Positive occult blood, ICD-01, refers to a medical condition in which blood is present in the stool but cannot be seen with the naked eye. Occult blood in the stool can indicate a number of underlying medical conditions, such as gastrointestinal bleeding, ulcers, polyps, colorectal cancer, or hemorrhoids. The term "occult" means hidden or concealed, which is why the blood cannot be seen without a specific test. To diagnose the presence of occult blood, a stool test called a fecal occult blood test (FOBT) is performed. This test detects tiny amounts of blood in the stool, which may not be visible to the naked eye. The FOBT is a non-invasive procedure that can be done at home using a test kit provided by a healthcare professional.
If you’re not using an ordered system, you have more room to create eclectic powers, but differences in powers still have to be explained by differences in the elements or their source. If magic comes from land masses, the big land masses could bestow stronger or weaker magic than the small ones. Maybe an island chain of active volcanoes bestows lava powers. Again, the connection should be simple and intuitive. Storytellers usually make everything too complicated, so pay conscious attention to that.
If all else fails and easy violence is still an issue, you can declare by fiat that human bodies are untouchable because of the power of spirit or some such. The difference is that a chaotic elemental system includes repetition in abilities, whereas the assumption in superpower systems is that everyone has a unique power.
The FOBT is a non-invasive procedure that can be done at home using a test kit provided by a healthcare professional. If the FOBT comes back positive for occult blood, further diagnostic tests may be necessary to determine the cause. These tests may include a colonoscopy, sigmoidoscopy, or barium enema, which allow doctors to examine the inside of the colon and rectum for any abnormalities.
Best ways to create buildings with magic?
Wizards like having their fortresses. What's the best way to make them with magic so you don't have to pay a middle man and don't have to wait a lifetime?
Fabricate, Wall of Stone and Stone Shape are the classic building spells, but is there anything else? There's a few problems with them that need workarounds too. Fabricate needs raw material, and Wall of Stone "must merge with and be solidly supported by existing stone".
Seems to me the best way to work around Wall of Stone is Transmute Mud to Rock. Dig a large (several yards across) hole (Expeditious Excavation, Unseen Servant, hire some laborers for a silver a day) then a smaller hole within that, fill the smaller hole with mud (may need to add some basic wooden boards as a mold) and cast that. Then cast Wall of Stone to make a real foundation filling the larger hole. From there keep casting Wall of Stone till you have a shell, then do the detail work with Stone Shape and Fabricate.
How can we improve on this?
I like to use 2 parallel walls of stone with just enough space between for a nice lead layer. Outer facings with wall of iron are a nice touch.
Or, if you like subteranean structures, disintegrate can do the rough work for tunneling into bedrock, or a mountain side. Then finish/ customize with walls of stone etc.. like you would for a standard structure.
There's create demiplane or mage's magnificent mansion if you want your place built right now.
Also, many adventurers will get a fortress by finding one and killing everything inside.
If you want to build one specifically then a lyre of building is going to make your work a lot easier.
Yeah, but that's boring. Also higher spell level: All the spells mentioned in the OP are 5th level or lower, so you can start as early as 9th level. Magnificent Mansion is 7th and Create Demiplane gets even higher.
Sure, but a lyre of building at least is easy enough to make.
Edit: My 3rd level wizard could do it right now if there was enough in the party fund, which there may be if we survive the current fight.
Marvelous pigments are often overlooked. Certainly, you could only create a 10x10x10 structure if you were just using one pot to create a structure, but you could encase a wall or large amount of wall surface in lead or create a gate of bone, brass, or glass (especially good if you aren't a caster).
It's a good way to get a starting foundation or other anchor of stone for your wall of stone spells and being able to cover 1,000 cubic feet of wall with lead (and that's a 1-foot thick block, probably way more if you go down to the typical thin layer most applications use for protection) is pretty handy. 4,000 gp a pot may seem a lot, but being able to do that in 10 minutes (assuming you can access the areas you're painting that fast) is pretty handy.
It's no fabricate or lyre of building but I think it is worth mentioning, especially for non-casters.
Overlooked how Marvelous Pigments can actually make something a mundane but non-valuable material. That's really nifty.
As for Lyre of Building, it really only wins over spells when dealing with large areas or things you have no spells for. Unskilled laborers are pretty slow.
Oh, is there any way to remove waste beyond a Sphere of Annihilation? All the ways I can think of are simply moving it to somewhere else.
In the works of fiction, it is usually done via Wish. 50K is a bargain for a fortress.
In game: go with Create Demiplane. You can have anything you can imagine, including elaborately designed flying castles and Gardens of Eden.
deuxhero wrote:Oh, is there any way to remove waste beyond a Sphere of Annihilation? All the ways I can think of are simply moving it to somewhere else.
Bag of Devouring, Disintegration, a pet otyugh, composting .
Depends on what you want to make the fortress out of. If stone is good enough, find a location where you can quarry for stone. Preferably somewhere you can use as a foundation. Dig any sub levels you want with Shape Stone, making sure you "cut" the stone into 20 lb blocks so Unseen Servant can move the blocks to where you want them. Just stack the blocks near the location you want to cast another Stone Shape to turn them into walls and supports for your above ground structure. If you find any ore you can try to fabricate it into metal bars and stone blocks or whatever.
Also Wall of Stone can be used to hurry up the construction process on the surface. Wall of Iron can also be used but at 50gp per casting I'd be slightly hesitant to use it.
Fabricate is best used to add organic matter to the completed structure. Wood paneling, carpets, furniture, and the like can easily be added if you're wizard knows how to work the materials (aka has appropriate crafting skills).
If you are planning on an entirely underground lair, Stone Shape works out better than Disintegrate. Disintegrate only does a 10' cube at a time, while Stone Shape does a 10+1 per level with the minor detail of needing to move the stone which can be accomplished with Unseen Servant or just grunt work. Bag of Holding or Portable Hole speeds up this process significantly.
For any construction your wizard will want either Engineering or Architecture skill so the building won't collapse. Good luck!
Fabricate is best used to add organic matter to the completed structure. Wood paneling, carpets, furniture, and the like can easily be added if you're wizard knows how to work the materials (aka has appropriate crafting skills).
Treating positive occult blood depends on the underlying cause. If gastrointestinal bleeding is the cause, it may need to be addressed and treated. For example, if an ulcer is present, medications to reduce stomach acid may be prescribed. In cases of colorectal cancer, surgery, radiation therapy, or chemotherapy may be necessary. It is important to note that a positive occult blood test does not necessarily mean a person has a serious medical condition. There can be various reasons for the presence of blood in the stool, such as a minor injury or temporary inflammation. However, it is essential to follow up with a healthcare provider to determine the cause and appropriate treatment, if necessary. Regular screening for occult blood is recommended, especially in individuals over the age of 50, as it can help in the early detection of colorectal cancer, which generally has a better prognosis when diagnosed early. Implementing lifestyle changes, such as maintaining a healthy diet, exercising regularly, and avoiding smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, can also help reduce the risk of developing conditions that may lead to positive occult blood..
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