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Originally Posted by johndallman
Carrying around a reasonably comprehensive set of materials for decanic workings is distinctive in its own way.
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This is certainly true, but I'd argue that special items, crafted to maximize decanic modifiers, are going to be even
more distinctive. The magic-aware customs agent is certainly going to be suspicious when they open your luggage and find 20 packs of Big Red chewing gum, pressed orchids, a cross made of laurel and hazelwood, and a black and red checkerboard. But if they find the item I listed above, they probably won't have to be suspicious, they'll
know you're going to be casting a Light and Darkness spell with it. Also, single items are harder to subdivide and thus reduce suspicion. I can give my buddy the stick of Big Red gum, carry a couple pressed orchids myself, and arrange to have the cross of woods and checkerboards mailed to me at my destination. The single pendant, on the other hand, is always going to stand out as obvious.