TheHangedMan

Orphanage for Supernatural Kids

Delta44 said
"Yyyyyup!" Exclaims Keegan with an odd enthusiasm. "Hey, shouldn't we get out of this damn room? Everyone else has left." He chuckles lightly, stretching his back. "Oh, I almost forgot, what's your power?"

"Oh, well . . . " rather than explain, Rina enveloped Keegans hand in her own two ones. His thoughts rushed into her head.

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Double post :P

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Komamisa said
Thank you for your detailed reply. I quite like how you've envisioned your magical system, so count me as interested! It really fits well with how I've always liked magic.
I notice that the magical terms are of Asian/Eastern influence rather than those of the much more common Western schools of magical theories, does this apply to elements as well (i.e. Earth/Wind/Fire/Air/Void[Mana] or, perhaps more fittingly, the seven chakras)?
Though I realize the definition of elements may be more flexible as you did mention "Various and specific styles and branches of magic".

Nice to have you on board with this :)
The styles and sources of magic were definitely inspired by Eastern, but there is a good deal of Western magic in here as well. Ultimately, however, I am trying to go with an original feel.

Now, as to the different styles of magic:

Alchemy - The simplest and most straightforward branch of magic. It's focus is on give-and-take relationships between materials and their effects. Students of this branch create potions or enchanted items, usually en-mass. Advanced studies of Alchemy work with living objects, and intertwines commonly with Necromancy.

Outsorcery - Study of magical energies and how they are used to affect the physical (hence, outside) world. Elemental manipulation, barrier creation and healing magic fall under this branch of magic, as does Teleportation and bodily augmentation, such as Reinforcement.

Insorcery - Study of magical energies and how they affect the mind (hence, Inside). Mind-reading, Clairvoyance, Farsight, Hypnosis, and other related magics fall under this branch of magic. Insorcery also teaches different ways to counteract and create barriers versus forces against the mind.

Necromancy - a fairly difficult and advanced branch of magic. Necromancy focuses on the study of magical energies and non-living and living organic beings. Not illegal, but novices are discouraged from practicing it because of the many ways your spells can go wrong.

Automancy - Study of how magic is used to manipulate non-organic structures. Students of this branch are usually expert magic puppeteers, or fortress or castle builders. A popular branch of magic because of its low-difficulty.

Pythomancy - Study of magical beasts. Actually not a branch that uses magic, but is still classified as one, nonetheless. Normal students are welcome to take it (provided they are ready for the risks)

Ouramancy - Study of Supreme Magical Beings (commonly known as Divine Spirits or Gods) and Lesser Magical Beings (commonly known as Cursing Spirits and Devils). Note that this is a rarely studied branch because it takes talents to interact with either Being.

Akasha-Deviancy - Study of the Universe and how to manipulate it. The highest-class of magic. A theoretical branch only.

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Orphanage for Supernatural Kids

Delta44 said
"Hehe, assuming what the Housekeeper said was true, nothing 'special' will happen. Maybe she'll yell at her? Maybe she'll just ignore her? Who knows. Melissa can take after herself. She's strong." Keegan explains, staring at the stairway as he speaks. He turns to Rina with a quizzical look. "You transferred here? There a story behind that or am I stepping in on your business when I ask?"

Rina laughed lightly."Don't worry. It's nothing as personal as that. My original orphanage was running low on funds and space, so they sent different kids to new, fitting, locations. This place was the best kind for people like me, or us, apparently."

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KatherinWinter said
Kyle barely dodged the ball. "Then your relax." Kyle said simply. "Some people need tight control to keep their powers from getting the best of them. Others need to let go so that the powers do get bottled up and erupt unexpectedly." He grabbed the ball and sent it over the net again.

"Right, got ya," said David, repeating the process of letting the ball go almost straight up. "You seem used to this kinda stuff. You talk with your sister about stuff like this often?"

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Delta44 said
'Damn... Must've worn off just then...' Says a thought in Melissa's mind, perfectly hearable to Rina. "Self defence," she replies quietly, merely glancing at Rina, "let's just say there are some people outside this orphanage who...don't like me very much. This is just a fail-safe precaution..." She begins to walk away, though turns back around for one last message: "Please try not to read my mind too often whilst it's still vulnerable. I picked up your ability, and I don't want people to learn my secrets..." And with that, Melissa leaves the room. Keegan stares at Melissa as she left, before turning to Rina, walking over. "She's telling the truth. There're people out there she'd rather not meet. Don't worry, I'll look after her. Don't worry about it." He gives her a reassuring pat on the back and a smile before adding: "I don't think we've been introduced. Name's Keegan. That there was Melissa. We're from the same place, generally. You?"

"I'm Rina. I actually transferred here from another orphanage," she said with a smile. "So, are you sure she's going to be okay? What if she's caught?"

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Zmerr said
interested in a non-magic, weapon-specialized character? maybe a teacher?

Non-magic students are very much welcome. Take note, however, that if you're a battle oriented kind of RP'er, or if you're character gets in to fights a lot, no-magic users are an at immediate and steep disadvantage. As for weapons, there are such things as enchanted weapons, but those are generally expensive and rare to come by. Non-magical weapons consist of medieval weapons up to and including the musket.

Also, non-magic students are usually scholars that are interested in politics and economics. Otherwise, they are training to become Knights.

Komamisa said
You've captured my interest. I've a student in mind!A set of questions, though:

Valid questions, Anyway, to answer them:

Much like exercise, the more you train with it, the better you get. So yes, people that train with the different energies can use them more efficiently.

For Xi and Sakra, there are no visible effects to their surrounding no matter the quantity. This is because this is an energy that comes from and is controlled purely by the one who generates it. It's different with Mana and Karma though, because they are what is known as Outer Maians and large quantities of the do affect their surroundings.

Good question. This is the basis of spellwork. To create a spell, you absolutely have to mix them. For example, to creat a simple fireball, you have to balance a mix of Karma, Xi, and Sakra. Why? Karma is so you can effectively dye your spell so it can become 'fire', while Sakra is the sort of 'blueprint' for your spell, and is needed to give it specific instructions and shape, and Xi is needed so the spell actually comes to life and so you can control it; essentially, Xi is the fuel of the spell. There are of course, exceptions, but I'll get on to that later.

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KatherinWinter said
"it is hard to keep power under control when you are relaxing." Kyle said wisely. He missed the ball. It was simply too high for him. He waited until it hit the ground before going to retrieve it. He carefully served it to David again.

"Uh, well, if I don't relax, I end up putting way too much power," said David, as he intercepted the ball again. This time, he tried changing the angle with which he he it the ball, so it went straight up and straight down towards Kyle. That way, even if he sent it to the stratosphere, it wouldn't hit anyone.

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Oh, wow I got replies xD

Anyway, since it seems I've garnered some interest, I'll elaborate a bit more now (I'll probably add this on the mainpost later):

On the magic system:

There are four basic units or energies of magic. Each energy has a specific use., and spontaneous use of it without purpose is known as magic.Magistraava are humans that can access and mold these energies for a specific use. This is commonly known as spellwork or spell casting.
The four units of energy are collectively known as the Maian. They are:

Xi - Physical energy that boosts the power of the body or powers raw spells that interact with the physical world. It is generated from the heart and overuse of it could cause heart-attacks or fulbody paralysisl-

Sakra - Energy for the mind that is needed for things like clairvoyance, mindreading and telepathy. It's source is from the brain, and overuse of this Maian can cause insanity or blindness.

Karma - Nature energy that is required to cast elemental spells. Overuse can cause liquification, spontaneous combustion, petrification, dehydration and others.

Mana - Known also as Supremes Maians or the supreme energy, Mana has no other use asides destroying the other three energies and recycling them into new forms. No living creature can use Mana without side-effects, as it destroys all the energy in your body. The source of Mana is said to come from the stars, but no-one is quite sure of it.

I'll add more info such as beastiaries and magic styles later.

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KatherinWinter said
"Nice return," Kyle said. He easily jump up and hit the ball back towards David. "See? It's not as hard as you thought it would be,"

"Ahaha, I guess so," said David. As of now he hadn't got excited and accidentally used too much power, but it always happened eventually. David tapped the ball luightly, and it went quickly towards Kyle.