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I am completely on board if you wanted to get this going again.

I am also completely on board if you wanted to scrap this (though I'd personally think it a shame) and start a remake. That said, I think it'd be simpler to have magic originate from the person and not a required object. Artifacts and whatnot that augment a character's powers could certainly come into play, but I like the convention of having the character be the magical source.

In any case, I'm very glad to hear things are improving for you. Welcome back, however tentatively.