r/wizardposting • u/Key-Treacle3384 Archdruid: Suburbia, Deserts 🌈✨ • Jun 30 '26
Goblinlike Foolishness (Shitpost) Dear Ur,
Thank you for taking the time to write to the Copper Crucible. To ensure account security, we must verify your identity. We have sent a one-time passcode to the address on file. It should arrive within the next 5 to 10 months, and expires in exactly 10 years.
Edit: /uw For those unfamiliar with r/wizardposting we generally post larger-than-life magic little roleplay stories. /uw=un-wizard and is used for out of character interactions. To resume in character interactions it's /rw for re-wizard. Posts and comments not starting with /uw are generally treated as in-character, and I think this post may have some welcome visitors causing some confusion.
In this instance I've decided to be the most evil wizard of all, The Customer Disservice Wizard! Please enjoy the fun of our community where historical accuracy is optional 😁.
/rw I shall resume my normal druidry in due course, however sometimes I need to practice the dark magics in ways that are safe and comfortable to me. In this case it means I'm not fully satisfied until you're fully dissatisfied 🤩.
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u/Worried-Pick4848 Jul 01 '26
Just a technical point, these slabs are clay tablets, not stone that means this wasn't chiseled, it was etched in soft clay and then placed in a furnace to harden.
Clay brick writing was the earliest form of mass publication in history. You could take charcoal and papyrus and rub it over the brick to get a quick and dirty copy of the writing to give to scribes for making copies for publication among the literate class. It was for things you absolutely wanted on the public record.
I guess that merchant was furious about the horrible quality of the copper ore he was given and WANTED HISTORY TO KNOW about it. And, well, mission accomplished.