Mechanics (Magic System)

quadz08 · Post Post #21 (isolation #0) » Tue May 29, 2012 11:23 am

"Cale'banon, you've turned off your targeting spellputer"

quadz08 · Post Post #40 (isolation #1) » Mon Jun 25, 2012 5:49 am

how do balls, walls, spears, boulders, etc. differ from 'shaping'?

Also, for disciplines such as fire, water, earth, etc., is this only manipulation of those elements? Or should creation of those elements be involved / be a skill in and of itself?

quadz08 · Post Post #42 (isolation #2) » Mon Jun 25, 2012 6:20 am

Again, I'm not sure that we need separate domains (is that the right word?) for what shape the element takes. Shaping covers ball/boulder/spear and wall, and it doesn't make sense that it wouldn't.

quadz08 · Post Post #44 (isolation #3) » Mon Jun 25, 2012 9:56 am

See, that doesn't make sense to me. The order of events should be thus:

1- Does (element) exist nearby?

If yes:
2 - shape.

If no:
2 - conjure.
3 - shape.

Shaping is a separate action from the creation of the element, regardless of if the magician created the element or nature did.

quadz08 · Post Post #46 (isolation #4) » Tue Jun 26, 2012 3:26 am

But in that case, I don't see why you'd have to learn a separate spell for conjuring water in a ball vs. conjuring water in a spear. It's still just conjuring.

quadz08 · Post Post #48 (isolation #5) » Tue Jun 26, 2012 4:25 am

Oh.

Well ok then!