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Title: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 20, 2015, 12:25:33 am
The world was nearly destroyed by an event known as the Mana Cascade, due to the continual and widespread use of high class magic over the course of centuries of war the Mana Cascade was the world's balancing mechanism. Such extensive, and intensive use of magic caused some areas to become completely devoid of magical energy and others to be so suffused with it that it actually twisted the world itself. In retaliation the World, the Gods, or whatever you want to called it caused all magical energy world to explode outward dispersing it everywhere, but at the same time wreaking untold destruction.

What was left behind was a countless ruins with only a few handful of lucky souls left alive in their midst. Since then hundreds of years have passed, and from the ashes has emerged the vast Balaman Empire which holds the position of the lone nation on the continent. A place of order, and stability fueled by a technological revolution born from the hatred of magic and all of its users. Since the Mana Cascade, and the Empire was first born magic has begun to disappear from the world as the Empire and its magic hunters scour the world for every magical item, and user they can find to dispose of. However not all hope is lost for in the flourishing metropolis of Skysteel city six fledgling magical users have inherited their master's lab with his untimely death. Whether they can return magic to this world, or instead be hunted down has yet to be seen ....

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Current Players
- Egan_BW as Sail the Alchemist
- ATHATH as Lefs Guamentre the Rune Mage
- F.O.E. as Formido the Pyromancer
- NAV as Hoisk Thegan the Rune Mage
- renegadelobster as Jasper Dome the Conjurer
- Sinvara as Celia Godfrey the Illusionist
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Post by: Egan_BW on July 20, 2015, 12:45:56 am
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Post by: ATHATH on July 20, 2015, 12:46:31 am
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Post by: F.O.E. on July 20, 2015, 12:51:40 am
This'll be my first RTD but why not.

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Post by: NAV on July 20, 2015, 12:55:50 am
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Post by: renegadelobster on July 20, 2015, 01:00:55 am
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Post by: adwarf on July 20, 2015, 01:08:13 am
Quote from: ATHATH on July 20, 2015, 12:46:31 am
Runic magic, if the infusions are permanent (can they stack?)
Runic Magic is permanent, but you'll have to learn to apply more than one word to an item.
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Post by: Delekates on July 20, 2015, 02:52:06 am
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Post by: Cheesecake on July 20, 2015, 03:02:19 am
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Post by: Generally me on July 20, 2015, 03:27:09 am
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Post by: H4zardZ1 on July 20, 2015, 04:05:57 am
Reserve.
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Post by: ATHATH on July 20, 2015, 11:41:10 am
Quote from: adwarf on July 20, 2015, 01:08:13 am
Quote from: ATHATH on July 20, 2015, 12:46:31 am
Runic magic, if the infusions are permanent (can they stack?)
Runic Magic is permanent, but you'll have to learn to apply more than one word to an item.
How far down the research tree is it? Can I disenchant my enchanted stuff at any time?
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 20, 2015, 04:57:52 pm
Quote from: ATHATH on July 20, 2015, 11:41:10 am
Quote from: adwarf on July 20, 2015, 01:08:13 am
Quote from: ATHATH on July 20, 2015, 12:46:31 am
Runic magic, if the infusions are permanent (can they stack?)
Runic Magic is permanent, but you'll have to learn to apply more than one word to an item.
How far down the research tree is it? Can I disenchant my enchanted stuff at any time?
1) That I won't reveal due to the fact that a lot of this game will deal with you guys trying to learn, or rediscover magic while dealing with the dangers that presents.
2) You can, but how successful/whether it damages the item or being is up to a roll.
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Post by: blazing glory on July 20, 2015, 06:03:03 pm
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Post by: wipeout1024 on July 20, 2015, 06:06:30 pm
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Post by: Spiderking50 on July 20, 2015, 07:11:02 pm
Wow this looks cool!
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Post by: Hawk132 on July 20, 2015, 07:29:20 pm
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Title: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 21, 2015, 01:23:00 am
You've all gathered in your fallen Master's lab in the southern areas of Skysteel a few days after his death at the hands of the Bureau of Magic Extermination, and Containment operatives. None of you understand how the BMEC found out about your Master's identity, but you've all heard or seen the leveled buildings and quarantined zones where he fought against them either in an attempt to escape or destroy them entirely. You staked out the area around his lab for the past few days until one of Master's old friends sent a message to you that the BMEC had yet to find his lab, and were currently in an internal crisis scrambling for even a clue about its location.

With the all clear you all gave the area one last look over before proceeding into the dark alleyway, and tapping the sequence out on the wall at the very end of it causing part of the stone to slide away revealing a dark staircase heading down. Without hesitation the six of you enter the familiar space with the lights coming on as the lab itself senses your presence. Looking around the study you find the bookshelves, and cabinets that line the walls completely untouched with the handful of tables scattered around the center in the same state of discord that you all had left them the week before. On the far side are three stone doors, one leading to the Master's personal study, another to the ritual room, and the last to a small chamber your Master used for storage.

However the place truly feels barren without your jovial teacher's presence, his speeches on magical theory, and constant advice and guidance in your studies no longer fill the room. Now there's only stark silence, and uncertainty as you all are unsure of what the future will hold ...

Spoiler: Sail, Egan_BW (click to show/hide)
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Spoiler: Formido, F.O.E. (click to show/hide)
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Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: renegadelobster on July 21, 2015, 01:45:34 am
"I wonder how long this place will stay safe? It might not be a bad idea to take inventory...including Master's study.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: renegadelobster on July 21, 2015, 02:06:03 am
"I don't know. If someone did, I doubt it was any of us. We know They hate magic users. Maybe there was a high enough bounty on his head and someone saw a chance to improve their lot? We should still be cautious with any dealings we have outside of Master's most trusted friends. And even then."
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Post by: Delekates on July 21, 2015, 02:15:24 am
Welp goodluck.
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Post by: F.O.E. on July 21, 2015, 02:26:36 am
"He's right," Formido speaks up. "None of us had anything to gain from Master's death, but everything to lose. We're in a tricky spot, all we can do is stick together if we want to accomplish anything. I'll take inventory of the storage room and bring back anything that looks useful."

Take inventory of the storage room.
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Post by: renegadelobster on July 21, 2015, 09:35:37 am
"Ok then"

Help with taking inventory
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Post by: _DivideByZero_ on July 21, 2015, 02:08:42 pm
This looks like an interesting setting. PTW.
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Post by: NAV on July 21, 2015, 02:15:32 pm
"Sounds good."

Commence the third great taking of the inventory.
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Post by: Egan_BW on July 21, 2015, 04:19:46 pm
"Let us proceed with care. You know, look out for the labels that say 'Flammable' or 'horrible corroding acid' on them.
Assist with the considering of inventory.
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Post by: ATHATH on July 21, 2015, 04:26:39 pm
"I shall investigate the ritual room. I vote for making the resurrection of our master a high priority."

Investigate the ritual room.

Quote from: F.O.E. on July 21, 2015, 02:26:36 am
"He's right," Formido speaks up. "None of us had anything to gain from Master's death, but everything to lose. We're in a tricky spot, all we can do is stick together if we want to accomplish anything. I'll take inventory of the storage room and bring back anything that looks useful."

Take inventory of the storage room.
Well, if someone had a metaphorical gun to their head...
Title: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 21, 2015, 06:40:29 pm
Formido
After you all decide on a course of action you head through the right most door to enter into the storage room where a dozen mostly barren shelves covered in dust, and cobwebs greats you. Sighing at the state of poverty your Master had fallen into in recent years you begin to take what little there is from the shelves finding four pieces of Liferoot, two average sized iron bars, and two emeralds about the size of your thumb coated in a thin layer of dust.

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Lefs Guamentre
With the plan mostly done you decide to search the ritual room, and enter through the left most door into a dimly lit chamber with two massive circular ritual systems carved into the floor. The light in the room comes from the fist sized crystals that act as the foundation of both circles as the hover slightly above the ground at specific points flickering weakly in the dimness. Walking past Master's handmade summoning circle you notice a few drawers on the far wall meant to hold supplies for ritual magic.

Sail, Hoisk Thegan, Jasper Dome, Celia Godfrey
With the other two off rooting through other rooms the four of you combine your efforts to empty the cabinets, and bookshelves before placing what you find in the center of the room for you all to choose from when everything has been gathered. Those of you clearing the bookshelves ignore most of the reading material lining the shelves, and instead focus on grabbing anything related to magic as most of the books or articles relate to the history, geography, and common knowledge of the Empire. Your Master had said that the only way to survive inside of the Empire was to know how they worked otherwise you'd be better off running off into the war torn zones the make up the rest of the continent hoping to survive.

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Spoiler: Hoisk Thegan, NAV (click to show/hide)
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Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: renegadelobster on July 21, 2015, 06:52:54 pm
"I don't know what the rest of you want, but I certainly would like the Path to conjuration book. And maybe a sapphire or ruby if I need them in making deals with any spirits or such."  

Read through Demons, Devils and Dark Ones-The Path to Conjuration
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Post by: NAV on July 21, 2015, 07:05:32 pm
"I'll take Falgrim's guide to the Magic Language. Don't worry, y'all can read it too if you want."

Start reading Falgrim's guide.
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Post by: F.O.E. on July 21, 2015, 07:38:46 pm
After returning to the Lab Formido added the items he'd found to the center, not having a use for them. "It seems there was more here than there." Spotting the book on Pyromancy he picked it up and began reading through it.

Add all found items to the center and read The Basics, and Fundamentals of Pyromancy.
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Post by: Egan_BW on July 21, 2015, 07:54:09 pm
"Hmm. I believe that I could shape these metal bars, if any of you require tools."
Remind myself as of the usage of the spells in my grimoire. I did this actually.
If no one objects, attempt to transmute one iron bar into a steel bar.
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Post by: Salsacookies on July 21, 2015, 08:07:04 pm
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Post by: Egan_BW on July 21, 2015, 08:17:35 pm
"Would anyone object to me using this iron bar for an experiment?"
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Post by: renegadelobster on July 21, 2015, 08:26:36 pm
"I see no reason why not."
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Post by: F.O.E. on July 21, 2015, 08:50:58 pm
"Just be careful about it."
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Post by: Egan_BW on July 21, 2015, 08:58:26 pm
"Don't worry, I'm always careful. And if something did go wrong I'm sure it would be something simple like it turning to copper and then my mind catching on fire."
This last bit Sail says sarcastically, though with some nervousness.
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Post by: SaberToothTiger on July 22, 2015, 06:20:06 am
Name: Curt Kraas
Gender: Male
Caster Type: Wilder

Magical Aspects: Alchemist
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Post by: H4zardZ1 on July 22, 2015, 09:09:30 am
No Electromancy?
Name: Gatz Besicannona
Gender:Male
Caster Type: Wilder
Magical Aspects: Pyromancy
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: Egan_BW on July 22, 2015, 08:09:33 pm
Transmute the iron in Lef's blood AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA.

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Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 22, 2015, 08:11:17 pm
Quote from: Egan_BW on July 22, 2015, 08:09:33 pm
Transmute the iron in Lef's blood AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA.

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[1] Your head explodes as a perfect steel ingot forms in its place.
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Post by: ATHATH on July 22, 2015, 08:19:00 pm
Check what is in the ritual components storage area.
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Post by: adwarf on July 22, 2015, 08:23:40 pm
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Quote from: Egan_BW on July 22, 2015, 08:09:33 pm
Transmute the iron in Lef's blood AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAAHAAAA.

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[1] Your head explodes as a perfect steel ingot forms in its place.

((Did you actually make this happen or are you messing with us?))
I'm joking of course.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 22, 2015, 09:16:33 pm
Lefs Guamentre
You give the ritual supply storage a quick once over, and find four crystal cornerstones and a bag of ritual chalk powder. Just as you turn to walk away you notice a hidden drawer at the very bottom of the wall hanging open just slightly. Curious you pull the drawer open, and find a book contained within with the title An Entry Guide to the Creation of Ritual Circles.

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Formido
You bring the items from the storage room into the main room, and place them with the rest before sifting through the books to grab one titled The Basics, and Fundamentals of Pyromancy that appears to be an overview on the art. When you open the book you find a page with only a few words written on it,

'I put these pages first not to scare away practitioners of Pyromancy, but to show that the art we follow is a dangerous one.'

Flipping the page you find the next one records an old tale told in a time before the Mana Cascade.

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There once was a King who ruled a prosperous land that was the envy of all other rulers. It was a peaceful land, and the people loved their young King - who governed them with wisdom and kindness, no matter their standing. Peace is a fragile thing, however. A foreign Emperor turned his sight to this prosperous kingdom, and sent his armies forth to conquer it for him at all costs. The young King was desperate as he saw his people slaughtered by these invaders.

He turned to the mysteries of the Flame - seeking to gain a power that would let him protect these people he had ruled over for so long. In his studies of the Flame he was proven to be an unrivalled genius, and soon fire bent to his will as if it was his servant.

With this new power, the young King marched to war at the head of his armies. Countless foes fell before the flames he commanded, but in the end it was truly worthless - for what good is a single, mortal man against an army of thousands? Though the Emperor's soldiers could not slay the young King, his soldiers still fell, one by one, until he alone remained amidst of field of ashen corpses.

It was then that a gnarled old man, cloaked in black, appeared before the young King. He spoke poison - that lit the flame of hope in the King once more. The old man promised the King power, and held out his hand - causing a white flame to appear that gave off a feeling that it could devour the world. Without hesitation the young King reached out and took this Divine Flame as his own, and as he touched it he felt a power far surpassing what any mortal could wield.

In a rage, the young King turned this all-consuming flame on the Emperor's armies. It flourished among the invaders as it spread outwards, turning all to ash. It was then the young King realized his mistake - for the Divine Flame did not stop. It continued to rage through his kingdom, devouring everything to leave behind nothing but more ash and embers. As the young King fell to his knees in horror, the old man cackled and spoke.

"Oh, Mighty Lord of Embers, look upon your lands, look upon your Kingdom of Ashes. You felt the will of the Divine Flame just as I did. You knew that it could consume the world if it wished, and yet you still reached out and took it. So tell me, Lord of Embers, is the price of the Flame to your liking?"

Sail
You pick up an iron bar with your left hand as the grimoire in your right bursts open, and begins to flick through the pages by itself. Within moments it stops, and a faint light appears above the book before spiraling its way into the metal until the mana contained within radiates through the entire bar. With a flash the mana dissipates, and what remains is a bar of steel.

Hoisk Thegan
You pick up Falgrim's Guide, and immediately begin to flick through its pages. Skimming through the early sections of the book you find that these early sections are mainly an in depth explanation of what exactly the Magic Language is, and how it is that Rune Mages are capable of using it to gain power. From what little you do manage to read you find that granting the power of the Magic Language onto an item is in fact the incomplete form of Runic Magic.

Jasper Dome
You spend a decent amount of time skimming through the early segments of the book, but it ends up being stuff you already knew about the basics of conjuration.

Celia Godfrey
You pick up the book on Magic Theory, and begin to delve into whatever secrets it holds. As you read the first handful of pages the book explains that all magic, excluding Runic Magic, follows the same principles in their creation and inner workings. Essentially a spell made by a pyromancer could also be used by a conjurer if they could either gain enough proficiency with pyromancy, or somehow adapt the spell to their form of magic thus creating the ability to say summon fireballs into existence. While its not common for a mage to have adapted a spell from another school to their own it is also not that rare of a thing due to the seeming brilliance behind those who can truly comprehend magical arts.

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Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: ATHATH on July 22, 2015, 09:21:35 pm
Read the book!
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Post by: F.O.E. on July 22, 2015, 09:40:11 pm
That is quite... disquieting. However, I will use what Master has taught me.

Continue reading!
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Post by: renegadelobster on July 22, 2015, 09:46:26 pm
"Hmm. Alright.  Yes. Know that. And that. Huh. Maybe this is the introduction?"

Keep reading!
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Post by: Egan_BW on July 23, 2015, 01:44:33 pm
Sail holds the steel bar in front of her face, examining it for any impurities.
"Controlled use of mana can achieve in mere moments what industrial process takes hours!
Truly this empire is held back only by fear."

Transmute another bar of steel, then combine the two into a walking stick.
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Post by: NAV on July 23, 2015, 01:49:23 pm
Keep reading!
Title: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 23, 2015, 10:04:16 pm
Lefs Guamentre
Without hesitation you pick up the book, and start reading through it with great enthusiasm. The introduction of the book starts out by explaining what exactly ritual, and summoning circles are along with their purpose. You quickly learn that both are not a single cohesive diagram, but are made up of the inner ring which is the magical function itself and at least one layer of what the book refers to as safeguards. The magical function determines what the circle itself does, and the quality or profoundness of it determines what kind of bonuses it will give to the magic user making use of it. Safeguards on the other hand are a type of protection helping to prevent the user from receiving damage from anything that might go wrong with the ritual itself.

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Formido
Despite your feelings about the first entry you continue to read more of the book itself as it goes into the basics of Pyromancy. It explains how Pyromancers use their mana to control the essence of fire scattered around in the air, and then manipulate that fire essence to create anything from the most basic fireball to the most high class of explosion magics or familiar creation spells. Furthermore it says that while a Pyromancer's primary asset is the attacking power of Pyromancy they are also capable of some basic defensive spells, and can make use of fire essence to create Familiars to help safeguard themselves.

Sail
You pick up a second iron bar, and begin attempting to transmute it into a bar of steel. Two failures later you're staring at a bar of iron with a slightly annoyed expression.

Hoisk Thegan
You continue reading Falgrim's Guide, but get stuck on a word for fifteen minutes resulting in very minimal progress.

Jasper Dome
As you continue reading the book begins to go into a great deal of depth about contracts with the beings you summon, and the various impacts the type of demon or monstrosity has on those contracts. Essentially whenever you form a contract with a something you summon there is a price that you must pay for their services. Faceless Shadows for instance would require a mask to be given for their services, the greater the quality of the mask then the longer they would allow their services to be used. These prices must generally be paid either when a contract is first made, or upon your first time calling forth the contract.

Celia Godfrey
You begin reading Mind and Matter as you toss the book on Magic Theory onto the pile of items. While a large portion of the early pages cover basics that you already know the book does go in depth on the fact that illusion magic's effects depend heavily on the person they're used on. Some beasts, people, or beings might be immune to Illusionry entirely while some others might have moderate resistance too it. All in all willpower, and intelligence seem to have a lot to do with the end results of Illusionry.

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Spoiler: Formido, F.O.E. (click to show/hide)
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Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: Egan_BW on July 23, 2015, 10:15:17 pm
Sail sighs and puts the bar aside.
"Maybe my technique is off... Hmm."

Grab the Alchemy book. Flip through the stuff I already know and see what it says about shaping metal. Is there something I'm doing wrong?
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: NAV on July 23, 2015, 10:17:42 pm
"Stupid book. Stupid big words. No more reading for Hoisk."

Sit. Think about magic. Pm some spell ideas and wonder if they are possible.
Find board. Enchant with Ventus. Create the worlds first hoverboard.
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Post by: renegadelobster on July 23, 2015, 11:13:04 pm
"Oh, that makes sense. Hmm."

Keep reading. See if there is anything I can summon with the materials at hand. Don't actually do it, just match up what I can use with what I could feasibly summon.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: ATHATH on July 23, 2015, 11:23:14 pm
Search the book for any cheap summons that are generally not likely to harm me and require an easy payment. I don't care about their power, I kind of just want a companion. After checking, infuse myself with Ventus, hopefully giving me flight.
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Post by: F.O.E. on July 24, 2015, 12:38:29 am
Read even more, try to find the details on summoning familiars.
Title: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 26, 2015, 12:20:09 am
Lefs Guamentre
You flip through the book looking for some kind of summon, but find that there are none inside of the book. The book simply covers the creation, uses, and refinement of Ritual or Summoning Circle. Taking your staff in hand you begin to write one of the magical words on your own body, but as the first line starts to etch itself on your hand a sudden pain flashes through you. With an explosive bang you feel a mass gale of wind burst from your hand followed by pain, measureless pain.

You watch with tears flowing from your eyes as your hand is ripped apart by the backlash of your failed spell before collapsing to the ground entirely unconscious.

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Formido
Your progress through the book is rather slow, and by the time you're ready to throw the book in frustration at your current incomprehension of its contents you here an explosion come from the ritual room.

Sail
You snatch up the Alchemy book, and begin to flip through it as you go back over the basics looking for anything you did wrong in your two failures at trans-mutating iron to steel. By the time you've finished you've learned a few points to help you correct the flow of your Alchemical spells, but further reading is disturbed by an explosion ringing out in the ritual room.

Hoisk Thegan
You take a board from one of the shelves, and attempt to transcribe the magical word Ventus on its surface. However as you begin carving it the mana you're wielding suddenly goes on a rampage, and the board shatters into thousands of splinters as some of the mana returns to attack your body. You stumble to the ground with blood trickling from the corner of your mouth as an explosion occurs in the ritual room.

Jasper Dome
You begin flipping through the book in search of possible summons, but with the sheer number available you are quickly troubled in how to find a suitable one before the book explains one crucial point. The type of creature, or demon you summon is random unless you know or have developed a summoning ritual specifically for a being. Your studies are interrupted by a hollow boom that originates from the ritual room.

Celia Godfrey
After a minute you find a few pages that focus on the effects of large scales illusion on your magic. The book explains that a spell has to be designed to either work as a mass scale illusion spell or to have been made to be both single target, and mass scale. Aside from that there is no major difference as each individual will have to use their own will, or knowledge to really break free from an illusion. You put down the book when a loud boom comes from the ritual room.

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Spoiler: Formido, F.O.E. (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Hoisk Thegan, NAV (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Jasper Dome, renegadelobster (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Celia Godfrey, Sinvara (click to show/hide)

GM Note: And thus we have our first victim on the road to magical experimentation!
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: Egan_BW on July 26, 2015, 01:06:56 am
"If you're going to investigate the Ritual room, I'll imagine you'll need this."

Toss Celia a Health Potion and go back to reading.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: renegadelobster on July 26, 2015, 01:20:11 am
"That sounded bad. Let's hope Lefs is still alive in there"  

Grab another Health potion and go into the Ritual room. Help however I can. With out summoning anything.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: F.O.E. on July 26, 2015, 07:26:19 am
"Two of us should be enough to help Lefs. But what about you Hoisk, are you alright?"

Put down book on Pyromancy and pick up Intoductory to Magic Theory and read it instead.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: ATHATH on July 26, 2015, 04:27:06 pm
Ow.

When I wake up, try it again.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: NAV on July 26, 2015, 04:30:29 pm
"Don' worry bout me, it's nothing too serious."

Go investigate the ritual room.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on July 30, 2015, 09:43:37 pm
The update got eaten I will be attempting to get the update out tomorrow, but its getting close to time for school to start for me so I have to register my college courses, check aid, etc. Updates might slow down for a bit until college classes start for me.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: renegadelobster on August 02, 2015, 04:39:29 pm
It's all good. Do what you gotta do
Title: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on August 05, 2015, 09:00:18 pm
Celia Godfrey
After hearing the explosion you rush towards the ritual room, barely catching the health potion Sail throws to you, and push open the stone door to find Lefs lying in a pool of his own blood. Looking at him you quickly notice that his left hand is missing completely, and faint white tendrils are beginning to fade from the stump left on his left arm. Dashing over you push the poor man onto his back, and slowly drain one of the health potions down Lef's throat before kneeling beside him waiting for the recovery.

Jasper Dome
You follow Celia into the ritual room, and arrive just in time to see her emptying the health potion into Lefs gullet. You wince as you see the stump that used to be Lefs hand, but are relieved to see the bleeding begin to slow somewhat as the skin begins to knit together around the bloody stump.


Hoisk Thegan
Following Celia, and Jasper into the room you find a somewhat disturbing sight as your fellow Rune Mage lies on the ground with the remains of what must be his left hand scattered about on the floor.

Lefs Guamentre
You awaken feeling a constant throbbing pain from the area that your left hand used to be. As you start to sit up a sense of dizziness overcomes you and you collapse back onto the ground as you realize the vast amount of blood you lost.

Spoiler: Items (click to show/hide)

Formido
You put down the Pyromancy book and begin to read the book on Magic Theory. As you open the book you remember that your Master had said that for any magic user the most important thing to know is magic theory. Skimming through the early pages you begin to see why as you learn that magic theory is the same across every form of magic except Runic Magic, and its base purpose is the creation of spells or magical formulas. A magic user who doesn't understand the basics of magic theory will be forced to use the spells of those who came before them, but one who understands magic theory can create their own spells that fit their school of magic.

Sail
Continuing reading the Alchemy book you quickly find that it begins to explain that the basic process of transmuting metals is less about turning one metal into a completely different metal, and more about increasing the natural value of the metal. Under the laws of Alchemy some metals are simply more valuable than another, but every metal is at its base the same. Its a shape that with enough magical power, and a strong enough formula you can change into any metal ever created.

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Spoiler: Sail, Egan_BW (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Lefs Guamentre, ATHATH (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Formido, F.O.E. (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Hoisk Thegan, NAV (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Jasper Dome, renegadelobster (click to show/hide)
Spoiler: Celia Godfrey, Sinvara (click to show/hide)
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: ATHATH on August 06, 2015, 12:36:46 am
"I was... gonna... fly..."

Carve the rune again. Read more, and set up a summoning circle, with proper containment procedures.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on August 06, 2015, 12:40:36 am
Quote from: ATHATH on August 06, 2015, 12:36:46 am
"I was... gonna... fly..."

Carve the rune again. Read more, and set up a summoning circle, with proper containment procedures.
There is already a summoning circle in the room, but only renegadelobster has a spell to use it.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: ATHATH on August 06, 2015, 12:42:21 am
Read until I can cast the required spell, then cast it.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: renegadelobster on August 06, 2015, 10:46:53 am
Hmm.

Watch, give pointers to Lefs. If he can't conjure anything, cast Lesser Demon Summoning inside the summoning circle, with all of the proper precautions in place . Talk to whatever appears, try to work out a deal with it.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: ATHATH on August 06, 2015, 12:33:48 pm
Quote from: Sinvara on August 06, 2015, 01:16:03 am
"Lefs, are you sure that reading is what you should be doing right now? Your hand got blown off just moments ago."
"What else should I do?"
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: NAV on August 07, 2015, 02:16:51 am
"Lefs, yer actin more wilder than I am. Take it easy fer a few minutes, ya just lost a hand. Maybe ya could help me read this book, s'got somethin about the magic words in it so we'd both prolly find it interestin."
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: Egan_BW on August 07, 2015, 02:29:40 am
Once again, convert one iron bar into steel, then combine two steel bars into a walking stick shape.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: ATHATH on August 07, 2015, 12:41:32 pm
Quote from: NAV on August 07, 2015, 02:16:51 am
"Lefs, yer actin more wilder than I am. Take it easy fer a few minutes, ya just lost a hand. Maybe ya could help me read this book, s'got somethin about the magic words in it so we'd both prolly find it interestin."
Read the book.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: NAV on August 07, 2015, 01:25:04 pm
Read the book with Lefs help.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: F.O.E. on August 08, 2015, 07:08:04 pm
Read up on Magic Theory.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: adwarf on August 22, 2015, 10:20:17 pm
Due to a lot of trouble I've had in real life recently (mostly caused by myself) all of my games except You are Dungeon shall be going on a possibly permanent hiatus for awhile until I get myself situated.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: Egan_BW on August 22, 2015, 10:26:29 pm
RIP Science.
Title: Re: Arcana of Magic
Post by: NAV on August 22, 2015, 11:20:44 pm
Oh nooooooo!  :(
Good luck with things Adwarf.