Penny Dreadful’s Bright New Penny
Description: Crafted by the notorious Penny Dreadful, this spell restores old rubbish to its original, pristine state. By recalling bits of trash as the useful things they had once been, the mage returns the old items to their original splendor.
In its earliest versions, this “bright new penny” trick used an antique tablecloth to conjure food and vintage place settings from the memories of meals that had previously been served upon that tablecloth. As impressive as it was, however, this application proved to be a magnet for Paradox. Later on, Penny created a more coincidental version of the spell that helped her find perfectly preserved antiques in the strangest of places. Since then, it has become a fixture of Hollowers’ enchantment and street-orphans’ survival tactics.
System: Using Time and Matter, the mage looks backward to the item’s original form. Prime energy fuels the new Pattern, and Matter 3 restores the object to its pristine condition. Matter 4 recreates it from scratch. Simple, battered items are easy to repair, but elaborate restorations or fresh conjurations require three successes or more.
As noted earlier, this spell can be either vulgar or coincidental, depending upon how the mage decides to reveal its effects. For suggestions about the line between “Wow – where’d THAT come from?” and “Seriously – where DID that come from?” check out Axis of Coincidence, pp. 533-534.
Source: Mage V20 -- pg.608
