It is a common naming system for sub-types of magic. That is it.
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is right, because he/she's a lone voice at the moment, then fire-reading, is not supposed to go in Whatever Mancy?
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Yes, that's the correct definition: "A standard naming convention for types of magic is to call them <whatever>-mancy..(or "-kinetics") " so if they call it "fire-reading", it's not an example.
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Okay, so... From TF:
"That conversation is incorrect, as the forums frequently are. It is for both things that get called x-mancy and a sort of ersatz useful notes for the actual meaning of x-mancy, "scrying using X"."
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Who or what is "TF"?
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Can you link to the actual discussion there, please? Search isn't turning anything up for "-mancy" "Whatevermancy" or "fire-reading"
Disregard, I found it.
edited 24th Nov '16 7:01:13 AM by Madrugada
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OK: Scorpion is incorrect when (s)he says it would be Whatevermancy. The trope Whatevermancy is about the naming convention itself; using "<whatever>mancy" to mean "Magic of some sort (not necessarily divination) related to <whatever>." The very first sentence is the definition: "A standard naming convention for specialized magic- (or magic-equivalent-) users; they are referred to as somethingmancers, and their specialized form of magic is called somethingmancy. "
(S)He is correct that the character would be a Seer, and if you can find more examples, YKTTW ing a sibling trope to Instant Oracle: Just Add Water! for scrying or divining with fire would be aacceptable.
edited 24th Nov '16 7:09:32 AM by Madrugada
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What is Whatever Mancy for?
Is it for any magic called a Mancy, or a -Urge or whatever? Or is it for Scrying in ways that are currently untroped?
Also wondered here: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/query.php?parent_id=47569&type=lnf
"Does it exist for any kind of scrying that's not recurring enough for a trope for itself, or just any kind of X-Mancy, as hinted by the Erfworld picture of their magic classification system?"
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