Author's Note: There is a new poll regarding where people want skill/ability gains to be mentioned.
I don't understand what the "Spoiler dedicated training sessions" means. Spoiler as a verb? Or "dedicated training session spoiler", like one in the update?
Sheer volume discouraged Blake from Menacing all but the worst offenders; it seemed as though most of them just didn't understand that their words and actions could be anything but complementary.
Seems like it is supposed to be "complimentary".

Hopefully. I know there's going to be AU shananiganery and I hope it doesn't mean that Fairy Tail itself has had a roster change.
We don't seem to be in the right time period for canon.
I'm a little sad she didn't try to make friends with that Red wizard, but she was occupied at the time.
Making friends with complete strangers is more of a Red/White thing.
 
I'm a little sad she didn't try to make friends with that Red wizard, but she was occupied at the time.
It could easily have been a ploy to gain Blake's sympathy; why not throw someone else under the bus when it loses you nothing? /kitty_paranoia

Seems like it is supposed to be "complimentary".
Whoops, thanks. Fixing.

I don't understand what the "Spoiler dedicated training sessions" means. Spoiler as a verb? Or "dedicated training session spoiler", like one in the update?
"dedicated training session spoiler" like in the update, yes.
 
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Powerwise, aren't aura or semblances very limited or less powerful when compared to planeswalker magic?
 
Powerwise, aren't aura or semblances very limited or less powerful when compared to planeswalker magic?
Limited, yes. But I would say that Semblances are more powerful. You have to actually learn, practice and sometimes invent a spell (not to mention having the right mana to actually cast it) that does what a Semblance provides to the user immediately and intuitively.
 
Limited, yes. But I would say that Semblances are more powerful. You have to actually learn, practice and sometimes invent a spell (not to mention having the right mana to actually cast it) that does what a Semblance provides to the user immediately and intuitively.
Power levels aside, the Semblance being limited to a very specific thing just cannot be compensated by it being more powerful. And that doesn't seem to happen with top tier planeswalkers, who seem to eclipse them.

Quite frankly, it's only because Blake has around a year and a half to practice before canon hits that prevents her from just blowing up Adam to smithereens.
 
I'd say the power ceiling of semblance or aura has is lot lower than planeswalker magic.
But it is (i think) also possible to be a very weak planeswalker.
Aura and/or semblance might be easier to learn or use at first, but planeswalker magic levels cities and nations at the higher end of the power curve.
 
The primary advantage that Planeswalkers and their magic has over a Semblance is that there is no power cap to MtG Magic. So long as they live, explore, establish new land bonds, and learn new magic, their power will just keep increasing.

At start, sure, magic isn't so easy to wield and is potentially less powerful than the Semblance however. That's just not true for very long.
 
(Ability Discovered & Improved: Cyrokinesis [Rank 0 → Rank 1])
That should be "cryokinesis."

The spoilered learnings section seems fine to me, by the way. I think that's the best route. Don't go with tables, though, if you're planning that. I at least can't be bothered to navigate all the tabs.
 
I'd say the power ceiling of semblance or aura has is lot lower than planeswalker magic.
But it is (i think) also possible to be a very weak planeswalker.
Aura and/or semblance might be easier to learn or use at first, but planeswalker magic levels cities and nations at the higher end of the power curve.


It depends on how you define power.

As far as sheer innate personal OOMPH goes there are not especially magical animals who can squish walkers all day and night. Even before the great nerf walkers primarily were hard to kill, harder to catch, and just had a ton of options. Post great nerfing they're even less innately powerful, and easier to kill.

The biggest difference between ordinary people and walkers as far as power goes is that walkers are innately talented at manipulating and aware of Mana flow. However this can be quickly leveraged by allowing them to learn spells quickly and gather Mana bonds with lots of places.

MtG magic, or at least the main form, is geomantic in nature. It relies heavily on external power sources and generally speaking favors skilled or clever users over powerful beings.

It is possible for MtG mages to achieve great workings beyond the scope of a hunter, but doing so requires gathering resources, allies, and doing lots of prepwork. It's less about their personal might and more about their ability to manage logistics and sapient resources. Essentially they stop being comparable to individuals and need to be evaluated at the organization level.

Aura users are supernaturally empowered combat monsters. Most MtG mages would have trouble dealing with them unless they were one of the few skilled, paranoid, or fast enough to keep up with them from a standing start.

That said most MtG mages more than a few years into their magical education know not to try to play punch wizard with a knight or a barbarian, much less an aura user.

Their role is behind the front line summoning meat shields or doing area control, or even farther back doing crafting work.

Now an MtG caster with aura... That's a bloody nightmare.
 
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So mistrusting. Do you not want to devour our enemies? It's simply a less wasteful smiting that puts their bodies and souls to good use.
 
Are we supposed to vote on something now?

Incidentally I love menace. Such a useful ability and fits black well. Wish I had thought of it.
 
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To give a real argument for praying... The neighboring country has a powerful Black god that we certainly dislike. This country has recently relaxed it's views on Black, which has given fledgling Black gods a power vacuum to fill. If we assume there WILL be a Black god in the area, is it not better that it be one we can tolerate?
 
Nope, nope, nope, nope. Anything in black that wants you to pray to it should be avoided at all costs. Any benefits you might gain will not be worth it.
That is so completely prejudice. As in the literal meaning of the word to pre-judge. If we agreed that black does not auto mean evil than it stands to reason that black gods are not always evil. Of course the creepy poetry is not doing it any favors.
So mistrusting. Do you not want to devour our enemies? It's simply a less wasteful smiting that puts their bodies and souls to good use.

We can do it if we come across some deserving enemies. Seems unlikely that level of villain can't be all that common.
 
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Of course the creepy poetry is not doing it any favors.
That is so mean! Progenitor Cthulhu sent me all these tutors I had to brainsuck, and I learned a lot, and I made all these nice poe-ems, and you squishys are always so 'na, it's horrible' or 'I'm still freezing' or 'there must be a surgical procedure to remove the memory'. It's not fair!
 
Kitty, kitty, could not stay,Kitty, kitty, now a stray!Kitty, kitty, our own ray,Kitty, kitty, fair and fey!Kitty, kitty, let us play,Kitty, kitty, make them pay!Kitty, kitty, you should pray,Kitty, kitty, have your say:"Tell us, kitty, are they prey?"
That's not ominous. Not at all.

Well done. If I were Blake, I'd want to dig a foxhole and pull it in after me.
 
Nope, nope, nope, nope. Anything in black that wants you to pray to it should be avoided at all costs. Any benefits you might gain will not be worth it.
I don't trust most entities that demand worship, personally. And I'm not sure that saying "I need it to get divine power" makes that suspicion worse or better. On the one hand, at least it's not purely an ego thing. On the other, the being in question wants power for some purpose. That generally gets my guard up a bit.

Now, if the being makes itself known, offers some upside, lays out the deal and its goals ahead of time, and generally treats me with some respect, I might be willing to put those suspicions aside and do it. Whispering creepy ass poetry into my mind as I sleep, on the other hand, is just rude. Especially when they're a complete stranger. If this mysterious entity really wants us to pray to them, they should bloody well introduce themselves first. Even if it's a pseudonym or something because their true name has power, it's only polite to do so before you ask for a favor.
 
They aren't demanding worship. They're asking for our input and politely suggesting we pray in return for a service (lol). That's about as much respect as it's possible for a chorus of individually weak entities that likely can't introduce themselves to give. Once one of them wins out over the others and becomes the face, then we can talk about goals and plans.

and they argued about the exact wording of that poem for gods know how long and you're insulting them by calling it creepy, the nerve
 
So we have demon cats in our head. That makes sense.

Blake made black curse cats in this chapter and got the charm ability. She's only 1 step away from world domination.
 
Called it! Though shouldn't it be Cryokinesis?
Obviously it should be Cirnokinesis, after The Strongest mistress of Ice! ⑨‿⑨


Which would seem to me to imply "ray of hope" or something of the like. So, basically, something is really happy to see us...and is probably a dark god of some sort.

That almost makes sense. But, unless the war really is going south for them, I don't know why the demons would need saving right now. No, this feels more like something that's powerful enough to sense Blake's entry into the Plane and maybe even read her past from her memories, old enough or knowledge enough to recognize what she is (though that could also be the mind reading), and is somehow in need of something from her, likely worship or some other form of offering. Likely to gain freedom of some sort, given the "let us play" and the "our own ray" lines.
I took that more to mean that Blake's connection to Black and discovery of the ability to make Black constructs meant she'd become a beacon to hungry things that were willing to let her summon them to cuddle and nibble on designated targets - "tell us kitty, are they prey?" is about the clearest request for IFF I've seen in that kind of offer; usually the language is much more obscured with the implication of wanting to be summoned with instructions vague enough to be able to run wild. I'm not saying to just trust the creepy dream-voices, but for a first contact I think they've really put their best appendage forward.


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Blake made black curse cats in this chapter and got the charm ability. She's only 1 step away from world domination.
Now she just needs to put the charm spell as a radiating aura on the construct and she'll have the You're a Kitty! spell!
 
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