Historical Storyteller
Four Thousand Club
From the top of my head, I'll list down the use of magic to enhance the lives of the common folk.
Improvement of taste. Food, drink, alcohol, you name it. If something tastes like shit, you can always add a bit of razzle dazzle to it. Of course, it takes some energy from the mage casting the spell on it, so the only people who can have more taste on their food are either mages or people who hire mages to enhance the flavor of their food for them. Hmm, this makes me think that rich people would hire at least one servant who could use magic...
Healing and Medicine. Got a serious laceration on your arm? Banged your head really hard on a rock? Slipped on the floor and broke your hip? Afraid that you're gonna be a cripple for life or you've got an infection that could endanger you? Well, don't be afraid no more 'cause the local mage doctor's there to save your naked ass from the hands of death itself. The spell may sting a big and you'll scream a couple of times in agony, but it'll save your life. And I'm thinking that magic would help diagnose someone's illness by helping the mage doctor be able to run tests on the patient using some spells.
Construction work. Hardening surfaces, fixing cracks, doing some basic minor repairs, etc.
Art. Ever wanted to change the color of something, but you've already painted the damn thing? Magic can do that and sometimes use colors that are invisible to a normal person.... and I ran out of good ideas for this one.... I'll think more about this later.
Education. Lots of folks like to charge fees on learning magic, and the price you have to pay is quite hefty but it's worth it. People can earn a living traveling from town to town spreading their own spells that can be learned by others. It's a good job, and everyone is always eager to learn as many spells as they possibly can. There are special universities or academies for people who want to learn magic or for those prodigies who are really magically gifted.
Fireworks. You can use magic to fire a firebolt high into the air that explodes after reaching a certain distance.
Mischief. Boundless opportunities to cause trouble arise when somebody's finally got magic powers. You can blow a gust of wind to raise a lady's skirts, infect the whole village with magical chickenpox, turn someone's beautiful clothes into rags... and more....
Improvement of taste. Food, drink, alcohol, you name it. If something tastes like shit, you can always add a bit of razzle dazzle to it. Of course, it takes some energy from the mage casting the spell on it, so the only people who can have more taste on their food are either mages or people who hire mages to enhance the flavor of their food for them. Hmm, this makes me think that rich people would hire at least one servant who could use magic...
Healing and Medicine. Got a serious laceration on your arm? Banged your head really hard on a rock? Slipped on the floor and broke your hip? Afraid that you're gonna be a cripple for life or you've got an infection that could endanger you? Well, don't be afraid no more 'cause the local mage doctor's there to save your naked ass from the hands of death itself. The spell may sting a big and you'll scream a couple of times in agony, but it'll save your life. And I'm thinking that magic would help diagnose someone's illness by helping the mage doctor be able to run tests on the patient using some spells.
Construction work. Hardening surfaces, fixing cracks, doing some basic minor repairs, etc.
Art. Ever wanted to change the color of something, but you've already painted the damn thing? Magic can do that and sometimes use colors that are invisible to a normal person.... and I ran out of good ideas for this one.... I'll think more about this later.
Education. Lots of folks like to charge fees on learning magic, and the price you have to pay is quite hefty but it's worth it. People can earn a living traveling from town to town spreading their own spells that can be learned by others. It's a good job, and everyone is always eager to learn as many spells as they possibly can. There are special universities or academies for people who want to learn magic or for those prodigies who are really magically gifted.
Fireworks. You can use magic to fire a firebolt high into the air that explodes after reaching a certain distance.
Mischief. Boundless opportunities to cause trouble arise when somebody's finally got magic powers. You can blow a gust of wind to raise a lady's skirts, infect the whole village with magical chickenpox, turn someone's beautiful clothes into rags... and more....
