Underestimating the Opposition [YCH]
I am an artificer- a technomancer. i'd long since mastered the art of manipulating electronic equipment with a spark of arcana, but even i was no match for a powerful, natural magnet the size of a small planet.
The Sylvan Souled
But as he looked through his fingers, his flesh was unharmed, and the only things missing were the last vestiges of his artifice, his shirt and pants torn asunder as the snapdragon tugged off his boots like a growling dog prizing at a bone.
Tales of the Traveller, Chapter 8- Pirates of the Void, Part 1: One Good Ship
With the right jewel and a bit of metal, any artificer could make one." "fine." said max. "but would any artificer be able to make one like this?" he reached down and pulled out the central gemstone of the device. it was several inches long.
More Trial and Error
"well that is quite disconcerting," the artificer stated as he watched several more stone creatures running after others. "but how is that possible?
Sneppy Birthday
It didn't have a metallic twang of robots or the artifice of synthesised speech. it was organic, yet at the same time not? james had difficulty telling what exactly was off with the drone's speech. "the sender is confidential."
Kindled Spirit Ch6: Contents Under Pressure
"erik costella, i am registered and authorized for the base spell and registered with the artificer's guild to modify via scroll," the otter replied calmly and with certainty. he appeared to know how to handle these people.
Changing of the Guard - An Unexpected Gift
There hast the artifice of man shrouded the dreaming place of one of the last guardians. our world is changing, and it is up to our kind to... re-un-change... it." talcott smirked, "re-un-what now?" "shut up!"
Top(less) Wolf
Of course some are merely cowering, and there might be a few casualties already as she stumbles around and braces herself against one building or another, defacing the exterior artifices and half-demolishing some without even trying.
The Newlande Legacy: Ch2
She said looking through one of her files, "if you wanted to know more you'd be better off asking someone with first hand knowledge, expert historians or artificers."
Dirty Laundry
"the more time you spend in civilization, the more you start to see the artifice to it. i guess it just wasn't for me." he sighed whistfully. "i wouldn't recommend this life to anyone. unfortunately, it's hard and cruel. the nights get cold.
Found Forgotten, 1: Prologue
You made up for it in advance by spotting that artifice from up on the mountain, and with any luck, it won't be cracked open yet when we get to it."
Kingdom of the Old Demons: Chapter 12
Fortunately, i've asked the artificer to install a magic crystal to draw magic from)." he struck it one more time. it started to cut through and let light in.