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Name: Electric Mandrake Pouch (EMP) Classification: Electromagnetic Weapon Deployment: Mandragora officinarum--the mandrake--has long been associated with magic and witchcraft. While tales of the lethality of the mandrake's cry are baseless, a research project exploring arcane folklore found an innovative application....
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Hieronymus Goth commented on
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Name Bokor's Pistol Classification Unconventional weaponry level 3: Samedi Class Deployment Should the need ever arise for the building or repair of a containment grid akin to the “Wall of Pain” (See CODICIL BLACK SKULL), The Bokor's Pistol will allow for the establishment of such a perimeter without the need for a trained sorcerer. A Bokor's Pistol is very similar in form and function to a Taser or stun gun. Aside from the standard components, it's body contains a small computer programmed to rapidly iterate the theorems of an obedience geas, while each ammunition cartridge holds an occult capacitor containing...
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Charlie Stross commented on
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REMINDER: COMPETITION ENDS IN SIX HOURS' TIME (and small-change minutes) I'll be closing comments tomorrow morning, and come back with a list of winners (assuming they're eligible) at the weekend....
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Catherine Taylor commented on
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[Please Note: this entry has pictures and having them open and looking at them while reading will make it a lot more fun] Picture Evidence of Anomalies NAME Colloquially known in Occult circles as “The Twins”, although those who know about these artefacts are not usually allowed free roam. The left “twin” has a complex nomenclature due to its lengthy travels along trading routes and is usually referred to by the name of the culture it currently resides in. Most recently known as “Loki's Tooth” or “The Lambton Worm's Tooth[1]”. The right twin has only ever had a single name:...
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Philippa Cowderoy commented on
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[Ineligible: Not my first, failed to apply to its own entry] Name: Temporal Adjustment Realigning Deadlines for Improved Service (TARDIS) Classification: Cheating Description: It can look like whatever the hell it wants, it's still not going to win, okay?...
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Charlie Stross commented on
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THE COMPETITION IS NOW CLOSED. Potential winners to be checked for eligibility in a couple of days. Thanks for participating!...
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