Quest
The Great One
- Location
- Everywhere
MagiQuest (Failed)
- Thread starter Gear
- Start date
- Original
- Location
- 18th Century Victorian England duh
[X] Plan Skewfiend
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Not the right version of Dominance.
Dominance of Matter (Lvl 3, Mind/Matter, CreationX6/ManipulationX6/Transmutationx6/Destructionx6) - The caster can sense, create and alter matter freely down to the molecular level.
Cost: 63 XP
Also, fair warning, be careful where and when you use this spell, as anything living caught in it's area of effect will die if you start shifting things around. It's very dangerous. But you can have it do less than the maximum in all areas, like all spells do.
I did away with prereqs, as everyone just seems to keep forgetting them, and instead of encouraging lvl 1 and lvl 2 spells, actually seemed to discourage them as people tried to make super lvl3 spells to do anything a lower lvl spell could do.
It wouldn't hurt your cover. Also, it'll help you guys out when talking to Freya and Jason, who are huge car people.
Doable.
Magic(k)
GM does not approve of spelling magic with a k. At all.
Or history, or anything really. I've debated with myself about revealing this, as it's a bit of a spoiler for the Plot, so I'll put it in a spoiler box.
Before Daryl, magic never existed on Earth. Every bit of 'magic' out there is either ancient religious stuff, superstition, games, or new age quackery. None of it is real, none of it really matters.
Nope, from the start when you first used Student's Boon in 1.1, you got 1 XP per action of Magic Study, and Student's Boon only gave +1 XP, for 2 XP total.
No, you get 37 magic per day, 40 is just how much you can hold at any one time.
I suppose you guys have studied enough magic to reveal the full system of Enchanting now. Enchanting is level cost + Spell Cost for both types of enchantment.
The two ways to Enchant are Effects and Spells.
Effects are when you enchant the effect of a spell into an item, like say, an amulet that causes the effect of Student's Boon on whoever it touches. Now, this may seem like a far better way to enchant than putting the spell into an item, but Effect Enchantments have some rather serious drawbacks. The biggest one is that it's an always on effect, it can't be turned off without either removing the amulet, destroying it, or stripping the magic from it.
The other drawback is that the parameters of the spell effect are locked in at enchanting. If you guys wanted to enchant Dominance, it would be locked into doing whatever you chose it to do when you enchant an object. For example, if you enchanted a stick with it, and you had the effect being that it made a standard 6" steel screw precisely two inches from the tip every 3 seconds as long as an electrical current was applied to the other end, that is what the now enchanted stick would do forever until it was either disconnected from the electrical signal, destroyed, or had the magic stripped away. It could not be changed, altered, or stopped.
Spell Enchanting is much more flexible, as it is a whole spell put into an item, meaning that it works just like casting a regular spell. You can use it just the same. It's drawbacks are that you have to supply magic just like casting a spell.
But don't worry, once you get the Magic Element, new possibilities will open up, and you can put more than one enchantment on an item, both at a time, and over time.
You need the Magic Element to enchant an item with it's own Magic and Regen. And don't be too worried about Plot, it's still a ways off from getting up in Daryl's face. Unless you decide to get up in it's face, that is.
So Daryl is kind of like the first mutant with superpowers like in X-men.
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
Vote updated:
@Gear, some things you said above made me wonder if we were entirely on the same page about just what dominance does.
To my understanding, it empowered the caster to sense and reshape nearby matter down to the molecular level until the ended, able to work at any given time on an area up to its area of effect, at a distance given by its range.
Was I mistaken in this?
You warning about its dangers sounded like you were having it do something rather different, although precisly what, I couldn't say.
We will only be able to cast domianance via ritual at first, but should be qble to do so with magic saved up over the course of next week.
@Gear, some things you said above made me wonder if we were entirely on the same page about just what dominance does.
To my understanding, it empowered the caster to sense and reshape nearby matter down to the molecular level until the ended, able to work at any given time on an area up to its area of effect, at a distance given by its range.
Was I mistaken in this?
You warning about its dangers sounded like you were having it do something rather different, although precisly what, I couldn't say.
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Dominance is like a room full of automated machinery that can do nearly anything, and your in a control room full of controls. You can set up a lot of automated process', such as having this area of the room make a dozen of these shapes, before moving to another set of controls and having them make a hundred connectors, and so on. But even with the advanced controls and programming tools, you're still only human, and must still balance quality of control and quantity of control.
Also, it's a Mind/Matter spell, meaning it takes stuff apart, puts it together again, then turns it on. Organic Life does not react to that process well. It would be like walking into a wood chipper that feeds it's chips into a factory. Sure, the factory can make bodies, but those bodies will be dead at creation.
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
Ok, so the warning was about living things actually being affected by it, rather than just being in the same region as what we are working on.
So, for instance using it to create a box around someone would not be a problem for their survival, but trying to use it to reshape someone is likely to end in blood and tears?
Regarding the fact that we are only human, I am guessing that we could get a lot more out of DoM with the right mental spells? (Including IEU, to some extent, I am guessing?)
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Pretty much. And yeah, better mental spells, more utility out of Dominant. But remember, Dominant's theme is all about the creation, changing, and shaping of non-living material into simple and complex mechanical constructs. It's what the spells , 'editing tools', we'll say, are specialized to accomplish.
I don't know much about it and its not something discussed a lot in the fam. His generation were a little bible-thumpy, so I guess he's the black sheep.
Oh, he's kinda...creepy too. Loves him some architecture though.
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
Well, he is a mason.
Quest
The Great One
- Location
- Everywhere
A Free Mason. An lover of architecture charged with the protection of the dream of a free America! They build for Liberty! And Justice!Well, he is a mason.
[X]Plan Skewfiend
Just read over this quest and I like the idea behind it, it's rare to find a protagonist focusing on social skills. Although admittedly it seems like there's been some constant distraction with the tech upgrades due to the car.
Just read over this quest and I like the idea behind it, it's rare to find a protagonist focusing on social skills. Although admittedly it seems like there's been some constant distraction with the tech upgrades due to the car.
1.9 Plotting for the Future
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Sorry for taking so long, was a bit torn on what plot I wanted to do, and how I was going to start foreshadowing it. But here it is. Voting options for 2.1 will be given after the end of chapter interludes, one of which you guys are going to be voting for. So tell me who you'd like to see in an interlude.
1.9 Plotting for the Future
Daryl looked over his plans for the week, and he was still running at a magical deficit. It looked like he would have to delay casting IEU until Wednesday morning if he wanted to stay in his magical budget with all the other things he wanted to do. (-9 more IEU actions)
Good news though, he had finished his spell, the greatest piece of magic Daryl had yet to create.
Dominance of Matter (Lvl 3, Mind/Matter, CreationX6/ManipulationX6/Transmutationx6/Destructionx6) - The caster can sense, create and alter matter freely down to the molecular level.
Duration: Day Long
Casting Range: 1'
Area of Effect: 6' Radius
69 Magic
Sure, he couldn't actually cast it yet, but when he could, oh the things he could do.
Besides finishing his latest masterpiece, Daryl had also spent a couple of afternoons going through junkyards looking for repairable parts that he could resell on Ebay (-$400 now, +$1000 in 2.2). Although, as he was bringing some boxes of repaired junk out to his moms car for a run to the post office, he thought he saw somebody out of the corner of his eye.
But when Daryl turned around to look, there was nobody there.
Most of his evenings during the week Daryl decided to fully test the limits of IEU and Uplink by spending several evenings just calling people through his cell, computer, and phone line simultaneously. Many conversations were had with practically everyone, including one of his better friends from Boston. Chandra floated the idea of another group activity like the picnic, maybe a joint outing to the mall or some such in the weeks to come. Daryl also took some time to research car mechanics, which stood him in good stead when conversing with Freya and Jason, and will no doubt continue to serve him in his future interactions with them. (+Social with all, Moderate Amateur Car Mechanic Knowledge acquired)
Studying was also not neglected (8 actions, +4 XP each, +32 XP total)
Friday evening, after setting the last of the parts up on Ebay, Daryl was walking through the living room to get a snack from the kitchen when he overheard the evening news his mom was watching.
"-Where Kurdish forces are rallying in the face of this new ISIS offensive. Back to you, Brian."
"Thanks Steve. In national news, the body of Joan Langston, wife of recently murdered Hollywood lawyer Terrance Langston three weeks ago, was found this morning on the side of a county road in rural San Bernadino. Their children, Jordan and Claire, are still missing. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department had a press briefing shortly after Joan's body was discovered-"
[X] Any plan that has us fix the damn car already.
No. of votes: 1
Vlad
[X]Using Magic (40 Magic, 37 Regen per day)
-[X] Cast Student's Boon (6m), Swift Thought (3m), and Thought Excitation (3m) throughout the Weekend (12 Magic used per day)
-[X] Cast Incomparable Efficiency Upgrade (28 Magic, up to 3 IEU actions per Regular action)
-[X] Uplink when recovered
[X] XP Distribution
-[X] Put {13} XP into your Regen
-[X] Write in any spells you'd like to buy with XP
--[X] Buy Dominance of Matter (Lvl 3, Mind/Matter, CreationX6/ManipulationX6/Transmutationx6/Destructionx6) - The caster can sense, create and alter matter freely down to the molecular level.
[X] Upgrading {Dominance of Matter}
-[X] Improve a spell with XP
--[X] Duration {3 XP}
--[X] Casting Range {1 XP}
--[X] Area of Effect/Number of Targets {2 XP}
[X] Get broken parts to repair for resell (1 action, 10 Magic costs $200 now, get $500 after the next turn)
-[X] Do so twice.
[X] Isn't that girl from your class? Is she taking the same route as you?
-[X]Talk to Amy.
[X] Get online and catch up on your friends over social media (2 actions, choose 1)
-[X] See what the Boston gang's been up to since you moved
[X] You put on your cape and wizard hat
-[X] You expand you knowledge of the arcane that lies beneath the mortal world (one action, can be taken X times, gives X XP)
--[X] 28 times
[X] Chat on the phone through Uplink (If cast) with a friend (one action, choose 1)
-[X] Chandra
-[X] Jace
-[X] Freya
-[X] Jason
-[X] Aunt Dany
-[X] One of your Boston Friends
-[X] Study car mechanics
--[X] 3 times
No. of votes: 5
Skewfiend, Quest, Orisha91, Prim the Amazing, WorldSlayer
No. of votes: 1
Vlad
[X]Using Magic (40 Magic, 37 Regen per day)
-[X] Cast Student's Boon (6m), Swift Thought (3m), and Thought Excitation (3m) throughout the Weekend (12 Magic used per day)
-[X] Cast Incomparable Efficiency Upgrade (28 Magic, up to 3 IEU actions per Regular action)
-[X] Uplink when recovered
[X] XP Distribution
-[X] Put {13} XP into your Regen
-[X] Write in any spells you'd like to buy with XP
--[X] Buy Dominance of Matter (Lvl 3, Mind/Matter, CreationX6/ManipulationX6/Transmutationx6/Destructionx6) - The caster can sense, create and alter matter freely down to the molecular level.
[X] Upgrading {Dominance of Matter}
-[X] Improve a spell with XP
--[X] Duration {3 XP}
--[X] Casting Range {1 XP}
--[X] Area of Effect/Number of Targets {2 XP}
[X] Get broken parts to repair for resell (1 action, 10 Magic costs $200 now, get $500 after the next turn)
-[X] Do so twice.
[X] Isn't that girl from your class? Is she taking the same route as you?
-[X]Talk to Amy.
[X] Get online and catch up on your friends over social media (2 actions, choose 1)
-[X] See what the Boston gang's been up to since you moved
[X] You put on your cape and wizard hat
-[X] You expand you knowledge of the arcane that lies beneath the mortal world (one action, can be taken X times, gives X XP)
--[X] 28 times
[X] Chat on the phone through Uplink (If cast) with a friend (one action, choose 1)
-[X] Chandra
-[X] Jace
-[X] Freya
-[X] Jason
-[X] Aunt Dany
-[X] One of your Boston Friends
-[X] Study car mechanics
--[X] 3 times
No. of votes: 5
Skewfiend, Quest, Orisha91, Prim the Amazing, WorldSlayer
Daryl looked over his plans for the week, and he was still running at a magical deficit. It looked like he would have to delay casting IEU until Wednesday morning if he wanted to stay in his magical budget with all the other things he wanted to do. (-9 more IEU actions)
Good news though, he had finished his spell, the greatest piece of magic Daryl had yet to create.
Dominance of Matter (Lvl 3, Mind/Matter, CreationX6/ManipulationX6/Transmutationx6/Destructionx6) - The caster can sense, create and alter matter freely down to the molecular level.
Duration: Day Long
Casting Range: 1'
Area of Effect: 6' Radius
69 Magic
Sure, he couldn't actually cast it yet, but when he could, oh the things he could do.
Besides finishing his latest masterpiece, Daryl had also spent a couple of afternoons going through junkyards looking for repairable parts that he could resell on Ebay (-$400 now, +$1000 in 2.2). Although, as he was bringing some boxes of repaired junk out to his moms car for a run to the post office, he thought he saw somebody out of the corner of his eye.
But when Daryl turned around to look, there was nobody there.
Most of his evenings during the week Daryl decided to fully test the limits of IEU and Uplink by spending several evenings just calling people through his cell, computer, and phone line simultaneously. Many conversations were had with practically everyone, including one of his better friends from Boston. Chandra floated the idea of another group activity like the picnic, maybe a joint outing to the mall or some such in the weeks to come. Daryl also took some time to research car mechanics, which stood him in good stead when conversing with Freya and Jason, and will no doubt continue to serve him in his future interactions with them. (+Social with all, Moderate Amateur Car Mechanic Knowledge acquired)
Studying was also not neglected (8 actions, +4 XP each, +32 XP total)
Friday evening, after setting the last of the parts up on Ebay, Daryl was walking through the living room to get a snack from the kitchen when he overheard the evening news his mom was watching.
"-Where Kurdish forces are rallying in the face of this new ISIS offensive. Back to you, Brian."
"Thanks Steve. In national news, the body of Joan Langston, wife of recently murdered Hollywood lawyer Terrance Langston three weeks ago, was found this morning on the side of a county road in rural San Bernadino. Their children, Jordan and Claire, are still missing. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department had a press briefing shortly after Joan's body was discovered-"
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
Clearly the plot hook is that we are about to ship off to bring hell to ISIS!
(In seriousness, I have no idea how those killings relate to us. They are not nearby, they involve no-one and nowhere we know, and don't seem to have any distinctive method or motive.)
(In seriousness, I have no idea how those killings relate to us. They are not nearby, they involve no-one and nowhere we know, and don't seem to have any distinctive method or motive.)
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
What, you expected somebody to raise a giant castle in the middle of Central Park, declare themselves the king of the world, then proceed to terrorize the locals by shooting lightning bolts from their hands as their army of magical penguins set about conquering the world?
- Location
- Behind You
...Well I'd Hoped...
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
Well, no, but I was kind of expecting it to be a touch more than "somone famous and their damily were murdered".
Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
Not until chapter 3.
Skewfiend
The Corruptor of All Things
- Location
- The Darkness Behind Your Eyes
Or until we do it.
Gear
Set Moon to Ramming Speed!
Well, Everyone got their magic at the same time, so any other factual or theoretical magic users are only just now getting their first major magical ability. And are too worried about government kill teams and/or WIZARD POLICE! to do anything overt. Yet.
Hence the foreshadowing.
Anyway, like I said in the update, vote for who you want to see in an interlude.
Hence the foreshadowing.
Yeah, you've hit it on the head. Chapter 2 will be deepening foreshadowing as plots and events move forward, and evidence of such builds up, with Chapter 3 starting as the world faces overwhelming proof that crazy shit is going down.
Anyway, like I said in the update, vote for who you want to see in an interlude.
Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
Ah, I thought you were going to give us a list of people to vote on. Since that doesn't seem to be the case...
[X] Freya
Arkatekt
Harbinger of Shitluck
We'd better get started on learning architecture so our castle doesn't fall out from under us due to poorly placed struts and lack of load-bearing walls.Or until we do it.
Good to know.