A few questions from a new one

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A few questions from a new one

Postby Ashram on February 14th, 2015, 9:09 pm

So i got a few questions and I hope i will not sound like an idiot xD
1. If my character is competent in Animation is it possible to start the game with an animated object? Its primary use would be as a weapon and Im still carefouly considering its capabilities because i dont want it to be overpowered.
2 About embalming, especialy Nuit bodies, because I intend to play as one of them. What are the capabilities of a novice embalmer? Is it something like making a "make up" only or also being able to "fix" the body, which can be very important for a wounded Nuit, like patching the wounds?
3. A bit off topic, about glyphing. Is it like an supportive magic, which cant realy cause any effects without other types of magic? What I mean Is for example: someone trained in reimacy and glyphing can store some of his magic to cast a fireball from the scroll, but if someone is trained only in glyphing can he cause similiar effect? Is glyphist able to store world magic in his glyphs to conjure effects of reimacy?
4. A completely theoretical question about "zombies" using animation. For animation you need the circles, information for programming and a bit of your blood. If someone teached an animated corpse (which still has his blood in veins) the concepts of animation circles, programming and droping a bit of blood on the circles, would such "zombie" be able to create his own creations?
5. An Automaton made of cloth materials would be able to hear with all of his "body" or he needs special points which would be his ears? Same thing about eyes of such creations, whole "body" would be able to see or the special points are required?

I hope my english was as much correct as possible :-)
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A few questions from a new one

Postby Rayage on February 14th, 2015, 9:27 pm

Hey there,

Welcome to Mizahar. I am only going to answer a few of your questions which I know the answers to.

1) Probably not. But you can do a thread where you animate it yourself. The mods really dont want people starting off with 'magical objects'. Create it IC and you can have it for sure. Though the best person to answer this question would be your local moderator of the city youd like to start out in. Discuss the item in detail with them, but its most likely going to be a no for the most part.

3) Glyphs cannot do what they cant do. Glyphing is clearly a supportive magic, relying on other magics to really do -anything-. It is very clear in the lore about what glyphs are :) Glyphs cannot store world magic to 'recreate' an effect of a personal magic like Reimancy. Reimancy is its own magical discipline because it is a unique magic, different and separate from the others. You either have the magic or you dont.

4) Only master-level automations are able to learn and preform magic. I believe it says that right in the article.

5) Animation is very clear that the automata needs distinct 'eyes' and 'ears' to be able to hear and see. You can be creative with what they are made out of and stuff like that though! So to answer your question, a cloth animation, will need special eyes and ear representations to be able to hear and see.

I dont know that much about embalming. So I cant answer those questions.
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A few questions from a new one

Postby Ashram on February 14th, 2015, 10:54 pm

Thank you for a quick reply! :-)
I was a bit expecting that I would have to make a topic about magical item and I completely understand that, In fact i quite like it cause now I have some idea what to start with RP here xD
And thank you for explaining that glyphing and animation questions I wasnt sure about them but now it makes more sense. It gives me nice overall look on these disciplines, which helps.
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