Legate of Mineta Posted April 16, 2013 Report Share Posted April 16, 2013 Freespace; This type of study is relatively in its infancy, and isn't explored in any thorough detail- I don't think construction technique is quite known to modern-day scholars. Yet, anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Ok. It's just that ancient greek temples dating back to ~500BC have signs of having been constructed with cranes. You'd THINK that they'd know about that, but then again if you had the ability to just 'Magic it' your civilization would develop a bit differently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Free; Oh, cranes are not unknown in Elumia- what I meant is, that Cyvographers have not looked for them and/or seen them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Ah! That makes a bit more sense. Seeing as that they are quite high up, they would need near-satelite quality optics to get good images of something as small as a crane. Of course that's impossible. Since the best known wand for multiple pillar casting is lost to history, (and quite fragile) what would you recommend to me? If I was to cast a spell that had phemes from all the pillars, would there be any benefit to drawing the phemes from each pillar with a wand attuned to that pillar? Enough to cancel out the snickers of those watching on? I'm not talking about dual casting two spells at the same time with two wands, I mean drawing a pheme on a single palette with one wand, and then swapping them over and over until they're all done. Heck, since I'm on the subject... Are there wands made specifically for creating palettes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Wand affinity to Phemes comes about in binding the Spell, so using individual wands to draw Phemes won't help- it's the wand that 'casts' the Spell that matters. Some wands are definitely make for Palette creation- they have very, very fine tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Hmmmm. This is a difficult concept to ask a question on, but... I'ma gonna try! So, if the "Casting" wand is the one that matters, then how is it understood in-setting if a spell that contained phemes from all pillars and say you had an incantation wand, whether that wand would be ideal for casting? Is there supposed to be a overall ' wand affinity score' per pillar in the spell, and you only get the relevant effect if you meet the prerequisite by having X wand? I know that this really doesn't matter much but I don't think this has been brought up before so I'm going questions! Am I making sense? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 17, 2013 Report Share Posted April 17, 2013 Free; Wand affinity is usually for different types of effects, so it's less the Phemes and more the effects (but Phemes can, and often do, impact the effects.) The best wand for any Spell will be one that is strongly affiliated with the effects of that Spell. If that makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Ah. Another question then. At what point will we see in the game, wands that affect the effects of spells, as opposed to just giving you stat boosts? Also, What would Professor Von Rupprecht do if he knew that you had Gera's old wand? Since he snapped it before, it makes me think he'd want to again for good measure, but then again, just doing it out of spite of someone who no longer holds it is bad form.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 That's a good question about the Wands- I'm not sure if you'll see that in Y2 or not. As to vR...maybe he'd try burning it this time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Haha, yeah. It was a good question that took a few lesser questions to work up to! And that answer about vR... Just wow. I'd hope to be good enough at Revision at that point to repair what was left of it just for the sake of it, then pass it down to some first year and retell the tale! *idea* "and just how long had this gone on? Like an ingrown toenail that refuses to grow correctly no matter how man times you cut it, von Rupprecht just couldn't rid himself of the presence of that prankster's wand! And like the toenail, each time it was dealt with only served to make it come back even stronger and tougher to deal with than the time before!" In fact, I'd cast my best astrology spell to make it so. People laugh at those Avila students, but I for one wouldn't want to tick one off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Hahaha! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Ooh, What level of astrology study would be required to pull off an event of that magnitude, anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 18, 2013 Report Share Posted April 18, 2013 Over such a length of time, you would need to be very powerful indeed. Add that to your list, Free. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 I need to have a list first! Mmm... I really need a scope of what is and is not possible to accomplish. I probably would not dedicate too much time to astrology, so I'd likely be under the prerequisites for the spell required. I'd probably give it my absolute best by preparing a version of it for months beforehand, and then also reinforce it by more mundane means. calling in a few favors should it happen to be broken again. I wouldn't be there after Y5, but in the short term my influence would still be there and hopefully in the longer term it would be self sustaining. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schwarzbart Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 When I think how the scope of what is posible to do have changed in year 1 over the different DLC & Patches and with becoming more expirienced in the game I would say that you know the real scope at earlyst when you played year 5 a vew time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 19, 2013 Report Share Posted April 19, 2013 Sadly, I agree. Which really makes making a list quite hard! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikka Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 What are say, tea sets made out of? I doubt they would call it China, because, well, China. Not there. Porcelain? Or glass? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 20, 2013 Report Share Posted April 20, 2013 Mikka; There is no porcelain known to Elumia- metal, glass and ceramic are used, with ceramic being by far the most common. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoshi Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 LEGATE! 1) How is alchemy done in the school? Is it like the Elder Scrolls using a mortar and pestle, calcinator, retort and an alembic? Or do we have to use more complex tools? 2) Are there magic that can affect dreams? But not just sweet dreams or nightmares, I meant Inception-y style implant an idea and find out secrets from the person's mind. 3) Again. What are the chances of dragons just invading everyone? Could they possibly get around that pesky wall by digging under the islands? Suddenly Build that Wall from Bastion is awfully scary. 4) What are the chances of an x-ray monocle? And how long would my detention be if I was caught using it like a hot-blooded male? 5) Remember the boys that you said would be named perverts from so long ago? Are there female equivalents? I think Olivia is one them considering her obsession with Cyrus. 6) Where does the school get their food supplies? 7) Where does the school keep all the money? 8) How fast would the reconstruction of a dorm be if it was burned down / crushed / washed away / turned into jelly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 LEOSHI! 1) How is alchemy done in the school? Is it like the Elder Scrolls using a mortar and pestle, calcinator, retort and an alembic? Or do we have to use more complex tools? More complex tools. 2) Are there magic that can affect dreams? But not just sweet dreams or nightmares, I meant Inception-y style implant an idea and find out secrets from the person's mind. [Redacted] 3) Again. What are the chances of dragons just invading everyone? Could they possibly get around that pesky wall by digging under the islands? Suddenly Build that Wall from Bastion is awfully scary. Who knows? 4) What are the chances of an x-ray monocle? And how long would my detention be if I was caught using it like a hot-blooded male? Haha! The chances are high...and detention would be lengthy. 5) Remember the boys that you said would be named perverts from so long ago? Are there female equivalents? I think Olivia is one them considering her obsession with Cyrus. Yeah, I think so. 6) Where does the school get their food supplies? Primarily from Capilutza. 7) Where does the school keep all the money? Who knows? 8) How fast would the reconstruction of a dorm be if it was burned down / crushed / washed away / turned into jelly? Probably slow. They'd likely build a new one instead of reconstructing the old. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoshi Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 All the answers are so short. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 Well for 2 I'm 100% sure that you can do it... But it's Mastery.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 23, 2013 Report Share Posted April 23, 2013 No, no, it's [redacted], I am sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freespace2dotcom Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 1.Given that this is set in fantasy Italy.. Would there be any pizzas around? (or prehaps proto-pizza? ) 2. Something I don't think has been asked yet... Given that there is magic I question how much it's needed but, what kind of Pharmacia are there in this setting? 3. Given that the Master spell is Mastery's infamous spell, I'm curious if Gates has a specific spell counterpart or not? 4. So given that there are still phemes being (re)discovered in this era, what would happen if a person discovered a pheme that straddled the line beween Glamour and Mastery, though no records of such a pheme being used in "bad" spells? 5. Actually, Has anyone ever attempted to catalog all known phemes like in a dictionary? 6. Since a spell "burns" phemes for fuel, I am curious if there is a point where the potency of a spell would get to be too much for a mage after a certain number of phemes are used. 7. not an ingame question.. but when y2 comes out, would there be a way to get a physical copy, even if I had to "write in" to you guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legate of Mineta Posted April 24, 2013 Report Share Posted April 24, 2013 Free; 1.Given that this is set in fantasy Italy.. Would there be any pizzas around? (or prehaps proto-pizza? ) Hahaha! Yes. 2. Something I don't think has been asked yet... Given that there is magic I question how much it's needed but, what kind of Pharmacia are there in this setting? A rather extensive body of herbal knowledge exists, and it is just now being set down out of oral tradition and custom. 3. Given that the Master spell is Mastery's infamous spell, I'm curious if Gates has a specific spell counterpart or not? No, not really. 4. So given that there are still phemes being (re)discovered in this era, what would happen if a person discovered a pheme that straddled the line beween Glamour and Mastery, though no records of such a pheme being used in "bad" spells? It would very probably be classified as Glamour. 5. Actually, Has anyone ever attempted to catalog all known phemes like in a dictionary? Yes, but mages tend to guard their knowledge zealously. New Phemes can be worth a fortune. 6. Since a spell "burns" phemes for fuel, I am curious if there is a point where the potency of a spell would get to be too much for a mage after a certain number of phemes are used. Theoretically, no, but practically no one can create borders strong enough to contain large numbers of Phemes, even ritually. 7. not an ingame question.. but when y2 comes out, would there be a way to get a physical copy, even if I had to "write in" to you guys? Sure- you can get a physical copy of Y1, but you must purchase through BMT. I imagine you can do the same for Y2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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