Fluffy_serpent
a snake pretending to be human
[X][Mana] See if now you can recreate the effects of mana types without a source for them. (For example try and attract something made of paper to a table leg without any mild steel involved)
Combinatorial Explosion (Worm/Original)
- Thread starter Shadestyle
- Start date
[X] No. Not yet. Maybe it's selfish, but dad is the most important thing right now. How can I help others if I can't even help us? (You will begin preparing to be a rogue)
[X][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[X][Open Activities] Visit the Public Library
--[X][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Your power refers itself to magic maybe research magic to draw some inspiration to find out new ways to use it and research the cape scene and the logistics of being a rogue.)
[X][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[X][Illicit Activities] Practice your powers while dad's home. You can hide the evidence, you're sure. (Projects are more effective)
[X][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[X][Open Activities] Visit the Public Library
--[X][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Your power refers itself to magic maybe research magic to draw some inspiration to find out new ways to use it and research the cape scene and the logistics of being a rogue.)
[X][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[X][Illicit Activities] Practice your powers while dad's home. You can hide the evidence, you're sure. (Projects are more effective)
[X] Yes. The doubt I'm feeling is natural. I want to help people deep down, even if it won't be like I fantasized. (You will begin preparing to be a hero)
[X][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[X][Open Activities] Visit the Boardwalk
--[X][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Our powers function through materials, and even minor differences can bring out distinct effects. We should go shopping and use whatever meager funds we have to procure simple items and trinkets, which can be used and tested in our experiments)
[X][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[X][Illicit Activities] Visit a location at night. (Surrounding urban locations and/or scrapyard)
--[X][Illicit Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (One man's trash is another man's treasure. In keeping with the above, we should wander around the neighborhood, and nearby stores and locations, in search of usable junk. Not only providing further experiment fodder, but potentially acting as larger items that can be used to fashion equipment which wont be missed.)
[X][Project] You'll begin a project of some kind.
-[X][Project] Practice your Defensive Magics
--[X][Project] Choose Mana Type(s) and the intended application (We can manipulate the shape of our mana, regardless of what state it seems to be in. We should work more with 'Barrier' , 'Solid Construct' , and 'Solid Barrier' and learn to create effective, durable shields, weapons and other useful constructs on the fly. These will be useful in hero work, as well as protecting ourselves during our nighttime outings)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Test Wardstone.)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Glass)
[X][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Glass > WardStone)
[X][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[X][Open Activities] Visit the Boardwalk
--[X][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Our powers function through materials, and even minor differences can bring out distinct effects. We should go shopping and use whatever meager funds we have to procure simple items and trinkets, which can be used and tested in our experiments)
[X][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[X][Illicit Activities] Visit a location at night. (Surrounding urban locations and/or scrapyard)
--[X][Illicit Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (One man's trash is another man's treasure. In keeping with the above, we should wander around the neighborhood, and nearby stores and locations, in search of usable junk. Not only providing further experiment fodder, but potentially acting as larger items that can be used to fashion equipment which wont be missed.)
[X][Project] You'll begin a project of some kind.
-[X][Project] Practice your Defensive Magics
--[X][Project] Choose Mana Type(s) and the intended application (We can manipulate the shape of our mana, regardless of what state it seems to be in. We should work more with 'Barrier' , 'Solid Construct' , and 'Solid Barrier' and learn to create effective, durable shields, weapons and other useful constructs on the fly. These will be useful in hero work, as well as protecting ourselves during our nighttime outings)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Test Wardstone.)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Glass)
[X][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Glass > WardStone)
- Location
- United States
[X] No. Not yet. Maybe it's selfish, but dad is the most important thing right now. How can I help others if I can't even help us? (You will begin preparing to be a rogue)
[X][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[X][Open Activities] Visit the Public Library
--[X][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Your power refers itself to magic maybe research magic to draw some inspiration to find out new ways to use it and research the cape scene and the logistics of being a rogue.)
[X][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[X][Illicit Activities] Practice your powers while dad's home. You can hide the evidence, you're sure. (Projects are more effective)
Because taylor going rouge is so rare it actualy makes me mad
[X][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[X][Open Activities] Visit the Public Library
--[X][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Your power refers itself to magic maybe research magic to draw some inspiration to find out new ways to use it and research the cape scene and the logistics of being a rogue.)
[X][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[X][Illicit Activities] Practice your powers while dad's home. You can hide the evidence, you're sure. (Projects are more effective)
Because taylor going rouge is so rare it actualy makes me mad
- Location
- Denmark
[X] Yes. The doubt I'm feeling is natural. I want to help people deep down, even if it won't be like I fantasized. (You will begin preparing to be a hero)
[X][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[X][Open Activities] Visit the Boardwalk
--[X][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Our powers function through materials, and even minor differences can bring out distinct effects. We should go shopping and use whatever meager funds we have to procure simple items and trinkets, which can be used and tested in our experiments)
[X][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[X][Illicit Activities] Visit a location at night. (Surrounding urban locations and/or scrapyard)
--[X][Illicit Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (One man's trash is another man's treasure. In keeping with the above, we should wander around the neighborhood, and nearby stores and locations, in search of usable junk. Not only providing further experiment fodder, but potentially acting as larger items that can be used to fashion equipment which wont be missed.)
[X][Project] You'll begin a project of some kind.
-[X][Project] Practice your Defensive Magics
--[X][Project] Choose Mana Type(s) and the intended application (We can manipulate the shape of our mana, regardless of what state it seems to be in. We should work more with 'Barrier' , 'Solid Construct' , and 'Solid Barrier' and learn to create effective, durable shields, weapons and other useful constructs on the fly. These will be useful in hero work, as well as protecting ourselves during our nighttime outings)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Test Wardstone.)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Glass)
[X][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Glass > WardStone)
[X][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[X][Open Activities] Visit the Boardwalk
--[X][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Our powers function through materials, and even minor differences can bring out distinct effects. We should go shopping and use whatever meager funds we have to procure simple items and trinkets, which can be used and tested in our experiments)
[X][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[X][Illicit Activities] Visit a location at night. (Surrounding urban locations and/or scrapyard)
--[X][Illicit Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (One man's trash is another man's treasure. In keeping with the above, we should wander around the neighborhood, and nearby stores and locations, in search of usable junk. Not only providing further experiment fodder, but potentially acting as larger items that can be used to fashion equipment which wont be missed.)
[X][Project] You'll begin a project of some kind.
-[X][Project] Practice your Defensive Magics
--[X][Project] Choose Mana Type(s) and the intended application (We can manipulate the shape of our mana, regardless of what state it seems to be in. We should work more with 'Barrier' , 'Solid Construct' , and 'Solid Barrier' and learn to create effective, durable shields, weapons and other useful constructs on the fly. These will be useful in hero work, as well as protecting ourselves during our nighttime outings)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Test Wardstone.)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Glass)
[X][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Glass > WardStone)
The Froggy Ninja
The Blade Will Never Die
T-T-T-TIE BREAKER!
[X] No. Not yet. Maybe it's selfish, but dad is the most important thing right now. How can I help others if I can't even help us? (You will begin preparing to be a rogue)
[X] No. Not yet. Maybe it's selfish, but dad is the most important thing right now. How can I help others if I can't even help us? (You will begin preparing to be a rogue)
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Chapter 4
- Location
- OK
No. Not yet. Maybe it's selfish, but dad is the most important thing right now. How can I help others if I can't even help us? (You will begin preparing to be a rogue)
[Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[Open Activities] Visit the Boardwalk
--[Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Our powers function through materials, and even minor differences can bring out distinct effects. We should go shopping and use whatever meager funds we have to procure simple items and trinkets, which can be used and tested in our experiments)
[Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[Illicit Activities] Visit a location at night. (Surrounding urban locations and/or scrapyard)
--[Illicit Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (One man's trash is another man's treasure. In keeping with the above, we should wander around the neighborhood, and nearby stores and locations, in search of usable junk. Not only providing further experiment fodder, but potentially acting as larger items that can be used to fashion equipment which wont be missed.)
[Project] You'll begin a project of some kind.
-[Project] Practice your Defensive Magics
--[Project] Choose Mana Type(s) and the intended application (We can manipulate the shape of our mana, regardless of what state it seems to be in. We should work more with 'Barrier' , 'Solid Construct' , and 'Solid Barrier' and learn to create effective, durable shields, weapons and other useful constructs on the fly. These will be useful in hero work, as well as protecting ourselves during our nighttime outings)
[Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[Open Activities] Visit the Boardwalk
--[Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Our powers function through materials, and even minor differences can bring out distinct effects. We should go shopping and use whatever meager funds we have to procure simple items and trinkets, which can be used and tested in our experiments)
[Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[Illicit Activities] Visit a location at night. (Surrounding urban locations and/or scrapyard)
--[Illicit Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (One man's trash is another man's treasure. In keeping with the above, we should wander around the neighborhood, and nearby stores and locations, in search of usable junk. Not only providing further experiment fodder, but potentially acting as larger items that can be used to fashion equipment which wont be missed.)
[Project] You'll begin a project of some kind.
-[Project] Practice your Defensive Magics
--[Project] Choose Mana Type(s) and the intended application (We can manipulate the shape of our mana, regardless of what state it seems to be in. We should work more with 'Barrier' , 'Solid Construct' , and 'Solid Barrier' and learn to create effective, durable shields, weapons and other useful constructs on the fly. These will be useful in hero work, as well as protecting ourselves during our nighttime outings)
[Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Test Wardstone.)
[Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Glass)
[Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Glass > WardStone)
[Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Mana>Skin>Cast Iron)
[Mana] See if now you can recreate the effects of mana types without a source for them. (For example try and attract something made of paper to a table leg without any mild steel involved)
[Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Glass)
[Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Glass > WardStone)
[Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Mana>Skin>Cast Iron)
[Mana] See if now you can recreate the effects of mana types without a source for them. (For example try and attract something made of paper to a table leg without any mild steel involved)
Later in the day, I finally come to a conclusion. My life sucks, and the more I think about it, the more I realize that my doubts are coming from that.
How am I supposed to help others if I can't even help myself? Lord knows that I've heard dad talk about it more than enough. There isn't enough money in the bay, enough jobs. With powers like mine, couldn't I do something more than just punching bad guys? At least for now? I'll start making the world a better place here. In my own home.
But before I can... I need even more materials.
I let out a breath I didn't know I was holding, as I finally decide what I want to do with myself and these new abilities of mine. Setting down the notebook I was scribbling ideas into, I check my drawer where I keep my money. I don't have much, but my grandmother at least made sure to send a bit every so often. I had more than enough cash sequestered away to at least replace things like books and pencils.
"Dad, do you think we could go to the boardwalk sometime this week?" I ask, turning his attention away from the television.
He thinks for a bit, before nodding slowly. "I've got work, but Wednesday, I should be able to. Why do you want to go?"
I shrug. "Just want to look around. I've got some pocket change burning a hole in my pockets."
"Ahh," he responds. "Well, don't spend it all on junk. You never know when you might need some 'Pocket Change'. We can go sometime around noon."
With that, the conversation comes to an end, and I nod affirmatively. I knew full well how useful even a bit of cash could be, but I couldn't exactly explain to him why my money was suddenly more useful as trinkets and raw materials than as something to save up in case of an emergency.
At least, I can't explain it to him yet...
1d20 vs 1d20 = 17, 15
Wednesday came quickly enough, and I had the forethought to make a list of things that were cheap, uninteresting, and most importantly, chock full of materials.
I started by purchasing a few of those cheap, worthless bits of jewelry, the sort that were covered with colored glass and gold-painted potmetal. Making sure to get the gaudiest bracelet with the most colorful stones, I awkwardly put it around my wrist after buying it, along with things like rubber bands, weird novelty rocks, and, my most important item to start, a simple pocket knife made of high-carbon steel.
Along with that, I decided to get a can of soda as well, popping the top and drinking the cold beverage as I wandered around the boardwalk in search of more materials. At the same time, I notice the dumpsters around here, thinking about what sort of route I'll be taking tonight when I go searching for even more junk to test my magic on.
I was tempted to try and subtly test all of this new stuff I had gotten already, but resisted the urge. There was nothing stopping me from doing it in the safety of my own home, after all.
As a girl on her phone glanced at me, I decided that I especially wouldn't do something like that in front of so many potential witnesses.
"Kid, you going to buy something?" a voice said, and I blinked. During my introspection, I had managed to wander into a pawn shop and ended up staring at the jewelry on display. Nothing too expensive, and most of it was probably sketchy anyway, but for some reason, seeing all these metals and gemstones left me feeling... curious.
[][Precious Materials] Risk it. (Choose a Precious Metal and Gemstone to mana test)
-[][Precious Materials] Try to convince the clerk to let you see one of the rings, claiming to want to see if it fit you.
-[][Precious Materials] Try to sneak a pip of mana in to attune it to one of the rings.
--[][Precious Materials] Push the mana straight through the glass to reach it.
--[][Precious Materials] Push the mana through the wooden part of the case to reach it.
[][Precious Materials] Leave. You'll just have to wait on something like that, it's way too much.
After leaving the pawn shop, I decide I've had enough excitement for one day, swallowing as my heart rate lowers from the really awkward situation with that clerk.
That girl who was on her phone glances at me again, this time from a cafe across the street. Blinking with confusion, I shrug internally, heading back to my dad's car to wait for him. It takes another few minutes before he comes back, carrying a record.
"Jeeze, how old is that thing?" I can't help but ask, looking at the slim cardboard package, the plastic wrapped around it looking a bit dusty for something bought from the music store nearby.
"Hey, it's not that old..." Dad says sheepishly, starting the car as I try not to smile.
"Well, just remember that those only work on record players, dad. I don't want to see you break out the gramophone," I point out, pursing my lips as he chuckles at my joke.
1d20 vs 1d20 = 9, 4
1d20 vs 1d20 = 11, 5
1d20 vs 1d20 = 11, 5
The next day, I had the house to myself after dad went to work. I had decided earlier to focus on my defenses, specifically, on the "Steel" Mana Types that I had learned. First, however, there was an important thing I needed to try.
I hold out a palm, bringing out a decent sized amount of raw mana, noting how it quickly attuned to Air, something that my previous tests hadn't really involved that much.
Ignoring how it went from a pale light to an almost invisible shimmer in the air, I closed my eyes and tried to focus. I can remember every attunement I've done perfectly, and every substance I've tested so far, I've gained an almost perfect assessment of what it's made of. In theory, I should be able to force the raw Mana to behave like the attunements I've already learned, right?
The shimmering air begins to shake as I think about magnets, about mild steel and raw forces. Some sweat beads on my forehead as I try to force the magic to obey.
Slowly, it twists in on itself, glowing brighter and brighter, until it looks almost like what I remember Mild Steel Mana looking like. It isn't exactly the same, but...
With a gesture, I infuse our kitchen table with the mana, and, ignoring how it creaks, drag the green attuned mana out and shove it into a piece of paper.
The paper turns a bright green, before gently fluttering over and hitting the table's leg with a wet smack.
With a solemn nod, I pump my fist victoriously. It wasn't fast, and it wasn't effortless like my power usually felt, but I managed it. In theory, I should be able to do without carrying around a bunch of junk to use my magic.
As the paper slowly slides off the table and slaps onto the tiled floor with a pitiful noise, I consider that, in practice, this might be too slow for any really time-sensitive situations.
It takes a while of scrubbing for me to realize that the bright green stain on the tiles, paper, and table aren't coming off.
"Oh dear," I mutter. Why didn't I think that paper magic might stain things?
I eventually manage to find some spray-paint in the garage, and paint over the green stains with white and brown. Hopefully dad doesn't notice the discoloration... It's a good thing I didn't touch the paper with my bare hands. The last thing I need is to have to come up with an excuse for why my hand is bright green.
Friday, technically the last day of Spring Break, leaves me with another opportunity to practice with my powers while Dad's gone. This time, though, I'll be experimenting with something a lot more important than just seeing if I can move paper with my mind.
I let out a breath, drawing out that magical energy that seems to leap to my hands as soon as I desire it. If I'm going to be going out at night, using my powers and skulking around in disguise, I need to know that I can protect myself. That I can keep myself safe from whatever or whoever is out there.
With that thought in mind, I attune mana to my new pocket knife, the high-carbon steel in it transforming the magic into a solid form. Using a blend of Skin and Steel magics, I try to cover my body in some kind of armor.
I know for a fact that I won't be able to maintain it if it's just out there in the air, since this magical power of mine seems to want to decay as time goes by, and I've already learned that my magic seems to last longer if it's inside something solid, for some reason. Instead, I try to push the blend of magics into my clothing, a set of dirty, paint-splattered clothes from back when I helped dad with some stuff around the house. Back before...
I shake the thoughts out of my head, focusing on ensconcing the protective energy inside of the fabric. The first magic is the raw Skin Mana, pumped into the cloth, the Plant Fibers made of various hydrocarbons and trace elements and dyes. The Skin magic attunes to the cloth, and I notice the first odd thing about this as the clothing begins to meld together slightly, little sprigs and sprouts of plant-life growing from the clothing.
With wide eyes, I lose focus, the pale light fading as I look over the clothing. Sure enough, the magic I pumped into it had somehow made parts of the clothing grow little plants all over it. It seems obvious in hindsight. Cotton Mana, or rather, Plant Mana, has the effect of growing plants, at least temporarily.
I felt a minor migraine building as my power let me know that the plants had no DNA, and that they would not survive for longer than twelve hours without a supply of healing magic to regenerate their cells.
Despite this, I feel as though even that information is... vague. Like my power is simplifying it down to just "Plants" in general, for the purpose of remembering what the mana does.
Curious, I focus a bit, and get a much narrower Mana Type description. Something to do with growing plants with a focus on protecting seed material?
My hand shoots to my head as the pain spikes for a moment as my power seems to give up on abstracting that specific type. It seems my power doesn't like me remembering Mana Types that are too similar to each other, unless I force it to.
I shake my head. I got distracted from what I was actually trying to do.
"Alright, tough plant clothes. That's good, but not good enough," I mutter, this time summoning up my other three "Solid" magics, infusing the clothing with a blend of Solid Barrier, Construct, and Shell magic.
I yelped as parts of the clothing abandoned even attempting to be a fabric, melding together into hard wooden plates, still splattered with the paint that was originally on them.
By the time the magic is complete, I realize with a blush that one set of clothing isn't enough "mass" for the thick armor plates that the magic naturally tried to form into, and that it would probably help to wear something underneath my crude armor.
It's a close thing when I hear the door opening, and have to use a pair of scissors to cut the cloth-parts of the armor off of me to get them off and shoved into the closet.
Only once it's safely hidden do I look at the pair of scissors, covered with huge nicks as if I had been using it to clip wire.
Saturday is just spent finally satisfying my curiosity, testing all the new materials I had gathered to figure out what kinds of Mana they resulted in.
First, I slunk back into the Garage, noticing that, by now, the blue concrete I had accidentally grown little bits of had gone inert. A quick mana test explained to me that the concrete was nothing like real concrete. It was made of pure silicon, somehow coated with magic to make it act like concrete.
It must have been starved of energy while I was out of town.
Shaking my head, I simply repeat the process I did last time, layering defensive magics over a bit of concrete to try and grow more of it, and the results were surprising.
'This is hard!' I thought, confused at just how much magic it was taking to create even a little pebble of Wardstone! It seems that, while applying concrete mana to concrete makes it grow more concrete, the process is anything but cheap.
When I had a hunk of Wardstone, I shrugged, and decided to test that too. Mana applied to it quickly transformed into a little bit of wet cement that slowly hardened as the magic in it faded. Despite that, some of the magic was still left over, making what I knew now to be some kind of magically altered silicon act just like ordinary grout.
Though, at least some of the silicon had already turned into ordinary silica by now, due to being exposed to air.
Applying some mana directly to glass did exactly what I imagined it might. The Glass-Attuned magic simply began to emit ordinary white light, and little else.
Attuning it to the Glass, and then the Wardstone, however... What resulted was a glowing yellow liquid that hardened over time into a glowing yellow rock.
"It might not be strictly useful but... It looks pretty neat!" I mutter, pocketing the magic pebbles as I leave the garage and return to my room, making preparations to go out tonight. To search for even more materials.
For some reason, as I snuck right out the front door, all I could think was how I hoped dad wouldn't notice the three pairs of jeans I had cannibalized for my infused wooden armor. What I had eventually come up with looked incredibly crude, even after I sanded off all of the leaves poking out of it. It looked less like something a knight would wear, and more like someone made platemail out of wood-shop scraps.
The only real nod to aesthetics that I was able to incorperate was how the Denim's blue dye was still there after it turned into wood, leaving the whole thing a really bright, Armsmaster-Blue. Even that was a bit washed out, though, due to me not polishing the armor after sanding it.
Having used the plant magic to crudely meld the pockets I cut off of the pants to the waist of my armor, I made sure I had everything I needed. I had my pocket knife, little chunks of material I had dug out of things using that same pocket knife, and a sack of Glowstone powder that I had painstakingly made for tonight, after noticing how bright even little particles of it were.
Despite my nervousness growing as I stalked around the neighborhood with nothing but a dinky little flashlight to see by, I was struck immediately by how... Mundane this feels. Lacking a scrapyard within walking distance, I decided to just try looking around near where we lived for materials.
Noticing a cat staring at me from atop someone's fence, it felt like I was more afraid of getting yelled at by someone I accidentally woke up than being jumped by a gangster. I decided to avoid most of the houses, making my way to the dumpsters near the stores instead, heading over to the local gas station.
'You know, I don't think I considered what dumpster diving might entail,' I thought, trying to avoid the well-lit front of the station as I stalked around to the back. I could hear my breathing from within the helmet I was wearing, the noise seeming far too loud while I'm wearing it.
Looking around, I noticed a lot of broken glass, empty cartons, and aluminum cans laying around the dumpster. Nothing of interest.
"Well, here goes," I whisper, before prying open the dumpster lid with a loud creak that makes me wince.
Reaching out with my mana first, I notice that the information that my power is giving me isn't sticking like it usually does, the mana attuning to everything in the dumpster, but without the proper time and attention to determine what the mana actually does, it doesn't seem to want to stick.
Despite this, I still get a few decent chunks of information from the attempt, starting with...
"Ah ha!" I say, reaching in and plucking out a broken lightbulb, the tungsten wire in it still whole and undamaged.
"More than enough for my purposes," I mutter with a little smirk.
1d20 vs 1d20 = 10, 3
"What the hell are you doing, kid?" someone says, shining a flashlight on me.
I very specifically do not shriek as the lid of the dumpster clangs shut in front of me and I whirl around.
The man in front of me looks tired and overweight, holding a heavy metal flashlight like the ones I heard bikers would carry as an improvised weapon.
"I uhh," I attempt, swallowing heavily.
He just sighs. "Look, my boss is going to be pissed if he finds out people have been rummaging through our garbage, much less a cape. That's what you are, right? You're not some homeless chick in body armor?" he asks.
I nod, unsure what to say to cut through the painfully awkward atmosphere that has settled over us both.
"...Look, if you're after food," he begins, sending white-hot embarrassment flooding through me.
"I'm not homeless!" I bark out quickly, my back straightening at the accusation.
"...Right. So what are you after then? This is a gas station, we don't exactly throw out electronics or whatever, if that's what you're after," He points out slowly and patiently, seemingly implying that I'm a tinker, which... I don't know if that's strictly right or not?
"Look, I'm sorry, I'll just go, alright? Please don't call the police or something," I respond, backing away from the Gas-Station Employee.
He holds up his hands. "I'm not going to do that. Look, I don't know what you're after, but even if you aren't homeless, this isn't really the right place to be digging for trash. You might not be surprised to hear this, but we do get some homeless around here, and I tell em all the same thing, you're going to want to find a supermarket."
"Huh?" I respond with confusion.
"I've worked in retail for fifteen years, so uhh, whatever your reason, you're better off heading to the local Mega Lo Mart. Those superstores throw out a lot more stuff, and I've seen them toss out whole palates of food or whatever, if it's past expiration or whatever. They toss out pretty much any returns too. It's not worth the cost to send most appliances off for refurbishing, so they'll just toss it," he explains, rubbing his arm to stave off the night air.
"Last time I checked, the one near here has some people working for them that look the other way when the stuff they dump goes missing," he shrugs.
I digest this info as the sharp jolt of adrenaline start to fade. "A-alright, thank you sir," I say.
"No problem. The name's Joey Baker. Got a name?" he asks, seeming to have gone from exasperated to something more welcoming.
[][Name] Do you have a name?
-[][Name] Yes, it's (Write-in)
-[][Name] No, not yet, sorry.
He shrugs. "Alright. Take care, kid. Stay out of our garbage, alright?"
My face is crimson underneath my helmet as I quickly vacate the premises and jog back home.
After that embarrassing and awkward first outing, things return to normal, and the last few days of Spring Break quickly go by, and I think about school, as much as I don't want to.
[][School] Now that I have powers, maybe I can figure out a way to finally make the bullying stop. There has to be a way, some magic that I can unlock that could help me.
-[][School] I'll get evidence. (Write In Plan) (Reduces Project Effectiveness)
-[][School] Something Else. (Write In Plan)
[][School] Now that I have powers, all I need to do is just struggle through it and lay low. I've got more important things to deal with than those bitches, I'm a cape now for god's sake!
Decision made, I turn to my plans outside of school. I've got more materials now, and with that, comes the opportunity to do something.
Last Week of March Plans:
[][Open Activities] Maybe you can convince dad take you some places this week.
-[][Open Activities] Visit the Boardwalk again.
--[][Open Activities] This time, you'll walk.
-[][Open Activities] Go elsewhere
-[][Open Activities] On second thought, you won't go anywhere this week. (Other Actions are more effective)
--[][Open Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Write-In)
[][Illicit Activities] Dad doesn't need to know.
-[][Illicit Activities] Visit a location at night.
--[][Illicit Activities] Revisit the Gas Station.
--[][Illicit Activities] Visit the Mega Lo Mart (Long Distance on foot. Higher chance of discovery.)
--[][Illicit Activities] Go elsewhere (Write In)
-[][Illicit Activities] Practice your powers while dad's home. You can hide the evidence, you're sure. (Projects are more effective)
-[][Illicit Activities] On second thought, you won't do anything risky like that... (Lower chance of discovery)
--[][Illicit Activities] If you take to visiting a location, what will your goals be while there? (Write-In)
[][Project] You'll begin a project of some kind.
-[][Project] Practice your Plant Magics.
--[][Project] Choose Mana Type(s) and the intended application (Write In)
-[][Project] Something Else (Write In)
[][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Write In)
[][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Write In)
[][Mana] Something Else (Write In)
Research Gained: 5
- Stats
- Abilities
- Equipment
- Resources
- Mana Types
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Combinatorial Explosion Mana Types
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Please use Plan Voting for simplicity from here on. Mana Actions will still be considered from all posts for processing.
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Two things what's the date?, this definitely before the locker that means it's not 2011, and another thing, was that Tattletale?.
- Location
- OK
It is currently after March 20th, 2010, after spring break, months before the undersiders formed, but still after Taylor began getting bullied.
- Pronouns
- He
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Glowstone)
[X][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Mana > Glowstone > Wardstone)
[X][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Mana > Wardstone > Glowstone)
These intrest me
and we should test our cheep bracelet.
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Red Glass Gem)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Blue Glass Gem)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Green Glass Gem)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Pink Glass Gem)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Cheep Bracelet Metal)
So, of note here, is that we can grow plants and turn plant matter into wood, so if we can get plants into the shapes we want, we can pretty much grow any object or structure that could feasibly be made out of wood.
After all. Even when it dies, it will still be wood.
Attempting to walk all the way to the superstore at night is a bad idea. We don't want to be out at night long enough to be noticed, so we should delay that. Perhaps we could use plant magic in conjunction with a few other things to grow a simple wooden vehicle? Like a skateboard or bike?
Its to soon to name ourselves since we dont really know what kind of theme we are going to go with yet, aside from "magic". Though if using junk or plants become major focuses we could base a name around that? Sage is a plant.
Getting evidence in school would be ideal. But Im struggling to come up with a method of doing so.
We dont exactly have a "Recording" mana
We could however just ignore it, and use the power of having powers to maximize our self-assurance and just shrug it off, if we want to focus on....well...Powers. But that wont make it stop. If we actualy deal with it, we get ourselves more time to focus later. Improving our life first and foremost is what we decided to do after all.
We shouldn't take to many trips out into town during the day. We only have so many funds and if we seem to constantly have plans, we might get to noticed. Im reasonably convinced we should stay home this weak to focus on magic. No day time outings, no nighttime outings.
We do a project, and we try to get evidence. Which is the part I'm struggling with most.
Anyone got any ideas on how to get some evidence?
[X][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Mana > Glowstone > Wardstone)
[X][Mana] Attempt to string together an Attunement Chain (Mana > Wardstone > Glowstone)
These intrest me
and we should test our cheep bracelet.
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Red Glass Gem)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Blue Glass Gem)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Green Glass Gem)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Pink Glass Gem)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Cheep Bracelet Metal)
So, of note here, is that we can grow plants and turn plant matter into wood, so if we can get plants into the shapes we want, we can pretty much grow any object or structure that could feasibly be made out of wood.
After all. Even when it dies, it will still be wood.
Attempting to walk all the way to the superstore at night is a bad idea. We don't want to be out at night long enough to be noticed, so we should delay that. Perhaps we could use plant magic in conjunction with a few other things to grow a simple wooden vehicle? Like a skateboard or bike?
Its to soon to name ourselves since we dont really know what kind of theme we are going to go with yet, aside from "magic". Though if using junk or plants become major focuses we could base a name around that? Sage is a plant.
Getting evidence in school would be ideal. But Im struggling to come up with a method of doing so.
We dont exactly have a "Recording" mana
We could however just ignore it, and use the power of having powers to maximize our self-assurance and just shrug it off, if we want to focus on....well...Powers. But that wont make it stop. If we actualy deal with it, we get ourselves more time to focus later. Improving our life first and foremost is what we decided to do after all.
We shouldn't take to many trips out into town during the day. We only have so many funds and if we seem to constantly have plans, we might get to noticed. Im reasonably convinced we should stay home this weak to focus on magic. No day time outings, no nighttime outings.
We do a project, and we try to get evidence. Which is the part I'm struggling with most.
Anyone got any ideas on how to get some evidence?
- Pronouns
- She/Her
[x][name] yes its Sage
[x][school] try and find a way to to track/avoid bullies
[x][open activities] stay at home
[x][illicit activities] practice powers
[x][projects] something else (train your body even if you aren't a hero just yet you won't be able to avoid fights forever you'll need to get in shape)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (fire)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (electricity(wall outlet))
[x][mana]mana-test materials (ice)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (light)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (ink)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (vinyl)
[x][school] try and find a way to to track/avoid bullies
[x][open activities] stay at home
[x][illicit activities] practice powers
[x][projects] something else (train your body even if you aren't a hero just yet you won't be able to avoid fights forever you'll need to get in shape)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (fire)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (electricity(wall outlet))
[x][mana]mana-test materials (ice)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (light)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (ink)
[x][mana]mana-test materials (vinyl)
The Froggy Ninja
The Blade Will Never Die
[X][Precious Materials] Risk it. (Platinum and Diamond)
-[X][Precious Materials] Try to sneak a pip of mana in to attune it to one of the rings.
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Soda can)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Paper)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Other body parts: hair, fingernails, blood, eyes, etc)
Most other precious metals will be easier to find so this is good data and diamonds are kinda the opposite in that they're fairly common comparatively so if it's really useful we have a chance of actually getting some.
-[X][Precious Materials] Try to sneak a pip of mana in to attune it to one of the rings.
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Soda can)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Paper)
[X][Mana] Mana-Test Materials (Other body parts: hair, fingernails, blood, eyes, etc)
Most other precious metals will be easier to find so this is good data and diamonds are kinda the opposite in that they're fairly common comparatively so if it's really useful we have a chance of actually getting some.
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Chapter 5
- Location
- OK
[name] yes its Sage
[school] try and find a way to to track/avoid bullies
[open activities] stay at home
[illicit activities] practice powers
[projects] something else (train your body even if you aren't a hero just yet you won't be able to avoid fights forever you'll need to get in shape)
[X][Precious Materials] Risk it. (Platinum and Diamond)
-[X][Precious Materials] Try to sneak a pip of mana in to attune it to one of the rings.
[school] try and find a way to to track/avoid bullies
[open activities] stay at home
[illicit activities] practice powers
[projects] something else (train your body even if you aren't a hero just yet you won't be able to avoid fights forever you'll need to get in shape)
[X][Precious Materials] Risk it. (Platinum and Diamond)
-[X][Precious Materials] Try to sneak a pip of mana in to attune it to one of the rings.
As I walk into the yawning maw of Winslow High School, I think back to my earlier outing.
"Yeah. The name's Sage," I had said to the man.
With a name to tie to my new persona, it made it feel more real. It helped alleviate that feeling that had been steadily growing. The feeling I had, that I was just a teenager in a Halloween costume, rather than a real cape, had started to fade.
I grimace when I see the three worst people in my life standing in my way at the doors to the school. Maddison seems to be the only one who looks like she's having any fun with this, with Emma and Sophia having grins that look more hateful than happy.
"Welcome back Hebert. You get any dumber over the break, or just uglier?" Sophia leered.
"I didn't even consider that that could happen. Well, answer the question, Taylor. Did you manage the impossible?" Emma croons in response, pretending to be shocked at Sophia's accusation.
Shrugging my backpack onto my shoulder, I try to just walk around them, only for Sophia to slam her hand into the doorframe, blocking me with what's somehow even less friendly of an expression.
"You don't get to ignore us, Hebert. That hasn't changed," she hisses.
I shoved the fear I was feeling back down. Something about what she had said turned it into anger.
'Things have changed, and they're going to keep changing.' I think to myself, glaring at Sophia.
"I wish I could ignore you," I mutter, trying to push past her in an uncharacteristic fit of spite.
To be honest, I should have expected what would come next, as she shoved me back down the steps onto the concrete, my head painfully smacking into the ground.
"But you can't. Have fun explaining that one to the nurse!" Maddison chimed in, marking the end of this morning's festivities for the bitches three as they go inside for classes.
Leaning up with a groan, I touch the back of my head despite the throbbing pain. It's bleeding, but not much.
I stare at the smear of blood on my hand, trepidation morphing into curiosity. Seeing nobody around, I send a spark of magic into the blood, just to see what the type is.
| School | Attunement Chain | Type | Shorthand | Effects | Other | |
| Blood | Mana > Human Blood | Liquid | Vital Force | This mana contains a powerful vital energy, capable of filling organic matter with vitality and willpower, while healing damage. | Wounds healed by this mana are tinted red. Use of this mana to heal wounds increases the size of blood vessels in the restored area. |
My eyes widen. So, more than just diamonds can do that?
I think back to when I was in the pawn shop. I had found out then that slipping some mana through the wooden countertop and into some diamond had resulted in a similar mana type.
1d20 vs 1d20 = 10, 9
| School | Attunement Chain | Type | Shorthand | Effects | Other | |
| Diamond | Mana > Plant > Diamond | Liquid | Natural Life | This mana fills a target with vitality, regenerating damage dealt to plant-life. It is capable of healing other targets as well, with side-effects. | Wounds healed by this mana are tinted green. Use of this mana to heal wounds makes the healed area more flexible and photosynthetic. | |
| Platinum | Mana > Plant > Platinum | Ray | Wood Grain Thunder | This mana creates electricity which seems to resist horizontal movement, preferring purely vertical directions to travel. Plants are stimulated by this electricity, and made to grow slightly faster by it. |
I shudder at the memory. Thinking back, it was incredibly creepy how long it took me to answer the Pawn Shop clerk when he asked what I was doing, just because I was so busy trying to sneakily pump mana into the jewelry behind the counter.
The rewards were well worth it though when I found out that apparently, "Plant > Diamond" mana is able to heal people.
...Sort of.
I shake my head. Blood Mana seems to have less obvious side effects, at least.
[][Healing] I'll heal my head with the Blood Mana I made.
[][Healing] I'll disperse the mana.
With that done, I went inside to struggle my way through another hellish day.
This week turned out to be much of the same. My work was ruined, "pranks" were pulled on me daily, and nobody seemed to notice or care, just like they hadn't all the other months this had been going on.
But unlike before, now when I looked around, it wasn't with the meekness of someone looking for escape routes. It was with the cold calculation of someone... Uhh.
Looking for escape routes, but in a more menacing way?
I was looking for ways that I could avoid them entirely. I'm sure I could survive the problems In class, considering those were at least a bit tamer than my work being stolen, or Sophia getting physical with the bullying. Everything else was painful but... It was petty. Petty and small.
I just needed ways to get into and out of the school, and ways to get from class to class, without encountering them, or at least being able to get away from them.
1d20 vs 1d20 = 19, 8
Thankfully, it wasn't hard at all. All of the classes I went to had at least two ways to get to them, and as for getting into the school itself, I was able to find a broken window on the second floor, and, snooping around a bit, figured out that it led straight into one of the empty classrooms that got shut down when the music club did.
If I found a way up there, there's no goddamn way those bitches would be able to figure out where I'm coming from to get into the school.
At home, however, things were much less pleasant...
Dad wanted me to wait a whole week before I could try running around town. He apparently wanted to get some pepper spray for me first, citing how dangerous it was in Brockton.
Despite the thrill of fear I felt at the idea of getting caught, I decided that if I couldn't train my body outside, I'd have to do it inside.
So, that's what I did. Every day, after school, I locked myself in my room, doing whatever half-remembered exercises I could think of, situps, pushups, what I thought were ok stretches?
During that time, I figured out that as long as I wasn't using it to heal myself, mana that I pumped into my blood made me feel... Incredible. I knew it was making my blood more capable of carrying nutrients and oxygen, even ignoring how it apparently put "Vitality" into the blood. This made a lot of my anaerobic exercises seem silly, as I never seemed to run out of breath.
Even still, it was slow, and I got even more tired than normal by the end of these sessions, my muscles screaming from doing more work than they were meant to do, even with a supply of superblood to feed them.
I couldn't help but wonder, if mana in my blood made my blood function better, what would it do in my other bodyparts?
Well, as it turns out...
| School | Attunement Chain | Type | Shorthand | Effects | Other | |
| Keratin | Mana > Keratin | Liquid | Float | This liquid mana has strange effects on gravity, reducing or enhancing it depending on the circumstances. | ||
| Eye | Mana > Human Eye | Liquid | Lightvision | A sensory mana, this liquid magic is capable of controlling light and housing images. |
It was a bit of a mixed bag. I had my hands full with only two of the new mana types, due to how strange they were, and... how they might be able to help me.
Keratin, which is what my power insisted on calling my hair and nails, seemed to make my hair float, but it gave my nails more weight, and by extension, my hands and feet.
Despite my distraction in only properly testing these two types properly, I did at least see what would happen if I infused mana into my entire body at once.
It was a little bit incredible. I had only the vaguest sense of what the mana was doing, but it seems the attunements were tied to each tissue and organ.
My head was clearer, my fists were heavier, but my muscles were stronger. My blood carried more air, which was convenient because my lungs supplied more of it. My skin became stronger as well, by a small amount, and my bones became harder.
A thousand very minor benefits left me feeling... almost euphoric. It felt right, having this energy flowing through me. (Gained Ability: Magical Body!)
While I would need to decide which parts I wanted to test specifically, if I wanted to learn more, what I did learn was very clear. Mana attuned to my body was based on it, and enhanced it, at least a little bit.
Unfortunately, that sucked for training, as it reduced all the strain I could put on my body that would actually strengthen it. I decided to spend the rest of my training this week doing exercises without the enhancements, for now, at least until I learned which mana types would help me get stronger, rather than temporarily making me stronger.
Despite not intentionally using it, I could sense a bit of magic still in my body. Maybe something left over from when I tested it earlier? It would probably fade with time.
I think dad was a bit suspicious of all the exercise I was doing in my room, but if he was, he didn't say anything about it. He did end up getting the pepper spray for me almost three days earlier than he said he would, though.
I wonder what he would say if he knew I had something more dangerous than pepper spray to protect myself with?
As the week of March came to an end, I felt the odd urge to go over what I had learned. It almost reminded me of when mom would talk about college, having to write papers defending the theories she made.
I grabbed the notebook I was scribbling ideas in and started a new section. It seemed really important that I note down as many things as I could.
"So, what do I know about mana? I know it acts like a ray, like light, when I attune it to some things. It travels in a straight line unless I make it curve, bounces off of some things, and gets absorbed by other things depending on how bright or dark they are. Most of the things I've tested have had a Ray Mana Type."
I jot that one down, and the feeling of urgency starts to fade.
"Other attunements make mana act like a liquid. It has mass, and it has weight unless I personally force it not to. Examples include Blood, Wood, and Diamonds"
The more I write, the better I feel, like I've made progress in understanding this power of mine. I wonder if anyone else has to figure out their powers like this?
"Then there's the last one I've found, the weirdest one. Ice, Air, and Fire mana seem to act like waves. They almost cease to exist, somehow transforming into an observed property of the air they inhabit, instead of an entity unto themselves."
That one had been especially strange. My power didn't seem to like the fact that those mana types had no effect on their own, judging by how vague the information I got from them was. All of them, however, seemed to share the same basic property. They would gain effects when vibrations passed through them.
Shaking my head, I continued.
"Mana seems to decay over time. I don't know the mechanisms behind it, but this process of decay slows if the mana is infused inside a solid object, going from a process that takes minutes to one that takes hours. My own armor remained magically infused the entire time I was out on patrol, I could tell."
I paused.
"Is that all I know about mana itself?" I muse out loud, trying to think of anything else I had learned, or any theories I had.
[][Research] Is that all you know?
-[][Research] Yes
-[][Research] No (Write In)
After that, the feeling fades entirely, and I close my little notebook. That was a very odd experience. I can't help but wonder, I've heard of Tinkers going into fugues, was this something similar? Some kind of power-induced urge to put thoughts to paper?...
I chuckle. "Nah. I like doing that already," I mutter, before settling down to sleep.
1d20 vs 1d20 = 2, 13
When I wake up in the morning on Saturday, dad is giving me a really weird look, like he can't decide which expression he should give me.
"Taylor, did you burn that album I got when we were at the Boardwalk?" he asks, less angry and more confused as he holds up the record I had mana tested earlier this week.
A little glob of foamed up PVC Plastic sits on the edge of the record, where the mana I attuned had caused it to puff up with air.
I try not to wince nervously at that. I had assumed he wouldn't notice, considering how small the bit of foam was.
[][Dad] What will you say? (Write-In)
| School | Attunement Chain | Type | Shorthand | Effects | Other | |
| Aluminum | Mana > Aluminum | Ray | Absorb | This mana draws other forms of mana to itself and absorbs them. | ||
| Battery | Mana > (Manganese Dioxide + Potassium Hydroxide + Brass + Steel + Trace Elements) | Ray | Soot Barrier | Mana makes a target absorb carbon dioxide and sunlight, covering it in a black film. | ||
| Wardstone | Mana > Glowstone > Wardstone | Elemental Ray | Vividcrete Creation | This mana creates a small amount of Vividcrete when applied to Wardstone | Vividcrete: This wet paste absorbs light from around itself, hardening into a form of concrete made partially of solidified light. | |
| Glowstone | Mana > Glowstone | Elemental Ray | Beaconstone Creation | This mana creates a small amount of Beaconstone when applied to Wardstone | Beaconstone: This crystaline material drains light from the sources around it, emitting that light from itself instead. | |
| Glowstone | Mana > Wardstone > Glowstone | Elemental Ray | Lumic Condensite Creation | This mana creates a small amount of Lumic Condensite when applied to Glowstone | Lumic Condensite: Beads of liquidifed light condense on this crystaline material as it drains light from the sources around it. This liquid light rapidly hardens when removed from a piece of Lumic Condensite. | |
| Red Glass | Mana > Red Glass | Elemental Ray | Warm Glow | This mana creates a form of red light that feels especially warm. | ||
| Blue Glass | Mana > Blue Glass | Elemental Ray | Cobold Gleam | This mana creates a mischevious form of blue light that refuses to bounce correctly off of important details. | ||
| Green Glass | Mana > Green Glass | Elemental Ray | Kinetic Light | This mana creates a green light that exerts force on iron | ||
| Pink Glass | Mana > Pink Glass | Elemental Ray | Serene Light | This mana creates a serene pink light that grows brighter in the presence of the moon. | ||
| Ice | Mana > Ice | Wave | Chilling Arcane Mana | This mana responds to vibrations passing through it, both its effects and behaviors can be changed by them. | The effects and behaviors of this mana are Mysterious and have a Cold Clarity. | |
| Fire | Mana > Fire | Wave | Burning Thaumic Mana | This mana responds to vibrations passing through it, both its effects and behaviors can be changed by them. | The effects and behaviors of this mana are Overt and Hasty. | |
| Ink | Mana > Ink | Liquid | Diffuse | This mana adjusts its surface tension automatically, melding with oily liquids it comes in contact with and enabling control over them. | ||
| Vinyl | Mana > Vinyl | Liquid | Foam | This mana forces whatever it touches to foam up. | ||
| Paper | Mana > Paper | Liquid | Stain | This mana stains whatever it comes in contact with pitch black. | ||
| Tin | Mana > Tin | Ray | Condensate | This mana draws moisture in the air to itself, creating a small cloud. |
The attempts to attune mana to Light and Electricity have failed. They are not made of Atomic Matter.
8 Research Gained
- Stats
- Abilities
- Equipment
- Resources
- Mana Types
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Combinatorial Explosion Mana Types
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The Froggy Ninja
The Blade Will Never Die
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC ISN'T REAL!
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC ISN'T REAL!
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC ISN'T REAL!
Fucking lol, Taylor just denying it with magic's nonexistence really makes her sus. I love it.
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC ISN'T REAL!
Fucking lol, Taylor just denying it with magic's nonexistence really makes her sus. I love it.
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC ISN'T REAL!
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC ISN'T REAL!
- Pronouns
- He
While it would be hilarious, and we need to reveal our powers at some point, I'm going to be the voice of reason here.
Regardless, you all forgot to say anything about healing. Lets not use magic to heal yet. We might find better healing types if there are multiple ones, and we want to minimize visible signs of our powers, of any kind, on our body.
What happens when we go to the doctor, or get a haircut, or if the nurse hears about the fall and wants to look us over anyways, and they see this red mark?
[X][Healing] I'll disperse the mana.
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] What will you say? (Huh? No. You didn't lay it near anything hot did you?)
That being said, the freak out, WOULD be fun, and dropping the parahuman bomb sometime soon might be a good idea.
Regardless, you all forgot to say anything about healing. Lets not use magic to heal yet. We might find better healing types if there are multiple ones, and we want to minimize visible signs of our powers, of any kind, on our body.
What happens when we go to the doctor, or get a haircut, or if the nurse hears about the fall and wants to look us over anyways, and they see this red mark?
[X][Healing] I'll disperse the mana.
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] What will you say? (Huh? No. You didn't lay it near anything hot did you?)
That being said, the freak out, WOULD be fun, and dropping the parahuman bomb sometime soon might be a good idea.
[X][Healing] I'll disperse the mana.
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] I, uh, let me just show you.
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] I, uh, let me just show you.
[X][Healing] I'll disperse the mana.
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC ISN'T REAL!
So we didn't end up testing that tungsten?
Some discussion for when mana votes pop up again:
- We should probably try and align mana to things like light itself, or waves, sound, heat. Presumably possible, but will cause weird/abstract effects?
- I suggest that our earliest gameplan for going rogue should be investigating more deeply into accelerating plant growth. Some sort of internet spice store seems the most feasible way for us to make cash until further abilities reveal themselves. We can begin by testing out on apple seeds or whatever we have from fruit lying around the house, before trying to buy more fancy stuff. Sandalwood may also be a big earner, but we might need to buy some dedicated growing space for that.
- We probably need to test the mana on our teeth (enamel?), saliva, sweat, tears, snot, and bones in raw meat (bone+marrow). Cooked meat as well I guess. Marrow seems like a good candidate for healing with less side effects.
- On a semi "let's tear open old traumas" note, is there any gold or silver jewellery of our mom's in the house so we can test those? Also we should find some unused power cord we can cut open for copper.
[X][Research] Is that all you know?
-[X][Research] No (Mana attunements seem somewhat thematic. While purer materials seem more abstract, many of the more complex ones have attunements directly relating to their function. Organ mana helps the organ, paper mana lets you write, plant matter grows plants, etc.)
[X][Dad] IT DEFINITELY WASN'T MAGIC BECAUSE MAGIC ISN'T REAL!
Interesting. Previously paper stains were bright green? We should probably investigate what caused the difference.
So we didn't end up testing that tungsten?
Some discussion for when mana votes pop up again:
- We should probably try and align mana to things like light itself, or waves, sound, heat. Presumably possible, but will cause weird/abstract effects?
- I suggest that our earliest gameplan for going rogue should be investigating more deeply into accelerating plant growth. Some sort of internet spice store seems the most feasible way for us to make cash until further abilities reveal themselves. We can begin by testing out on apple seeds or whatever we have from fruit lying around the house, before trying to buy more fancy stuff. Sandalwood may also be a big earner, but we might need to buy some dedicated growing space for that.
- We probably need to test the mana on our teeth (enamel?), saliva, sweat, tears, snot, and bones in raw meat (bone+marrow). Cooked meat as well I guess. Marrow seems like a good candidate for healing with less side effects.
- On a semi "let's tear open old traumas" note, is there any gold or silver jewellery of our mom's in the house so we can test those? Also we should find some unused power cord we can cut open for copper.
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Thank you for reminding me. Only Matter is capable of attuning mana. I'll edit that into the update.
In the Mana Types doc, there is an entry for Plant > Paper mana, which stains things green instead.
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Aha! This sounds useful for repainting our house on the cheap! With hopefully no lead additives! Do the stains persist? Also, I am unclear if the non-magical matter we created from nothing with magic persist or disappear after a while? Like the concrete stuff iirc. Just... creating concrete to sell is a potential avenue of income.
Presumably healed injuries stay healed, and clothes transmuted into armour stay transmuted, so at least some effects are permanent to a degree.
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You discovered in an earlier chapter that the stains made by your magic persist, and cannot be washed off. You had to spray-paint over them to hide the evidence earlier.
None of the substances you have produced will disappear. If it is starved of magic, however, it will turn into pure silicon, which itself will quickly turn into silica. You discovered this in an earlier chapter, when some wardstone you created was left at home while you went out.
Creating true substances however, is extremely energy-intensive. A small pebble of concrete, magical or otherwise, took a while to create.