How Not to Kill Yourself with Incantations | Friday, Period 1

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Bob eyed the students for a moment, then waved a hand in dismissal and started pacing. "There's not much point in me teaching specific languages, since even just on Earth-like worlds there are hundreds. Which is largely the point."

He spun to face them. "I could teach you every major hand and language I know, and somebody would come along with an idiosyncratic, left-handed, dialectal script, and you'd be sunk. What we're going to learn here are principles, so that hopefully no matter what you'll encounter, you'll be a bit better at it."

He waved at the various materials Anders had set on the table at the front of the class. "Before you even start to get to the actual writing, there are other things to consider. The first is, what was it written on? The material may give you an idea of the age of an inscription, its place of origin, or its importance to the person writing it, all of which can help greatly in determining the words themselves. These are some of the more common materials."

( Papyrus )

( Parchment )

( Paper )