Turn 42: Call to Arms (Cont.)
~Tradebridge Castle~
From what
Rabble could gather from the book there were two schools of thought on inspirational magic. The first, the Gnostic scholars, suggest that Flow is a state of mind which theoretically enables an infinite number of possibilities, and that the key to magic is simply keeping a focused mind and believing that what is being willed is both possible and ‘immediately real.’ They posit that the problem is forcing ourselves to accept the ‘immediate reality’ of the magic being performed, such that the caster isn’t actually manipulating anything but rather realizes what already is. The Ritualist scholars argue that, while Flow has commonalities across magics and is present in all inspirational magic, it does not enable arbitrary effects. Rather, there are still precise rituals which must be followed for the desired effect. In this sense, Flow is simply one among many aspects of inspirational magic, which contains practices which are only loosely unified. Rabble took this to mean there was little consensus on whether or not meditating would be enough for him to change the world around him, or if he would need to find specific spells.
Cortis still struggled to get the arrowheads onto his shafts, but thankfully didn’t break any this time.
Xaver got the men doing drills, paired off against each other practices high and low guards and strikes. The sound of metal ringing to Xaver’s cadence filled the marketplace, but while the men fell into their practice quite readily Xaver was still unsure of their combat readiness. They looked better at least, though that was a low bar to reach for.
Loyalty: Rabble Rall (Content)
Occupants: 3 Castle Staff, 1 Mason, 4 Guards, 5 Guard Recruits, 1 Initiate, 5 Men, 10 Women and Children
Hostages/Prisoners: The Baron, 1 Guard
Food Stores: 16 Barrels of Beer, 4 Sacks of Coarse Grain, 8 Sacks of Coarse Flour, Three Quarters a Crate of Hardtack (Ration length: Unknown)
Assets: Marketplace, Armory, Guard Barracks, Small Temple
~A cave near Barkamsted~
Eliza stepped forward to kill whatever it was that they had found, but
Lork stepped between them and picked the thing up. Unsure of what means it might have of escaping, he tied both is hands and feet using some of the rags it wore. He lifted it gently and carried it up and out of the mine, back to the room where the dead men lay, with Eliza following at a slight distance, still not sure it was worth trusting the thing.
Character SheetsNirur, let me know if you want me to type that section of the book now. I have it all planned out, but I didn’t have time to throw it into a document. I think I gave you all of the relevant pieces from it. The other information in that section relates to how the different schools of thought perceive other magic forms.
(why did I lose 5 arrowheads?)
I’m fairly positive you were only given 10. But if you can find the spot I made a mistake I’ll happily correct it. I have been known to be wrong on occasion.
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