September Event Log

[magicademymods]

September Event Log The Magicademy has a special treat for students this week: Combined Classes. The Curriculum-by-Curriculum education of the Magicademy lends itself to viewing each Curriculum on its own, not part of the greater whole that is magic. So in lieu of normal lessons this week, Professors are joint-teaching classes to show you what you can do by merging magic together. Profs. Porfsin & Kith: Making Modification Fantastic If Diatu students love anything, it's expressing their individuality by wearing unique clothing, particular ones similar to home in the case of the Sundered. Working together, the good Professors will teach you a basic and beloved trick of wizards everywhere: combining Modification and Fantastics to make a spell that provides you with clothes that are outstandingly fashionable and flamboyant on the outside, but fit perfectly and comfortably despite their flair. At last, the secret of how wizards can swoop around in dramatic capes and flowing robes without constantly tripping! Of course, the potential for mayhem is pretty high in practice. Shrinking clothes, accidentally creating a scarf 250 feet long... Professor Trammel has loaned them his familiar, a top hat named Decorum, so it is on hand to quickly deploy wide black censor bars in the event a mishap leaves you perhaps offering more in the way of an Anatomy of the Sundered class than you might expect. But if you work hard and give it your all, you might come out of this looking good indeed! Profs. Loshakle & Mala: Advanced Warding A lesson Professor Loshakle hammers home in his classes: the more broad the spell, the weaker its effect. A ward against fire specifically will repel so much more fire than a general ward, but of course the fire ward is entirely worthless against lightning. Today, these two Professors show one way to get the best of both world: a Predictive Ward. The theory is simple: Suspend an Intimation effect within the ward's construction, then make the ward manifold-responsive -- or in other terms, capable of shifting its focus from one danger to another. The Intimation spell predicts the damage and preemptively shifts the ward to full effect. Simple! Enjoy testing them. Since it involves hurling some things at each other. What better way to test a ward than practically? Profs. Trammel & King: Pocket Summoning One of the problems inherent to Discovery is the danger involved in creation. For example, if you desire a large quantity of water for whatever reason, you need to create it all at once -- you can't create it ahead of time without a way to transport it, for example. Sundering offers an intriguing possibility that actually is much safer than most of its uses: opening a portal into a small pocket dimension, where you can Discover and store whatever you might need, and release it later in small doses or full-tilt. Now, mess up the Sundering spell and you could end up discharging a large volume of water or stone or pudding out of midair at a terribly inopportune time. But don't worry! Several groundskeeping golems are on-hand to help with the inevitable messes. Also Professor Trammel knows how to clean clothing. You might need that help. Headmaster Camillah Birony: ARE YOU SURE YOU WANT TO ATTEND THIS CLASS This opportunity is unique. For all her flaws, Headmaster Birony is unquestionably a master wizard, who has developed an entire branch of magic hereto undiscovered by wizardkind. The art of working magic on magic, or as she calls it, "Metamagic". "And it will be the third Metacurriculum! Wizardkind everywhere will develop and master these powers that I have paved the way for! AND THEY CALLED ME MAD!" she yells to the sky, before flinging her hands wide and laughing maniacally. So! You get to start very basic: Modifying a spell to last longer. Pick your favorite spell, any spell, and cast it. While its magical energies still exist in the pattern your will has imposed on them, Modify them. A simple equation. Add 1 to them. Multiply them by 2. Whatever works for you. You don't get much more instruction than that, says the Headmaster, because you have to figure out how to make it work for yourself. More than most magic, this depends entirely on your will and your determination. Everything else is just trappings -- take what you want from the foci of Modification, that will help, but find your own path forward. And unlike every other lesson, this one is utterly safe. At the first sign of a spell getting out of control or going haywire, Headmaster Birony squelches it like a bug beneath her heel. Not even literally, for a pleasant change!

Comments

[twilightskey]

"Maybe you... I dunno, put the wards on both sides? Maybe that's why it's not working?"

Roxas is just grasping at straws at this point. He never was good at barrier magic.

[mithrarin]

"It's more like I made a wall. Around myself. I guess... that's a thing you can do?"

Roxas was still better than Dust was.

[twilightskey]

"I guess? I'm not sure."

This seems like a complicated matter. He hums in thought, before perking up.

"If you want, I could ask one of my friends if they have any ideas, and get back to you on it?"

[mithrarin]

"I plan to ask a professor, myself." Though from beneath his hat he glanced over their way. "When they're in a... receptive mood. So I'd appreciate that."

[twilightskey]

"Sure thing. I'm sure we can figure this out before the end of the month."

Isa might have some knowledge about barriers, or maybe even Lea.

[mithrarin]

Dust heaved a sigh, his tail drooping low behind him. "I hope so. Things like this are not really encouraging, when it comes to learning magic."

[twilightskey]

"Did you know how to use magic before coming here?"

He knew some worlds had magic and some didn't.

[mithrarin]

Dust had to chuckle despite himself. "Not a scrap. I wouldn't have even guessed it was an option."

[twilightskey]

"It's okay. I know a few people who aren't that good with magic." And most of the ones he knew had magic only had mastery over one element anyway.

"You'll get the hang of it."

[mithrarin]

"It's not the technical skill so much as the will," Dust said, drawing his curled fingers to his chest as he lowered his head. "It's -- doing this isn't in line with who I am. I'm trying to find a way for it to be."

[twilightskey]

"In line with who you are?" Roxas blinks, confused.

"What do you mean?"

[mithrarin]

"I was created to be a warrior. With the drive to do that and everything. Sitting in a school, even for magic, goes against that drive."

[twilightskey]

Roxas dipps his head a bit in understanding. He can understand that feeling; after all, when he'd first joined Organization XIII, he had sort of been molded the same way.

"Then, why not try to focus on magic that'll help enhance your combat? I know that was a thing where I'm from; offensive spells, enhancing your weapons, things like that."

[mithrarin]

"I don't think there's much I can do to enhance these two."

The red-runed sword spoke up, flickering with each syllable. "Damn STRAIGHT you can't."

[twilightskey]

"Woah!"

Okay, a talking sword was not something he was expecting. Roxas leans in a bit, looking at the blade.

"Your swords can talk..?"

[mithrarin]

Dust nodded. "Ahrah's a Blade of Elysium, whatever that means. He's been with me for as long as I've been around. And Furae is my familiar."

[twilightskey]

"Wow... I've never met a talking sword before."

Funnily enough, that's not something he's seen much of during his world travels.

"But there must be some kind of magic you can use with them."

[mithrarin]

"I CAN use them." Dust drew both the swords, and in the same motion spun them to a forehand grip to sketch a rune in midair with both blades at once. A spurt of fire erupted from that rune, shooting forwards before fading out.

[twilightskey]

"Woah!"

Roxas has to duck as the fire shoots out, and he looks rather impressed. He turns to the swords.

"That was pretty cool!"

[mithrarin]

"It's just using them like a wand for magic. I draw or gesture with them instead. I've been trying to blend that into swordplay in general..."

[twilightskey]

"That's a really good idea. I've seen people do that with their weapons back in my world. My best friend even coats his weapons in fire when he attacks with them."

[mithrarin]

"It took some practice, but... I think if I can figure out a way to meld magic into my attacks, it would empower me a lot. I used to have a friend to help with that..."

He missed Fidget pretty bitterly, these days.

[twilightskey]

"Well... If you need any help with that, I could help you. I might have to ask Lea some pointers if you want to use fire, but I'm pretty familiar with light magic."

[mithrarin]

"At this point, I feel like I need all the help I can get." For many reasons, not that he wanted to get into that. "I'd really appreciate it."

[twilightskey]

"Sure. That's what friends do, right?"

He offers Dust a hand to shake. "I'd be happy to help."