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A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

@Divinity
By human perception, yeah. Over a normal sized body. This is a several dozen foot wide and long body with branching paths and holes. It simply would not transfer fast enough to be invisible to him, there's so much mass for it to transfer through. But this point.

Is moot due to a property of the staff that neither of us accounted for, and honestly I'm ashamed that I didn't.

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@Divinity
Oh I've moved on from that trap. I've got enough to work with.

A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

Looking at a real life comparison to how electricity transfers through solid objects, one can assume how magical electricity transfers through magical objects. Obviously the comparison isn't perfect, but it would be much more like a medium-fast burn than a total instant disintegration.

A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

Referring to the most readily available comparison.

In the most easily observable pattern.

Electricity through wood would be a good visual comparison to how it would spread. Even though it seems to move fast, to actually spread across the entirety it takes a while. As a portion of his soul manifest, it would continue functioning until the entirety was disrupted.

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@Divinity
So it would disrupt the psychic connection and spiritual connection. And just that, correct? The physical statr is just a byproduct of that disconnect. Because as I stated, it's not instant. With how much mass there is, it would still collapse on her before it dissipated. So even if she did the burst perfectly, it would still collapse around her like a burning building.

Another factor that ensures this is how it spreads. It would take a while for it to cross the entirety of it's bulk. Meaning that portions of it are disrupted later than others. Including the furthest points of the rear spikes and overhead claw. At the nearest point of the barrier which was thick enough to to accommodate the blade it would move at its fastest. But because it would have much more to pass through it would take longer.

A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

@Divinity
Obviously it's susceptible to spiritual attacks. And yes, that is the big secret of the black staff. It's a weapon that, at any point in time, could just phase through yours and punch you in the mouth. It's not designed to be fair, it's designed to kill people.

When I start to get into the physics of magic it's just this awkward circle jerk of different interpretations of how magic even works.

Example. I don't understand the concept of magic flowing through objects of different material planes.

Physical, Spiritual, Psychic connections? Where is the line drawn? A psychic connection would go straight to his brain, and a spiritual connection would go straight to his soul. However, even then when I think about it. The Black Staff and its ability to be remote controlled means that it's a separate piece of his soul manifest.

Like, where is the line drawn between suspension of disbelief and just silly?

Edit: I need coffee if we're gonna continue this discussion, back in like five.

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@Divinity
Take note I now cannot sleep because of this roleplay.

So what are you on about? Ethereal magic destroys metaphysical connections? Are you implying Pokémon rules here? Ghost > Psychic? Because other than that I can't find a single legitimate reason for that actually making sense.

Mind you, this is magic and magic has never made sense because it's fucking magic. But what I'm gathering is that you're implying that an Ethereal lightning bolt would totally destroy the psychic and spiritual link between Shin and his staff.

Edit: This also takes into account, somehow, that it is not an incorporeal manifestation o-

Well even if this argument turns out logical in all regards I just figured out my double trump card.

Anyway. Somehow this spell takes into account that it's not just an incorporeal manifestation. It is instead a material manifestation of his will that defies physics by creating matter out of thin air. As well as make contact with material on all planes, in all forms of matter, and the like.

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@Divinity
Refer to previous post, I added more of my personal concerns.

A Change of Pace. A Challenge for Once. Shincoco Vs Corban.

@Divinity
Once I wake up I'll pick you apart, right now I can't articulate the single glaring issue with your post.

Edit: Hell I'll try it anyway, something I hadn't realized when I wrote my previous post. Can't believe I let it slip by.

It ain't been a few thousand strikes.

And The Black Staff ain't inferior by any degree.

Now that I think about it, there's a few things that just don't add up. Like for example, how this spell just "Disrupts and destroys the staff because it knows what it is?" When in no way shape or form does the sheet say that it can create a SPELL to do that. Just says it can break lesser weapons.

Now that I really get to reading this sheet, it doesn't say anywhere that they can simply create a spell that Disrupts magical artifacts and destroys them.