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<blockquote data-quote="Steampunkette" data-source="post: 8678233" data-attributes="member: 6796468"><p>Prestidigitation.</p><p></p><p>The cleaning industry would -dissipate-. And I can't really express to you how huge the cleaning industry really is. "You headed for surgery, Doc? BAM! You're Sterile. No! Not that way. Well maybe, I mean it is Magic Radiation." Disease would plummet, too. Infections would drop to near 0 whether at home or in a hospital. Depending on whether it "Moves" or "Destroys" the stuff being cleaned off the other thing could also mean you can pop the hood of your car, snap your fingers, and all your lines and injectors and plugs are cleaned flawlessly. Oil? Clean and new.</p><p></p><p>No more Vacuum Cleaners, no more Dishwashers, no more body wash or shampoo. No more pore scrubs and acne from clogged pores or overactive bacteria build up.</p><p></p><p>Plus 6 second hair-dye, makeup, and hair style. Why brush your hair when you can just "Move it" perfectly straight?</p><p></p><p>Spices? Bam. Food is perfectly seasoned.</p><p></p><p>Can't remember a song? You can perfectly reproduce the musical notes that start it for everyone around you to hear instead of tone-deafingly caterwauling off-key to try and communicate it. And a skilled musician? Could perform an entire symphony or stage-show in 6 second segments.</p><p></p><p>And then there's its use in Arson. Because you can start a campfire, light a candle, or a torch.</p><p></p><p>And then there's Mending.</p><p></p><p>On it's own, it would kill the Fashion Industry's "Mass produce low quality clothing" idea 'cause people would just repair what they like with a 6 second finger snap. You'd still get seasonal fashions, but when you can bring retro back in a heartbeat? Woof. You'd be able to hit a thrift shop and find old used things and repair them with the snap of your fingers.</p><p></p><p>Buy a new car. Drive it. As you get out of the car, cast Mending. Repair all the miniscule wear and tear you've inflicted on it. Barring a catastrophic fault (Like a faulty seal or a mineral inclusion in steel) your car never needs to go to a Dealer or Mechanic, ever again. Dinged the fender? Mending. Hail cracked the windshield? Mending. Ex keyed your car? Mending.</p><p></p><p>Home repairs? HAH! mending on the squeaky board and the crack in the settling foundation. Leaky faucet? Not anymore! Venetian blinds busted? Repaired.</p><p></p><p>Cracked the screen on your cell phone? No you didn't. -Every- time you wanna upgrade to a new phone you can hand your provider a mint condition telephone for the maximum value on trade-in. Same with cars.</p><p></p><p>And for older vehicles? A mechanic can take it apart and cast mending on each individual component to make a used car like new.</p><p></p><p>And for a third spell, a first level spell? Cure Wounds.</p><p></p><p>You fall and hurt your back? Cure wounds. Your kid scrapes her knee? Cure wounds. Drunk driver side-swiped your car and your spouse is dying in your arms? Cure wounds. Mass shooter? Cure wounds. Broke your arm? Road Rash on your Face? Didn't check the circuit breaker was off before replacing a wire? Anything that isn't -instantly- fatal whether malicious or accidental: CURE WOUNDS.</p><p></p><p>Warfare? Cop afraid for his safety? Monster drives into a protest and runs people over? Cure Wounds. Almost everyone gets to go home unless it's a mafia style execution. And even then: People survive getting shot in the head, at the very least for a short time if not for the rest of their natural lives like Malala Yousafzai or Anatoli Bugorski. </p><p></p><p>Why did I pick two cantrips and a 1st level spell?</p><p></p><p>Easy. We're all Human and A5e is backward compatible. Take Variant Human and apply it to all humanity through Schooling. Everyone gets the Mystic Adept: Bard feat before they hit level 1 and/or college. We all get Prestidigitation, Mending, and Cure Wounds in place of Home Ec or Shop or some equivalent class.</p><p></p><p>-That- would "Break the World".</p><p></p><p>Cleaning Industry completely changed now that doctors, nurses, patients, anyone can clean a hospital room by wiggling their fingers. And outside of Disease and certain types of Surgery we'd never need to go to the hospital 'cause you could Cure Wounds for 1d8+Charisma once per day. Even 1 point is enough to stabilize anyone no matter how horrifically mangled they might be. And mending fixes everything in your environment a little bit, just enough to keep it going.</p><p></p><p>Our economy would need a -serious- overhaul.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Steampunkette, post: 8678233, member: 6796468"] Prestidigitation. The cleaning industry would -dissipate-. And I can't really express to you how huge the cleaning industry really is. "You headed for surgery, Doc? BAM! You're Sterile. No! Not that way. Well maybe, I mean it is Magic Radiation." Disease would plummet, too. Infections would drop to near 0 whether at home or in a hospital. Depending on whether it "Moves" or "Destroys" the stuff being cleaned off the other thing could also mean you can pop the hood of your car, snap your fingers, and all your lines and injectors and plugs are cleaned flawlessly. Oil? Clean and new. No more Vacuum Cleaners, no more Dishwashers, no more body wash or shampoo. No more pore scrubs and acne from clogged pores or overactive bacteria build up. Plus 6 second hair-dye, makeup, and hair style. Why brush your hair when you can just "Move it" perfectly straight? Spices? Bam. Food is perfectly seasoned. Can't remember a song? You can perfectly reproduce the musical notes that start it for everyone around you to hear instead of tone-deafingly caterwauling off-key to try and communicate it. And a skilled musician? Could perform an entire symphony or stage-show in 6 second segments. And then there's its use in Arson. Because you can start a campfire, light a candle, or a torch. And then there's Mending. On it's own, it would kill the Fashion Industry's "Mass produce low quality clothing" idea 'cause people would just repair what they like with a 6 second finger snap. You'd still get seasonal fashions, but when you can bring retro back in a heartbeat? Woof. You'd be able to hit a thrift shop and find old used things and repair them with the snap of your fingers. Buy a new car. Drive it. As you get out of the car, cast Mending. Repair all the miniscule wear and tear you've inflicted on it. Barring a catastrophic fault (Like a faulty seal or a mineral inclusion in steel) your car never needs to go to a Dealer or Mechanic, ever again. Dinged the fender? Mending. Hail cracked the windshield? Mending. Ex keyed your car? Mending. Home repairs? HAH! mending on the squeaky board and the crack in the settling foundation. Leaky faucet? Not anymore! Venetian blinds busted? Repaired. Cracked the screen on your cell phone? No you didn't. -Every- time you wanna upgrade to a new phone you can hand your provider a mint condition telephone for the maximum value on trade-in. Same with cars. And for older vehicles? A mechanic can take it apart and cast mending on each individual component to make a used car like new. And for a third spell, a first level spell? Cure Wounds. You fall and hurt your back? Cure wounds. Your kid scrapes her knee? Cure wounds. Drunk driver side-swiped your car and your spouse is dying in your arms? Cure wounds. Mass shooter? Cure wounds. Broke your arm? Road Rash on your Face? Didn't check the circuit breaker was off before replacing a wire? Anything that isn't -instantly- fatal whether malicious or accidental: CURE WOUNDS. Warfare? Cop afraid for his safety? Monster drives into a protest and runs people over? Cure Wounds. Almost everyone gets to go home unless it's a mafia style execution. And even then: People survive getting shot in the head, at the very least for a short time if not for the rest of their natural lives like Malala Yousafzai or Anatoli Bugorski. Why did I pick two cantrips and a 1st level spell? Easy. We're all Human and A5e is backward compatible. Take Variant Human and apply it to all humanity through Schooling. Everyone gets the Mystic Adept: Bard feat before they hit level 1 and/or college. We all get Prestidigitation, Mending, and Cure Wounds in place of Home Ec or Shop or some equivalent class. -That- would "Break the World". Cleaning Industry completely changed now that doctors, nurses, patients, anyone can clean a hospital room by wiggling their fingers. And outside of Disease and certain types of Surgery we'd never need to go to the hospital 'cause you could Cure Wounds for 1d8+Charisma once per day. Even 1 point is enough to stabilize anyone no matter how horrifically mangled they might be. And mending fixes everything in your environment a little bit, just enough to keep it going. Our economy would need a -serious- overhaul. [/QUOTE]
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