Placebos? PEH! Bob dole can wear any assortment of stylish rings and necklaces and gain attributes.the_portals wrote:A few of you may remember these "Hologram bracelets"
Supposedly, they would increase your athletic ability, when in reality they were just shiny pieces of metal glued onto some rubber. Meanwhile in Haven, you have jewelry that makes you smarter, more studious, a better fighter, and so on. So, that begs the question, do these pieces of jewelry make your stats better with magic, or are they placebos that make your character think their stats are improved?
Massa wrote: wait why arent dreams a part of jewelry crafting
I thought all hearthlings dreamed of this.Dzedajus wrote:Because jewelry directly or indirectly bring only slaughter and destruction.
You do realize this "magical thinking" of the placebo effect has not been accurately documented as of yet and thus puts it in the "magic" category?Potjeh wrote:I'm firmly in the placebo camp.
One day when we can fully explain it, it'll fall into the "science" category and we will be able to fully exploit it, but for now, believers will believe. (I'm just trying to be funny here. Sometimes the joke works, sometimes it falls flat on its face.)
