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The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England (in-world)

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The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England
Author Cecil G. Bagsworth III
World of Origin Earth (Frugal Wizard)
This article refers to the in-world text. For the novel by Brandon Sanderson, see The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England.

The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England is an informational and promotional book by Cecil G. Bagsworth III. The book is at least three hundred and thirty-two pages long.[1]

History

Runian obtained a copy of the fourth edition of The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England and took it with him through a dimensional portal. Upon arriving in medieval England, the handbook exploded, the pages blowing into a nearby town.[2] One of the pages was offered to wights, but John stole back the offering.[3] Eventually, the pages were gathered and returned to John, who then re-sorted them.[4]

Known Contents

Chapters

The main text of the handbook mostly consists of overview information, details about the services offered by Frugal Wizard Inc., and well as excerpts from Bagsworth's other books about what it is like to be an interdimensional wizard. Chapters include:

  • "Your Own Dimension"
  • "You Are a Wizard"
  • "Our Fantastic Packages!"
  • Details about 30 different bonus add-ons[5]
  • "How to Be a Wizard"
  • "(New!) Better than True Life™ Experiences"
  • "The Wizard's Burden"

FAQ

The FAQ mostly focuses on the mechanics, limitations, and ethics of interdimensional travel. FAQ sections include:

  • "Have I Time Traveled?"
  • "Why Do Some Things about My Dimension Contradict the Historical Record?"
  • "What Can I Expect from My Dimension?"
  • "Can I Have a Dimension Full of Talking Bananas?"
  • "All Right, WHY Can't I Have a Dimension Full of Talking Bananas?"
  • "How Can I Be Certain My Personal Wizard Dimension™ Won't be Corrupted by Other Visitors?"
  • "Can I Transfer Things Between Dimensions?"
  • "Why Does Everyone in Britain Speak Modern English in My Pre-Norman-Conquest Dimension? Shouldn't That Require an Incredible Alignment of Social and Linguistic Factors That Would Never in a Million Years Align in Such a Convenient Way?"
  • "Wait. Did I Just Do a Colonialism?"
  • "What If I'm Still Worried about the Ethics of Essentially Colonizing the British Isles, Influencing the Course of History for an Entire People?"
  • "What If I Don't Like My Dimension? Are Refunds Available?"
  • "Can You Recommend a Therapist to Help Me Cope with the Existential Dread Caused by the Realization That My Reality Might Be Just an Offshoot of Another Dimension with More Substance Than Ours?"[6]

Questionnaire

A page near the back of the handbook contains a list of printed questions with blanks where readers are meant to write their own answers. This is to assist in restoring memories that might be lost when going through a dimensional portal. Two of the questions include "What is your name?" and "What was your profession before you became an interdimensional wizard?"[4]


Notes

  1. ↑ "FAQ: How Can I Be Certain My Personal Wizard Dimension™ Won't Be Corrupted By Other Visitors?" from The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England#
  2. ↑ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 1#
  3. ↑ The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 2#
  4. ↑ a b The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England chapter 8#
  5. ↑ "Our Fantastic Packages!" from The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England#
  6. ↑ "FAQ: Can I Transfer Things Between Dimensions?" from The Frugal Wizard's Handbook for Surviving Medieval England#
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