily corrects spelling as the user writes; however, once the charm wears off it constantly misspells words, even if the user writes them correctly. The most notable example is its misspelling of Ron's name as "Roonil Wazlib" in Half-Blood Prince .
The word poppet is an older spelling of puppet, from Middle English popet, meaning a small child or a doll.In British English it continues to hold this meaning. Poppet is also a chiefly British term of endearment or diminutive referring to a young child, [5] much like the words "dear" or "sweetie."
A cantrip is a magic spell of any kind, [1] or one which reads the same forward and backward. [citation needed] It can also be a witch's trick, or a sham. [2]The word "cantrip", of Scots origin, possibly comes from the Gaelic term canntaireachd, a piper's mnemonic chant. [3]
An acrostic is a type of word puzzle, related somewhat to crossword puzzles, that uses an acrostic form. It typically consists of two parts. The first part is a set of lettered clues, each of which has numbered blanks representing the letters of the answer.