#the magicians remedial battle magic

[kingandqueenofgoodtime]

[unjest]

man. yeah no i definitely understand why this fucking mediocre ass syfy show stuck with me so hard when i first watched it when i was sixteen. like i forgot a lot of the details since its been like 9 years but yeah no i get it. i get it

[lizardkingeliot]

Eliot Waugh in The Magicians s01e11 Remedial Battle Magic

[margothecreator]

The Magicians [S1:E11] Remedial Battle Magic

"On that note, we're out of wine."

[studentinpursuitofclouds]

Hello! I'm new here, and english is not my first language so I'm sorry if this doesn't make sense.

You know the trope Wisdom, Strength, and Heart.

So the farmers are triplets that have magic but have different ways of using it. One who always studys and wants to learn everything and everything, One who trains both physically and spiritually so they can protect their love ones, and One who knows healing spells, makes remedies and only fights in self-defense and/or if a love one is being harmed.

So...

What are the reactions of the Guild members to the farmers?

You don't have to answer this right away. Have a good time of day you are in.🩷🩷🩷

Honestly, this is the first time I’ve heard about this, but your idea about three Farmers, each of whom has a certain magic, is very cool, dear anon!

I'm sorry, but I'm not sure which Guild you mean exactly: the original Adventurers Guild, where it's just Marlon and Gil (aaaand probably Wizard, though he's kind of unrelated to the Guild in vanilla SDV), or the Guilds from Stardew Expanded, like the First Slash? Soooo, in this question I will leave the vanilla members (if you meant both SVE and RSV too - feel free to write again!). Thank you again for the ask! 💕

(In this ask I will refer to these Farmers as Battle Mage, Researcher and Healer so as not to confuse them together.)

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Marlon still couldn't understand how he had managed to become a father figure to the three new farmers who had joined his guild. Not that the one-eyed old adventurer is complaining. After all, not only are the trio skilled wizards, each a master of their craft, but they are also wonderful people. But sometimes the boisterous youths can grate on his nerves if they get rowdy. Especially a Battle Mage and a Researcher. The Healer is at least quiet, but the other two farmers make Marlon have to constantly write reports to the others Guilds about how one member of his guild nearly burned down half of Stardew Valley, or how another farmer accidentally (not really) opened a portal to another dimension.

Haha, Gil be damned! Three gifted young farmers who will make excellent adventurers and magicians. It also means triple the trouble for his friend Marlon and more amusing (and not so) incidents with this chaotic trio. All the old adventurer has to do is sit back in his chair and laugh at the next magical incident, hah! But despite his carefree appearance, Gil will look after the youngsters and help with advice in times of need. Especially the Healer, telling them how to properly defend themself from bulling if the other siblings/friends aren't around. He also teases the Researcher a lot, so that they can finally get their noses out of the book and have a little fun with other peers while they are still young. He gets along best with the Battle Mage: brave and determined - the makings of a good adventurer!

Yoba, give him the patience... It's not enough for the Wizard to have one chaotic Farmer, now he has three. Yes, they are gifted in both farming and sorcery. Yes, Rasmodius has grown attached to them, and treats them like he's a father/father figure/uncle/caring teacher for them. But every day, every damn day, some catastrophe happens that never fails to give him a headache. A Battle Mage sets fire to the roof of his tower while trying to demonstrate a new way to quickly create a fireball, or a Researcher accidentally moves the wizard and his tower to the Pelican Town (everyone is freaking out). Even the mild and calm Healer managed to grow carnivorous flower cannibals with magic instead of healing herbs (well, it happens). Rasmodius teaches, protect and tutors the young talent as much as he scolds them for their mistakes and careless attitude to magic.

[fixated-on-something]

Since absolutely nobody asked, magicians rankings based off of absolutely nothing but my personal opinions (1 being the best in each category)

Seasons (best to worst)

1- Season 3

2- Season 4

3- Season 2

4- Season 1

5- Season 5

Favourite Episodes

1- A Life in the Day (S3 ep5)

2- No Better to Be Safe Than Sorry (S4 ep13)

3- All That Josh (S3 ep9)

4- Escape From the Happy Place (S4 ep5)

5- All That Hard, Glossy Armor (S4 ep10)

6- The Mountain of Ghosts (S5 ep3)

7- Remedial Battle Magic (S1 ep11)

8- Plan B (S2 ep7)

9- Impractical Applications (S1 ep6)

10- Have You Brought Me Little Cakes (S1 ep13)

Characters (best to worst, main cast)

1- Eliot and Quentin (tie)

2- Penny 40

3- Margo

4- Josh

5- Fen

6- Kady

7- Penny 23

8- Julia

9- Alice

Favourite musical numbers

1- Under Pressure

2- Take On Me

3- Dont Get Me Wrong

4- Here I Go Again

5- Storm Coming

6- I Wanna Be Sedated

7- One Day More

(Honorable mention to Shake it Off)

Favourite reoccurring bits/plotlines

1- Obviously it’s anything queliot related- but specifically peaches and plums. 50 YEARS AUGHHHH

2- Singing Spell

3- Emotion Bottles

4- Eliot being a gayass theatre kid

5- Ovary Up!

I know I’m missing a few- I’ll add them if I remember them later

[randommessibe]

Official introductions and facts on The Fate Brothers

So as I become more and more active with my presence here (I soon hope that I can do the same with my other platforms), I want to introduce more of my aus and original and fan ideas that I have. And what better way than introduce some of my (revamped) Undertale Multiverse ocs. If some of you remember, I made two mini posts of a vague intro to some of them, one explaining the feeling of deja vu and the other being some doodle concepts. As I step back into this fandom, I can't wait to see how these project ideas will grow more. And now I introduce to you all *drum roll*...The Fate Brothers!!

Pendulum, The Cardholder:

The eldest for The Fate brothers, first born from The Ancient Gods. (Roughly 800 years old), height is 5’2

Specializes with predictions, tarot cards, and illusions. (Also has the iconic bone powers and abilities as most Sanses do despite not being a Sans.) He uses his cards to help aid humans and monsters as cards of fate from moving on, to be giving luck, etc. 

(Jokingly as well) nicknamed “The Magician” by his brothers, Pendulum is able to create and temporarily solidify his illusions to use as pawns and players in his games, training, or when threatened in battle. This is not much limited to his tarot cards, but also the often thought traditional deck of cards.

Pendulum and his brother, Sastro, use their prediction abilities to help detect and locate potential magic leaks within the Multiverse. Using a Watcher's Eye, he is able to keep track of the worlds and other “guardians”, such as Ink, Error, Dream, and Nightmare, for example.

The bearer of Patience and known as The Cardholder, Pendulum is very open minded when it comes to one's own life; embracing changes and allowing others to grow and learn. Peppy, go-lucky, and a go with the flow attitude, Pendulum often forgets his half divine status of being an obscure divine forgotten as time goes by, relatively being the one most aloof, and head in the clouds. Although being a bearer of patience, he is fiercely protective of his family and domain; often being the one to place himself on the frontlines of any threats.

He enjoys playing games, savory foods, glass art, magic/illusion shows, and karaoke.

 Sastro, The Astrologist:

The second eldest of The Fate Brothers, second born of The Ancient Gods. (Roughly 800 years old), height is 5’11

Specializes with predictions as well but uses the stars instead, zodiacs, retrogrades, astral projections, herbology, and stones. (Taught by the Aura Goetia demon Prince of Astrology, Stolas). He also uses the “Watcher’s Eye” like his brothers, spying upon the aus and timelines to keep in check and to locate where the potential magic leak could be. His prediction abilities are based off of ones own star alignments; such as their zodiac, planet, sun and moon risings, etc.

To detach yourself from ones own true physical form and earth is something quite tricky that most have to do a many; for Sastro, that is just another part of his job. (Jokingly also) nicknamed “The Astronaut” as he’s learned to prefect it and used to help keep watch of others without much detection as well as the Watcher’s eye’s aid. 

Paired with his youngest brother in some projects, Clover, both skeletons have much knowledge of potions, medicinal herbs and remedies, poisons, and etc, the both sharing their knowledge and findings to continue finding new ways of their shared research. Rose quarts, Onyx, or Obsidian; Sastro has quite a slight obsession of stones and their various properties, such as healing, paint or make-up, etc. Infusing and refining said stones with his or his brothers essence/magic. He used these stones as special aid or as tools, such as flash bangs, to help aid in sudden altercations.

The bearer of Determination and known as The Astrologist, Sastro is the more colder and serious of his brothers; often just wanting to do his job and part of keeping the balance of the multiverse. Often tasked alongside of his brother, Sastro is tasked with the more knowledge aspect with the stars; fitting as out of the 4, he is the one that chooses to be more connected with his divine status. Although he is unwelcoming at first, treat him well and take some interest of his work; you will find (allegedly) one of the most warm hearted (soul) and gentle of the god siblings to exists. (Think sorta like Nanami from JJK).

He enjoys books (a guilty pleasure is romance), pastries, astrology, geology, foreign films, grandma candies, and archery.

  Calame, The Soul Fire:

 

The third eldest of The Fates Brothers, third born of the Ancients. (Roughly 800 years old), height is 5’10

Specializes within human and monsters emotions and key parts of ones own souls and feelings, fire, self care and self love, and the enjoyment of life. From this, he can use said persons or his own emotions to theirs or his own gain; gaining another title from his brothers as “The Gaslighter” as much as “The Soul Fire”. He also posses the Watcher’s eye as his older brothers, he uses his to keep track of the more unstable outcodes or incodes.

A connection to ones own souls and emotions, Calame aids (or controls (aka gaslighter) others with an understanding of the human or monster souls, this results in helping said aid igniting their own soul fire and passions. As well as being someone positive (for the most part, he tries to be), he can be a bit manipulative and vindictive if he is put in the right mood. Objectively out of the 4 brothers, he is the most dangerous and possibly unstable with his extensive knowledge of emotional, mental aid, and manipulation; but chooses to remain docile and helpful, wanting to just have fun and make music.

The closest to his baby and oldest brother, Clover (The Healer, The Plague Doctor or The Doctor) and Pendulum (The Cardholder or The Magician), Calame help one another with not only some of his baby brother’s alchemy and potions testing; but an aid to help improve their and their students forms of magic with Pendulum as well. (He and Sastro often clash heads with each other, logic v.s heart sorta deal). As well as being dangerous, he a being that often wants peace and fun for others; to enjoy their lives and be fulfilled and validated with their emotions. He becomes more present around more of the holidays. 

The (surprising) bearer of Integrity and known as The Soul Fire, Calame is more intelligent and aware than what most people think (excluding his brothers and their shared students). He may be a manipulator in some cases to his advantage, but he often means well to the ones that he cares for deeply; wanting only calmness and fun throughout the multiverses, rarely any fighting at all. To somewhat let loose, have fun, and somewhat curb his drama causing tendencies; Calame has turned part of his special realm within the (hidden multiverses) neutral zones into a nightclub of sorts, welcoming most and all people from different aus and timelines that know of the multiverse to let loose themselves, eat, drink, and dance (as long as not fights or violence happens within his club).

He enjoys making music, fashions (specifically rave, cyber/tech, and scene), partying, sour candies, surfing, good vibes (to sometimes eat, think Beelzebub from Helluva Boss and Dionysus from any greek media, my personal favorite is from the Hades games).

Clover, The Healer:

The fourth eldest (and youngest) of The Fate Brothers, fourth born of the Ancients. (Roughly 800 years old), height is 6’2

Specializes in healing not only ones own bodily injuries, but also the second half of healing ones own mind and soul. A combination of his own magic, human magic (and alchemy), and a newfound combination of the two different magic types. (The first two classifying with both older and newly found combo version of human and monster magic.). As well as helping heal physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual wounds; Clover is also capable of poisoning and corrupting said wounds more if angered too much. (But that is very rare as he is the second most patient of his brothers.)

With his Watcher’s eye, he is able to keep an eye on all of the different souls/magic essence that is created and flows throughout the many universes/multiverses and timelines. (That includes outcodes and one with no or barely a soul at all.) From there, he could locate any potential patients that have been hurt or corrupted and relay the info to his siblings so that they could potentially locate where the magic leakage and or hurt/corrupted soul may be. He is also the second most dangerous of the Fates due to also having an unpredictable nature and second quick to anger.

Known as “The Healer”, “The Doctor”, “Plague Doctor”, or “The Alchemist”; a thirst for knowledge of all forms of magic and science is very present and an a mysterious of most. Clover is often self isolates within the shared home or within his realm attached to their neutral zones. That paired with out of all the appearance of the four, he is the most creepy and unsettling of his chosen aesthetics of taken inspiration of a patchwork, stitched up rag doll with a stylized plague doctor (Only his students and his brothers know what his face looks like.).

Appearances are a fool to most. Many avoid the masked skeleton despite being a well trained healer and one of the most kindest souls to have ever existed within the multiverses. His brothers often help with his experiments with understanding magic, testing his potions, his oils and poisons; spell bottles are present in place of his own magic as he can not use or control his own magic after his incident.

The bearer of Kindness and (most) known as The Healer, many choose not to know the youngest Fate due to his off-putting, more darker and gothic appearance to his three older siblings. Their shared students have no fear and are often the ones he receives affection from (as well as his siblings), often coming to him for advice and his teaching them the different magic styles. Easily adaptable to new environments, he is surprisingly the one that needs to be kept on a leash or an eye kept on him as he has a tendency to space out, get distracted and wander around the area.

He enjoys baking/cooking, scrapbooking, making handmade things like paper or fruit jams/jellies, discovering new potions and magic uses, travel, and books (romance books are also a guilty pleasure.)

I am so excited to answers any questions that you have on them, I would love to say that their Q&A is officially open! Although I am not as well known and popular of a creator, making these guys are so much fun and I can't wait to do more of them! Thank you all and I hope that you have a good day/night! Madam out!

[nosidekickspod]

For 11 episodes we have wondered.

Listen to our recap of episode 1.11, Remedial Battle Magic, to hear our theory as to why, in the year of our lord 2016, these magicians were using a fucking payphone.

[kythwena]

I hate everything. I hate air right now. The Magicians | S01E11: Remedial Battle Magic (2016)

[kingandqueenofgoodtime]

Eliot & Margo + touching each other in the aftermath of the probablity spell

[pointyearsuniverse]

[letsoulswander]

Maybe battle magic is what drove Quentin into their arms. Or maybe it was the need to feel so many things they grow beyond his borders. But he'll never know. There is only this- Alice knows first.

[elektricheartz]

Margo in every episode → 1x11 "Remedial Battle Magic"

[margothecreator]

The Magicians [S1:E11] Remedial Battle Magic

It’s just not talked about enough that Richard told Julia she was god-touched before Reynard’s assault, before her hunt with Kady and her false visions, before she even knew the gods were real. Julia was born god-touched and the power was always hers. The writers did what Reynard wanted; they took that plot point from her and made the power come from her assault instead, but it’s right here. Magic comes from pain, but power is innate.

[kt-fm]

A Thing I Noticed...

In Remedial Battle Magic there is a threesome that happens. Quentin, Eliot, and Margo. This is the bit that's interesting to me, after the initial blow up of everyone's emotions literally no one mentions the fact that Margo was involved again. I find this unusual.

In a situation where a man has an affair there is a tendency to blame the other woman. It's patriarchal and boring, an outdated notion. Not this story though, not The Magicians. In this story Quentin knows he screwed up. He was out of his head with emotion juice and alcohol and had sex with his two best friends. Every time it gets brought up from then on only Eliot is mentioned. I only really realized it when I was watching a deleted scene where they're in the library and Eliot tries to apologize to Alice. It was a little wonky (which is why it was probably deleted) but she doesn't say anything about Margo. It goes something like "hey Alice, I'm really sorry. I was totally blacked out." To which she replies "so that means you're not accountable for your actions? You were one of my only friends."

Then there's the crowning ceremony. Again, Eliot makes an apology to Alice. Perhaps making up for the original deleted scene but who knows. I might be looking into this a little too hard but it just seems odd to me.

When Alice becomes a Niffin she tortures Quentin and screams at him constantly. When he says that he loves her she brings up the whole thing again. "You mean our dumpster fire of a relationship that ended with Eliot's dick in your mouth?" No one ever mentions Margo' s involvement again.

Is it because Alice sees the truth? That she knows that Eliot loves Quentin and vice versa while she also knows that even though Quentin loves Margo it isn't the same? It's an unusual perspective for a tale as old as time.

I hope this isn't all convoluted. It makes sense in my head. Ugh.

[livinonthehedge]

There's this thing about you, Q. You actually believe in magic. We all knows it's real, but you believe in it. And you just love it, pure and simple.

Margo Hanson