{"id":"mage/item/wonder/mockingbird-netsuke","type":"item","system":"wonder","line":"mage","name":"Mockingbird Netsuke","sources":[{"source":"WWRM","page":23,"folio":22}],"entries":["Arete N/A, Quintessence N/A, Background Cost 2 pts.","There are three constants in this universe: death, taxes, and the curiosity of magi. Of course, few magi want to be caught being nosey. Thus, there’s always a need for Wonders to discreetly spy on friends, enemies, and rivals. In their lust for gossip, magi have solved the innate limitations of Edison’s phonograph.","Netsuke are miniature sculptures used to secure pouches or an inro — small box — to a man’s belt in Ja­ pan. Common materials include ivory (and other forms of bone, tooth, or tusk), semiprecious gems, hardwoods, and metal. Popular motifs include animals, noh theatre masks, plants, and mythological creatures or deities. Be­ cause netsuke are so common, even among Westerners who’ve visited Japan, it’s all too easy for curious magi to ‘forget’ they left their netsuke behind and return the next day to collect it. In the meantime, the Mockingbird Netsuke diligently records the sounds for later playback.",{"type":"header","text":"System","level":4},"When switched on, this trinket uses a {@sphere Forces|M20} 2, {@sphere Matter|M20} 2 Effect to capture sound and deform a small wooden cylinder, physically imprinting the sounds onto the cylinder. This cylinder can be played on ordinary phonographs. The cylinder can hold up to one day of sounds. This Effect is elegant."],"_qa":{"flags":[],"parser":"headed_entries","confidence":0.9,"extracted":"2026-10-12","job":"wwrm-wonders"},"item_type":"wonder","_links":{"self":"/api/v1/records/mage/item/wonder/mockingbird-netsuke","html":"/records/mage/item/wonder/mockingbird-netsuke","parent":null,"children":"/api/v1/records/mage/item/wonder/mockingbird-netsuke/children","sources":[{"abbr":"WWRM","page":23,"folio":23,"title":"Weird Wonders and Revolutionary Magick"}]},"_db":{"title":"Mockingbird Netsuke","props":[],"parent_id":null,"level":null,"category":null,"summary":"Arete N/A, Quintessence N/A, Background Cost 2 pts. There are three constants in this universe: death, taxes, and the curiosity of magi. Of course, few magi want to be caught being nosey. Thus, there’s always a need for","tags":[],"children":[]}}