Pandemonious Ivy
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For what it's worth, I'll vote for [x] Mecrazyfang with some exceptions.
1- Ivy's choice 4
2- A specification that the reason manipulating souls is so important is that normally souls can be assured of an afterlife after death making death nowhere near as important. If souls can be manipulated this is no longer so assured.
1- Ivy's choice 4
2- A specification that the reason manipulating souls is so important is that normally souls can be assured of an afterlife after death making death nowhere near as important. If souls can be manipulated this is no longer so assured.
Pandemonious Ivy
Panties, Revolution. Big Drawers. Parachute.
I'm not opposed to writing different types of magic systems in the world.Just saying, even A:TLA had four different major bending styles (magic following a pattern)
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As an alternative, I present the following:
Background:
1. What magic is available? (More details, the better)
[x] Any kind imaginable - Straight Fullmetal Alchemist Equivalent Exchange system. Mana is a function of one's mental and psychical energy (like Chakra) that is spent casting spells. The more the Mage attempts to manipulate the universe the more Mana the associating spell costs. Things like manipulating Time, Death and other universal constants cost deadly amounts of Mana.
2. What's significant about an unregistered mage? (And what the hell does unregistered mean?)
[x] Unregistered Mages do not have the education (Read: Brainwashing) and endorsement of the government. The Registered Mages are supremely disciplined and carry a magical brand to show their sponsorship. Not registering is illegal, but it tends to happen anyway to avoid the fate of the 'Zombie Slave' mages that the Branded are sometimes referred to as by degenerates.
Character:
1. Why is the Protagonist running?
[x] Magic is illegal in the Current Area - Our hero was discovered to be Unbranded, and a string of rumors involving Blood Magic has circulated. Cue chase scene.
2. What kind of specialization in magic does the Protagonist have?
[x] Forbidden - Blood Magic. Blood magic subverts the normal rules by being a source of Mana that the Blood Mage doesn't have to actually own to use. Sacrifices can power spells that would otherwise be prohibitively costed.
Plot:
1. What happens next?
[x] The crow from earlier is nabbed by our hero to be used in a Spell, the Crow is slashed and its blood is used to create a wall of fire to deter his pursuers. This is handy foreshadowing later, when we learn that animal and other non-human Blood is the only thing our Hero uses despite being Mana-Inferior, drawing a line at only ever using his own Blood for a truly dire time.
Background:
1. What magic is available? (More details, the better)
[x] Any kind imaginable - Straight Fullmetal Alchemist Equivalent Exchange system. Mana is a function of one's mental and psychical energy (like Chakra) that is spent casting spells. The more the Mage attempts to manipulate the universe the more Mana the associating spell costs. Things like manipulating Time, Death and other universal constants cost deadly amounts of Mana.
2. What's significant about an unregistered mage? (And what the hell does unregistered mean?)
[x] Unregistered Mages do not have the education (Read: Brainwashing) and endorsement of the government. The Registered Mages are supremely disciplined and carry a magical brand to show their sponsorship. Not registering is illegal, but it tends to happen anyway to avoid the fate of the 'Zombie Slave' mages that the Branded are sometimes referred to as by degenerates.
Character:
1. Why is the Protagonist running?
[x] Magic is illegal in the Current Area - Our hero was discovered to be Unbranded, and a string of rumors involving Blood Magic has circulated. Cue chase scene.
2. What kind of specialization in magic does the Protagonist have?
[x] Forbidden - Blood Magic. Blood magic subverts the normal rules by being a source of Mana that the Blood Mage doesn't have to actually own to use. Sacrifices can power spells that would otherwise be prohibitively costed.
Plot:
1. What happens next?
[x] The crow from earlier is nabbed by our hero to be used in a Spell, the Crow is slashed and its blood is used to create a wall of fire to deter his pursuers. This is handy foreshadowing later, when we learn that animal and other non-human Blood is the only thing our Hero uses despite being Mana-Inferior, drawing a line at only ever using his own Blood for a truly dire time.
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Oh I am slain!
Wynaut?
- Location
- Tatooine
[X] Spector29 + Squabbling, Powerful Political Factions
Vote edited as per Carinthium's suggestion.
Good luck, Pandemonious Ivy.
Vote edited as per Carinthium's suggestion.
Good luck, Pandemonious Ivy.
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Spector29- I'm willing to support you in this one on the condition that we agree to some conditions that allow for Intrigue in the story, which is one of the things I wanted the most of. Instead of Government, how about we specify a Council of certain political groups who have tensions with each other but agree that the Mages must be kept down (for some reason) and clarify that later?
If I get that I vote for you. Otherwise,
[x] Mecrazyfang
If I get that I vote for you. Otherwise,
[x] Mecrazyfang
Oh I am slain!
Wynaut?
- Location
- Tatooine
Hrm, why not both? There are many governments, in both real life and fantasy, that are terribly dysfunctional and consist of many powerful squabbling factions in unstable equilibria.
Oh I am slain- I agree with that. So as to make it happen, why don't we have a 'Pseudo-Spector' vote which is Spector's proposal with that one amendment?
[x] Pseudo-Spector
[x] Pseudo-Spector