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[Kaeson Dakano]

Sounds cool! I'd be interested -- by the way, Kaeson, Tock, Satevis, and Wrenmae are all in Glyphing together, right?

[Minerva Agatha Zipporah]

All four of us are taking Glyphing?

I smell a big group thread coming on...

[Wrenmae]

As do I. And I have some fantastic possibilities to eventually run by you, threadwise, Tock.

[Casper]

Sounds interesting Wrenmae

[Eridanus]

Oh dear. A bunch of crazy wizards together? Doesn't bode well

[Echelon]

Ok, pets, this has been an issue of mine, and I've not always handled it properly in grading situation but for those of you who have magical characters I need you to go read Jen's post here on magic.

Magic is personal (specially personal magic) and intimate. You are using your life force, you are moving your soul when you use magic. When you write about magic keep a checklist. Everything you do should explain the technical process to the audience, including the structure the magic takes and the goal in mind, also including any flaws your character makes. Try to understand what the creator of the magics had in mind during this step. Then, once that is down comes what it physically feels like. Energy is leaving you, be it through your eyes, or or your limbs, or simply your mind it leaves alters changes and flows. This may hurt, it may cause ecstasy, it may itch slightly. Whatever it is tell us, tell us how it effect their entire body. Last on the list is emotions, this has really very little to do with whoever invented the magic, or the physics of the world. This is your place to be creative, this is the seed of why your character loves or hates to do magic, make it profound and make it intimate. Intimate! Tell us how it feels when magic is used, different types, for different purposes, make each training lesson a character development thread, make each spell change your character.

Think on this, read Jen's post, and go challenge yourself to make magic what it should be. If you are playing a mage this is an amazing opportunity to dig deep into your character, farther than most people can ever go. Embrace that.

I've a few people I'm specifically watching for this change. You know who you are, buck up. I look forward to seeing how you handle this.

[Marcus Dymez]

As a novice mage, I'm actually a bit inspired after reading over this. Marcus' character concept has always involved a battle between the virtue/vice of curiosity, and how that has influenced his life to be a bit on the haphazard side of things. His attitude towards magic has been more of a frivolity, and I've imagined the use of his djed only amplifying his core personality, which in turn makes him only more curious and eager to press forward, i.e. A Vicious Cycle. Each of his arts evokes a different facet of his being, and whenever Marcus conducts reimancy for example, he considers the resulting res as living beings born of himself (Seen from Marcus' favoring of snakes in his practices), instead of the loss of life-force which it truly represents. Which ties back into Marcus' other tragic flaw of 'over-optimism' (Can't remember the actual flaw right now >.>").

My problem as a writer though, is I tend to imply too many things, keeping all of these concepts in my head. Time to get emotional and introspective. >:D

[Letosfer Celshield]

Ello there :] I wanted to note that even if it's not magic it still can bring great descriptions and intimate topics, even if it's just simple swordplay. & For every figher his Sword it's not a simple sword. He has lived by the sword slaying countless and countless of enemies and every drop he spills make him more and more sellfish,enclosed,angry and many other emotions bound to how did he learn the art of the sword. They say warriors go into battle to die for all the sins and all the despair they caused to others and their families. It's a load no soft-hearted mortal could probably bear. And as the warrior keeps slaying and living through wars, combats, fights, slaughters gets more and more load on his back, turning him insane or depressed or desperate to throw himself in another fight. Because maybe, just maybe, somewhere someone will be competent enough to kill him and make his soul finally rest and free him from the hell he has been living through. & Every cut,thrust,slash will always bring him the faces of those he have slaughtered. Many through insanity they find joy and ecstasy. Even a melee/range plain weapon user can have great emotions in the acts he does and in the soul/faith he puts into his weapon. Just throwing this out there Stay Gold ^.^

[Montaine]

Yeah, this might not affect so many people but basically, read Celshield's post, just replace the word 'sword' with 'glassblowing pipe' and all the references to fighting and killing with 'glassblowing'.

J-just in case it helps.

[Echelon]

lol great post Cel.

Monty... What?!