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Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#176: Jun 5th 2011 at 3:38:22 PM

How is strike different than imbue? Field magic is basically like having aura powers, right, only it can't be used for buffs? Can you cast a field around another person? At a range of one meter, field doesn't sound like long-range cast magic.

Anime geemu wo shinasai!
daltar (4 Score & 7 Years Ago)
#177: Jun 5th 2011 at 3:55:46 PM

I think that the difference between Strike and Imbue is a relation between duration and power. With Strike you put a lot of power into an attack for an immediate effect. With Imbue you impart magical properties to an item that forever alter it.

Hydrall Since: Jun, 2009
#178: Jun 5th 2011 at 4:31:57 PM

Dalt's right about Imbue and Strike. As for Field, I think I mentioned this- It is default a one meter field, for quick shields and such. It can be charged to increase the range, and how fast that range changes depends on the person. Skilled users of Field magic can move the centerpoint as well, so you don't have to cast a shield over yourself every time you try to blow up a city block.

Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#179: Jun 5th 2011 at 4:53:40 PM

Does it do anything besides create an shield around you? Can bless magic do the same thing?

edited 5th Jun '11 4:56:09 PM by Grain

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Hydrall Since: Jun, 2009
#180: Jun 5th 2011 at 5:52:43 PM

Yeah- Field spells are basically Cast abilities in a field, like how Imbue is (generally) Strike magic in a weapon. Also, Bless can make your skin tougher or make you absorb magic better, but you still get hit. Reflection and immunity is Field.

Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#181: Jun 5th 2011 at 6:57:55 PM

Can I curse somebody with bad luck? Can I curse somebody with uncontrollable infatuation? Can I curse somebody with clinical depression? Phobias? Night terrors?

The only limit I'm aware of right now is that curses can't happen instantly. So, what determines how fast and how intense a curse is?

edited 5th Jun '11 7:03:28 PM by Grain

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JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#183: Jun 5th 2011 at 7:04:06 PM

[up]I was aware. There are actually two signups, but I won't record them until they actually post in the RP thread.

edited 5th Jun '11 7:04:46 PM by Grain

Anime geemu wo shinasai!
Hydrall Since: Jun, 2009
#184: Jun 5th 2011 at 7:05:01 PM

It's pretty much the limit of your imagination... Potentially. Magic isn't entirely instinctual, so you'll have to learn how to do these things.

Although most of those wouldn't be useful, since the time it would take for them to be effective would be more than long enough for someone to figure out a counterspell from Bless. The real skill in Curse is making it harder for them to fix whatever you do.

Justa: I noticed them, I'm just busy right now. I'll be getting to it.

edited 5th Jun '11 7:05:41 PM by Hydrall

JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
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#185: Jun 5th 2011 at 7:06:51 PM

[up]Sorry...I just didn't want him to think that he was ignored...

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
Grain Only One Avatar from South Northwest Earth Since: Oct, 2009
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#186: Jun 5th 2011 at 7:07:27 PM

What determines how fast a curse goes into effect? If you'd rather Aanki and Johann explain it, that's fine. It would be more verisimilarly satisfying that way.

edited 5th Jun '11 7:10:34 PM by Grain

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troydenite Since: Mar, 2011
#187: Jun 5th 2011 at 9:00:09 PM

Hum. And thus.

JASOONNNNNNNNN PUNCH!!!!! [lol]

Anyway.

Hydrall, how much practice would it take for a Cast specialist to make Beam Spam a regular part of their repertoire? Homing Beam Spam? And also, can a magic-user implement elemental attacks into their spells?

edited 5th Jun '11 9:11:23 PM by troydenite

darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
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#188: Jun 5th 2011 at 10:52:05 PM

Hey, sorry I haven't been posting much. I haven't had much free time today, but that shouldn't be a problem tomorrow!

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
Aralyn from Land Downunder Since: May, 2011
#189: Jun 5th 2011 at 11:59:48 PM

Hydrall, is anyone coming for Arianna or does she wake up by herself?

edited 6th Jun '11 12:08:43 AM by Aralyn

When I walk on the street counting my steps, magic keeps silent and reality stalks me.
KiriAme Thom Raiwhat? Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Thom Raiwhat?
#190: Jun 6th 2011 at 12:49:27 AM

Um... Sorry, Hydrall, but I don't know if you ever replied to my last post for Jack...

...Admittedly, he was still just running, but he did run into an alley...

Anyway here's Blackwall
Lechuguilla soCol slacker from Whittier, CA Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Robosexual
soCol slacker
#191: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:08:32 AM

Am I being ignored? or has my sign up been accepted?

Bendi Slendi Upendi
JustaUsername Weredragon | he/him from Melbourne, Australia Since: Jul, 2009
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#192: Jun 6th 2011 at 1:39:45 AM

[up]I think Hydrall is unable to deal with sign-ups at the moment...

edited 6th Jun '11 1:41:48 AM by JustaUsername

Some people say I'm lazy. It's hard to disagree.
Hydrall Since: Jun, 2009
#193: Jun 6th 2011 at 3:05:41 AM

Lech: yeah, you're accepted.

Kiri: Yes, did you notice the whole thing go down? The White Officer got ripped up, Jason punched one of the wolfmen to death... You got saved, basically. Although one of your saviors is kind of dying.

Aralyn: The Officer's still there, unless she dies. So you're safe for now.

Troy: I'm not sure how much training quantity-wise is necessary, but beam spam isn't too hard. It's making it accurate, powerful and not exhausting you in seconds that's the problem.

edited 6th Jun '11 3:09:19 AM by Hydrall

KiriAme Thom Raiwhat? Since: Dec, 2010 Relationship Status: Giving love a bad name
Thom Raiwhat?
#194: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:31:02 AM

[up] Ah, right. I was just confused, then ^_^

EDIT - All right, posted. I'm not sure that's how the magic works or if we're supposed to be able to use it yet, though, so... yeah. I'll edit if it's not right.

edited 6th Jun '11 4:51:50 AM by KiriAme

Anyway here's Blackwall
Hydrall Since: Jun, 2009
#195: Jun 6th 2011 at 7:20:10 AM

It's not Klomasi. tongue Klomasi's younger. Also, she totally ditched you anyways. Your posts are fine, otherwise.

troydenite Since: Mar, 2011
#196: Jun 6th 2011 at 3:28:45 PM

So, the old lady's not Klomasi, but the White Officer? They're separate?

Whoops.

Edited.

Yay, beam spam. grin

edited 6th Jun '11 3:30:30 PM by troydenite

darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
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#197: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:01:53 PM

I suppose one of the oddities of this particular world is a high incidence of Gifted with 'instinctive magic'?

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.
Hydrall Since: Jun, 2009
#198: Jun 6th 2011 at 4:21:03 PM

That's not all that's odd.

There's something wrong with this world after all.

Lechuguilla soCol slacker from Whittier, CA Since: Jun, 2011 Relationship Status: Robosexual
soCol slacker
#199: Jun 6th 2011 at 10:34:21 PM

we need more people....

Bendi Slendi Upendi
darksidevoid Anti-Gnosis Weapon from The Frontiers (Time Abyss) Relationship Status: Robosexual
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#200: Jun 6th 2011 at 10:43:15 PM

So, in case you couldn't tell, Clive likes his experiments. A lot. In this case, it's a comparison of the effects of a high-proof drink on a Cultist with the control, the known consequences of concentrated alcohol on normal humans. waii

edited 6th Jun '11 10:43:45 PM by darksidevoid

GM: AGOG S4 & F/WC RP; Co-GM: TABA, SOTR, UUA RP; Sub-GM: TTS RP. I have brought peace, freedom, justice, and security to my new Empire.

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