[IC] Myriad Reality

[Fractured]

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You do realize that it is almost impossible for me to become stuck anywhere yes? The power of a god isn't exactly something you should underestimate.

@Caldizar

A god that doesn't know where he's going.

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A god that doesn't know where he's going.

@Fractured

*Smirks*

The lack of a destination does not imply an overabundance of helplessness, nor ineptitude. I merely have the freedom of choice in regards to where I end up.

[Fractured]

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*Smirks*

The lack of a destination does not imply an overabundance of helplessness, nor ineptitude. I merely have the freedom of choice in regards to where I end up.

@Caldizar

I'm going to remember that one next time we get lost. It feels a lot better than "I have no idea where we're going."

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I'm going to remember that one next time we get lost. It feels a lot better than "I have no idea where we're going."

@Fractured

*Nods*

Indeed.

[Fractured]

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*Nods*

Indeed.

@Caldizar

Do you have any objectives in mind?

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Do you have any objectives in mind?

@Fractured

*I stay silent for a while before replying*

Just exploring I suppose. And maybe getting that symbol I showed Lily earlier up and working.

[Fractured]

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*I stay silent for a while before replying*

Just exploring I suppose. And maybe getting that symbol I showed Lily earlier up and working.

@Caldizar

What did that do, anyway? I don't understand all the "deep magic" jargon.

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What did that do, anyway? I don't understand all the "deep magic" jargon.

@Fractured

Oh, that was actually quite simple. You see, naming magic operates on the idea that everything from living beings to inanimate objects possess a true name, one which will allow whoever learns it a certain amount of power over said thing. An example of this would be using the true name of the sea to control its currents.

*Pauses briefly to let that information sink in*

As far as the symbol itself goes, its function is quite simple. Even simpler than the spell your friend cooked up actually, as the symbol is effectively treated as a contract of sorts between the fabric of reality and the caster. Thus, whenever a caster envisions the symbol in their mind with the intent or desire to travel somewhere, it will "talk" to reality, which will then execute a transport in turn.

*Shrugs*

That's the basic idea anyway. Although do keep in mind the dangers I brought up about using naming magic to sidestep the cost earlier, as whoever learns the symbol's Protonymic will have complete control over its functioning's.

[Fractured]

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Oh, that was actually quite simple. You see, naming magic operates on the idea that everything from living beings to inanimate objects possess a true name, one which will allow whoever learns it a certain amount of power over said thing. An example of this would be using the true name of the sea to control its currents.

*Pauses briefly to let that information sink in*

As far as the symbol itself goes, its function is quite simple. Even simpler than the spell your friend cooked up actually, as the symbol is effectively treated as a contract of sorts between the fabric of reality and the caster. Thus, whenever a caster envisions the symbol in their mind with the intent or desire to travel somewhere, it will "talk" to reality, which will execute a transport in turn.

@Caldizar

*Looks up while walking, digesting the explanation*
That almost sounds like channeling reality itself to cast spells. Is that something you can do?

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*Looks up while walking, digesting the explanation*
That almost sounds like channeling reality itself to cast spells. Is that something you can do?

@Fractured

*Chuckles*

Not exactly. What I can do is more akin to channeling one's own will to change reality. Putting it simply anyway.

[Fractured]

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*Chuckles*

Not exactly. What I can do is more akin to channeling one's own will to change reality. Putting it simply anyway.

@Caldizar

*Pauses for a moment*
Let me ask it this way. In our world, mana is something that exists in everything. But mana doesn't cast spells; it just protects the objects the spell is channeled through.

[Nimda]

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*Chuckles*

Not exactly. What I can do is more akin to channeling one's own will to change reality. Putting it simply anyway.

@Caldizar

Most mages from our world channel spells through their own body, which gives them a lot of control over the spell being cast. At least until they run out of mana.

[Fractured]

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*Chuckles*

Not exactly. What I can do is more akin to channeling one's own will to change reality. Putting it simply anyway.

@Caldizar

So some mages channel other objects, which also works.
*Picks up a rock, above which several dark magic circles spiral*
At least until that object runs out of mana. No idea why it still works in other worlds though.
*The circles start convulsing back and forth, and the rock explodes with unstable magic*
What you described almost sounds like channeling through reality.

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So some mages channel other objects, which also works.
*Picks up a rock, above which several dark magic circles spiral*
At least until that object runs out of mana. No idea why it still works in other worlds though.
*The circles start convulsing back and forth, and the rock explodes with unstable magic*
What you described almost sounds like channeling through reality.

@Fractured

*Halts midstride*

Hmm. Perhaps it's best if I give a demonstration.

*Places a hand over my chest as my body falls away to reveal a brilliant golden light, from the center of which flows endless streams of arcane words, esoteric variables, and pure primordial intent, all of which reach out to affect the surrounding landscape in some random way*

AS YOU CAN SEE...

*A blade of grass sitting nearby shifts into a rabbit before morphing into a crab, and then returning to its original form*

IT IS NOT EXACTLY CHANNELING THROUGH REALITY, AS I AND MY KIND EXISTED LONG BEFORE IT, MORESO REALITY BENDING ITSELF TO ACCOMODATE OUR DESIRE.

[Nimda]

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*Halts midstride*

Hmm. Perhaps it's best if I give a demonstration.

*Places a hand over my chest as my body falls away to reveal a brilliant golden light, from the center of which flows endless streams of arcane words, esoteric variables, and pure primordial intent, all of which reach out to affect the surrounding landscape in some random way*

AS YOU CAN SEE...

*A blade of grass sitting nearby shifts into a rabbit before morphing into a crab, and then returning to its original form*

IT IS NOT EXACTLY CHANNELING THROUGH REALITY, AS I AND MY KIND EXISTED LONG BEFORE IT, MORESO REALITY BENDING ITSELF TO ACCOMODATE OUR DESIRE.

@Caldizar

*Stares in awe, with a stupid grin chiseled onto my face*

[Fractured]

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*Halts midstride*

Hmm. Perhaps it's best if I give a demonstration.

*Places a hand over my chest as my body falls away to reveal a brilliant golden light, from the center of which flows endless streams of arcane words, esoteric variables, and pure primordial intent, all of which reach out to affect the surrounding landscape in some random way*

AS YOU CAN SEE...

*A blade of grass sitting nearby shifts into a rabbit before morphing into a crab, and then returning to its original form*

IT IS NOT EXACTLY CHANNELING THROUGH REALITY, AS I AND MY KIND EXISTED LONG BEFORE IT, MORESO REALITY BENDING ITSELF TO ACCOMODATE OUR DESIRE.

@Caldizar

That's... okay, definitely not a known magic where we're from.

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NOW...

*The light fades as my physical body reforms, reality stabilizes, and the words and intentions cease. Bound in the constancy of flesh once more*

My world did have mages like you describe, although in our case it was a shell generated by their souls that they could "burn" to create a variety of magical effects in mundane reality. They could also use it for defense with enough training, which was quite smart of them since those who lacked the knowledge of how to defend themselves with their shells would find themselves at the mercy of mages of a more... malicious persuasion.

[Melodious]

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*Reaches into a pocket in space and extracts a cinquedea three times larger than myself and swings it into you as if it were weightless*

@Webmaster

*Leaps up and lands on the flat end if the blade in a squatting position, and from that position, I smash my foot into your face*

[Fractured]

NOW...

*The light fades as my physical body reforms, reality stabilizes, and the words and intentions cease. Bound in the constancy of flesh once more*

My world did have mages like you describe, although in our case it was a shell generated by their souls that they could "burn" to create a variety of magical effects in mundane reality. They could also use it for defense with enough training, which was quite smart of them since those who lacked the knowledge of how to defend themselves with their shells would find themselves at the mercy of mages of a more... malicious persuasion.

@Caldizar

Like some kind of soul battle?