What is Rincewind's one spell ?
Michael Bruner
but one spell thru a mishap, but for the life of me, I cannot remember
ever reading *what* that one spell was.
Quoting the Colour of Magic
"Graduates were usually destined for mageship at least, but Rincewind
- after an unfortunate event - had left him knowing only one spell "
Was it *ever* explained in any of the Discworld books what Rincewind's
one spell was ?? (or is it even hinted at ?)
Thanks in advance!
Michael Bruner
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> We all know and love Rincewind, and we all know that Rincewind knows
> but one spell thru a mishap, but for the life of me, I cannot remember
> ever reading *what* that one spell was.
>
> Quoting the Colour of Magic
> "Graduates were usually destined for mageship at least, but Rincewind
> - after an unfortunate event - had left him knowing only one spell "
>
> Was it *ever* explained in any of the Discworld books what Rincewind's
> one spell was ?? (or is it even hinted at ?)
Uh, re-read The Colour of Magic, and The Light Fantastic. The whole
*plot* of the latter is about the spell in Rincewind's head - it's one
of the eight from the Octavo.
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Beth Winter
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Cybercat
Bruner) wrote:
>Was it *ever* explained in any of the Discworld books what Rincewind's
>one spell was ?? (or is it even hinted at ?)
>
He casts it at the end of the Light Fantastic.
Michel
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> We all know and love Rincewind, and we all know that Rincewind knows
> but one spell thru a mishap, but for the life of me, I cannot remember
> ever reading *what* that one spell was.
>
> Quoting the Colour of Magic
> "Graduates were usually destined for mageship at least, but Rincewind
> - after an unfortunate event - had left him knowing only one spell "
>
> Was it *ever* explained in any of the Discworld books what Rincewind's
> one spell was ?? (or is it even hinted at ?)
>
> Thanks in advance!
He preforms the spell towards the end of The Light Fantastic in a small
village right before Cohen gets his diamond teeth made by the Dwarf...
You REALLY want to know what the spell does? Keep going down!
No!
I can't!
But... it'll will ruin it for you!
Won't it be more satisfying to read yourself?
Okay...
But I warned you!
Here we go...
This is the point of no return...
Here:
Rincewind can preform only one spell which is from the Octavo. It lifts a
person into the air and explodes them in a flame of Octarine. Deadly ain't
it?
Flesh-eating dragon
> You REALLY want to know what the spell does? Keep going down!
>
> No!
>
> I can't!
>
> But... it'll will ruin it for you!
No it won't. The spoiler is wrong.
What it *does* (according to the standard interpretation of TLF) has
something to do with ...
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... birthing difficulties. 'Nuff said.
Adrian.
Peter Ellis
Wrong. Rincewind knows one of the spells from the Octavo, which (when
he casts it right at the end of The Light Fantastic) causes A'Tuin's
eggs to hatch.
In the episode you're thinking of, the Spell, which is itself semi-
animate, takes control of his body and casts a second spell *through*
him, a spell Rincewind doesn't himself know.
Peter
Sylvain Chambon
Which really wasn't fair on Rincewind. He had enough difficulties
already, he didn't need new ones to come into existence.
TLF is, really, a tragedy.
Sylvain.
Flesh-eating dragon
> > Wrong. Rincewind knows one of the spells from the Octavo, which (when
> > he casts it right at the end of The Light Fantastic) causes [censored].
>
> Actually, it never seemed exactly clear to me *what* the spell
> accomplished. The effect may or may not have happened by itself (it
> would seem logical that it would happen by itself without
> intervention). The spell may have only assisted in some way, which
> begs the question of why this great and powerful spell merely does
> something subtle.
Very much agreed. In fact, I have in the past considered the notion
that the spell was never cast at all. Remember all that confusion over
the pronunciation of one of the words? - they may *not* have got it
right. If one was in a conspiratorial frame of mind, one might suppose
that the Octavo staged the whole thing to make everyone /think/ the
spells had been cast.
(Why the Octavo would do this is a very good question, and rather a
flaw in the theory, but may have something to do with some kind of
ineffability.)
Adrian.