Friday the Luckyteenth!

Felicitations, mortals! After a long stretch of ill luck, we must reverse our fortunes! & so, on this upcoming 13th, we shall transmute it with all our powers into a FRIDAY THE LUCKYTEENTH! Armed with charms, sigils, incantations, & our new “luck golem,” JOIN US & be TRANSFORMED at 8PT on FRIDAY THE LUCKYTEENTH!

& if ye missed this month’s forecast, which went out back on Saturday night, crack open that missive, or head here!

Below—find a small selection of “good luck” phrases, gathered from all around this most fascinating land, during our long travels across it:

LOCAL LUCKY PHRASES
Apotropaisms from across the Shattered Empire

• “Good luck!”: A simple, seemingly-universal classic.

• “Good luck, loser!”: Though on Earth this would be used cruelly or sarcastically, in the Northern lands of the Shattered Empire, this is considered a double-blessing. To refer to the person as a “loser,” is to imply that they are “due for a win.” Athletes & chefs both often deploy this one.

• “May the stars shine upon thine enemies!”: A typically Elven expression, this came into common usage in the middle centuries of the Empire, after a run of half-Elven & Elfophilic emperors. Rather than wishing good luck, it deflects bad luck onto foes. The stars were considered the eyes of the gods—& as any unlucky mortal can tell ye, ‘tis better to avoid the divine gaze whene’er possible.

• “Kiss the banker & miss the landlord”: A delightfully colorful phrase, wishing someone would come into some coin & avoid the thieving fingers of their landlord. I asked a few younger folk about this phrase; & while they still use it, the post-Shattering generations no longer know what it means—they have ne’er met a “landlord.”

• “A bountiful harvest, & a full-belly Winter”: A simple wish, from a simpler—but more desperate—era, the “long Winter” of the 2nd & 3rd Imperial centuries, when many starved. The emperors, of course, always enjoyed a “full-belly Winter.”

• “Break a leg!”: A particularly vicious one, this is used almost exclusively by racing centaurs. ‘Tis a “polite” way to wish death upon one’s opponents, for centaurs who break their legs are immediately put down.

• “Tarn vogo, au lono swoobo!”: Its origins & meaning are lost, but ‘tis the most common one in use among farmers, ranchers, herders, & fresco-painters. Some claim ‘tis a nonsense phrase invented by the First Teenagers, æons ago, at the dawn of this world.

• “May the luck of the Seven Pillars of Gulu be with you at all times!”: Self-explanatory; e’en on Earth ye learn of the story of Gulu, yes?

Thank ye for reading, mortals—& thank ye to those generous mortals who support our works here with coin!

I hope ye shall join us on FRIDAY THE LUCKYTEENTH! ‘Til then—be safe, be well, & remember: money CAN buy happiness, CAN buy good luck, CAN buy anything except taste…& heart…& ethics…

Cheers,
Amœnus Franco
Wizard, Writer, Starting a Clover Farm