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<blockquote data-quote="KidSnide" data-source="post: 6143598" data-attributes="member: 54710">I dislike joke components, but don't find all of these to be jokes.&nbsp; Nut shells are components for Confusion because of a <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_game" target="_blank">shell game</a> is one where the person with the shells confuses the viewer.&nbsp; Personally, I think &quot;dried fish gills&quot; would make a better component for water breathing, but a straw is something that helps you breathe underwater.&nbsp; Sesame seeds are a literary reference, but -- to be fair -- it's a reference to a situation where magic is used to open a passage.&nbsp; That seems like fair game to me.But I do find using a carrot for Darkvision to be too silly for my taste.&nbsp; Some kind of &quot;tincture made from common vegetables&quot; rubbed under the eyes wouldn't bother me, but I don't see how a wizard can pull a carrot out of his pouch without looking ridiculous.&nbsp; (The water breathing straw has a bit of a problem here.)&nbsp; To me a material component should pass the sanity check of &quot;does imagining a wizard casting a spell with this component seem silly?&quot;&nbsp; -KS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="KidSnide, post: 6143598, member: 54710"] I dislike joke components, but don't find all of these to be jokes. Nut shells are components for Confusion because of a [URL="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_game"]shell game[/URL] is one where the person with the shells confuses the viewer. Personally, I think "dried fish gills" would make a better component for water breathing, but a straw [I]is[/I] something that helps you breathe underwater. Sesame seeds are a literary reference, but -- to be fair -- it's a reference to a situation where magic is used to open a passage. That seems like fair game to me. But I do find using a carrot for Darkvision to be too silly for my taste. Some kind of "tincture made from common vegetables" rubbed under the eyes wouldn't bother me, but I don't see how a wizard can pull a carrot out of his pouch without looking ridiculous. (The water breathing straw has a bit of a problem here.) To me a material component should pass the sanity check of "does imagining a wizard casting a spell with this component seem silly?" -KS [/QUOTE]

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