“Some say that magic leads to madness, but this could not be further from the truth. In fact, the more circles that a mage constructs, the more self-reflection they have conducted. The stereotypical mad-mage seen in fiction is simply that; a fiction. This does not preclude the mentally unst...
2024-08-26 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Here is the finished version of the cover that will be for Starbreaker's Amazon release!
2024-08-19 12:13:32 +0000 UTC View Post“There is a question that I often hear asked from my apprentices as they pursue their studies with me, one that I always both eagerly await, and at the same time, dread its arrival. ‘Master, what is a black soulmeld?’ They ask, often with their brows furrowed or mouth upturned in disgus...
2024-08-17 12:36:28 +0000 UTC View Post“The goal is to remove an opponent’s options until their movements become predictable. Positioning, persistent spell effects, mastery of the field of battle, these are all vital aspects. A mage may cast spells until one hits. A soldier does not have that luxury. They must create the situa...
2024-08-16 16:00:06 +0000 UTC View Post“The third circle is considered by many to be the defining one of a mage’s career. This is of course, ridiculous. Affinity is not the be-all and end-all of a mage. There have been many mages with common affinities who have reached the rank of wizard and beyond. There have been many mages ...
2024-08-14 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post
Heyos everyone! We've got another round of updates as these come together! Looking pretty good so far!!
2024-08-13 19:15:26 +0000 UTC View Post“The definition of victory is simple. There is nobody left to contest you. If that requires death, then deal death. If it requires compassion, then use compassion. The goal is to eliminate all competition, not to make enemies of all their allies. The path of least resistance is always the m...
2024-08-12 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Mobility, mana retention and spell selection are the key components of magical combat. Of the three, the most important is mobility because it allows for better mana retention by virtue of not needing to counter opponents spells. Mobility also matters because it informs the spell selection...
2024-08-09 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“It is the humble opinion of this journalist that affinity testing is an arbitrary and cruel system that is designed to create an unequal society due to circumstances entirely outside of the mage’s control. None of us have any say in what affinity we will develop, no matter what the ivory...
2024-08-07 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post
We're back again with more! So far B looks the strongest in my mind, though I'll nix the staff for the final.
2024-08-07 13:11:52 +0000 UTC View Post“As mana flows through the brain, the physical structure is changed, inevitably this results in changes in behavior and perception. Trauma has a similar effect, distorting how the subject understands the world around them. Yet when the two combine, there is an oddly neutralizing effect. As ...
2024-08-05 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post
Got the rough Sketches for this project in! Absolutely killer options to work with here!
2024-08-05 11:08:54 +0000 UTC View Post“With the acquisition of each circle, the mage develops new senses as they are more thoroughly submerged into the magical world. Mana flows within the body can be sensed with the first circle, mana flows without the body with the second, and so on, up until the fifth circle.”
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2024-08-02 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! As we get into the meat of Scion of Magic here - I've had a bunch of comments regarding the story I'd like to solicit direct feedback on, specifically regarding it's introduction and all the different terminologies of magic/world as we get into the story.
First off - Does the i...
2024-08-01 14:53:48 +0000 UTC View PostHi everyone! Happy August!! I hope that you’ve all been enjoying the summer as it goes into full swing and that the weather has been great for all of you! Here is to hoping that you’ve had plenty of time to relax and rejuvenate over the last while or if not, are planning to soon! In any case ...
2024-08-01 14:49:03 +0000 UTC View Post“Advancement is often considered by mages to be a goal in itself. As though all of their problems might be solved by the ability to exploit one additional embodiment and paradigm, or hold one additional circle’s worth of mana. Too often, the basics are overlooked. Spellbooks are half empt...
2024-07-31 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Discipline within the Ardent is a matter administered to by the first superior officer to the offending party, escalating to the next in rank only in marginal cases. Common procedures include confinement to the campus, confinement to the brig, removal of privileges, demotion, expulsion and...
2024-07-29 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“The practice of Soulbinding, be it to a loving spouse, a battle bonded companion, or to a trusted creature is one that has largely fallen out of favor in recent centuries, and for no real surprise either. Yes, there is no denying that such a binding is powerful, or can become so, as both e...
2024-07-23 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post“There are many milestones up on the Path, each one reflecting a pivotable event or opportunity in one’s growth. The first as we all know is Awakening, the process of intentionally suffusing one’s very soul with enough mana as to empower it and bring it forth from its slumber. Once awak...
2024-07-20 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Mana conservation is a vital skill until the fifth circle is achieved. Every mage is limited in the number and potency of spells that they can cast as a result of the mana that they have stored, in addition to their other natural limitations, both physical and mental.”
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2024-07-19 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“The disaster that was the Reservoir project is perhaps the greatest tragedy that has befallen our city recent ages, not only for the destruction and lives that it cost, but also for hope that it extinguished in our people’s hearts. The Great Everness Reservoir was to be a wonderous thing...
2024-07-18 16:00:02 +0000 UTC View Post“What they said about the disaster, about all the deaths and chaos, was a lie. A filthy, filthy godsdamned lie. There was no accidental discharge of magic. There was no negligence in our work. There was no fault on any of us for what happened, no matter what you read or were told otherwise....
2024-07-18 16:00:00 +0000 UTC View Post“Warfare is the highest calling of all sentient beings. The means by which we differentiate ourselves. Yet the greatest battle can be won without a spell being cast or a blade being drawn. In silent dark, death can come and change the course of history.”
—The Necessity, V...
2024-07-17 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“On each relic world Eidolons still roam the wild places. Of course they do. They have nowhere to go, and nothing to do. Their work is complete. They are death, and there is nothing left to kill.”
—Requiem For the Vanished, Luvid Hagen
His slate gave pretty c...
“Looking in from the outside it is easy to think that the gangs and guilds of the Everness Underrealm are all ruleless, lawless entities. The kind that simply allow the thugs, thieves, and murderers in their ranks to do as they please when they please it. In practice however, nothing could ...
2024-07-13 16:00:05 +0000 UTC View Post“Advances in the field of medical magic have always been at the forefront of every society that eventually reached the stars. Without the ability to heal from grievous injury, much of the experimentation necessary to master magic simply would not happen.”
—The Necessity, ...
2024-07-12 16:00:03 +0000 UTC View Post“It is the pleasure of Lord Aelius Everness, Duke of Crestwyn Province and Governor of Everness, to announce the holding of a Grand Selection to begin on Amiel the twenty-third, the first day of summer. All of those who have Awakened and are interested in competing to earn a place among one...
2024-07-11 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post“Magical combat differs immensely from the hand-to-hand brawling that characterizes most pre-advancement societies. It is a matter of tactics, planning, cunning and resource allocation. Each spell that you cast has the opportunity cost of one that you now cannot. Each spell you fail to cast...
2024-07-10 16:00:04 +0000 UTC View Post“So, who were and what happened to the Tyrants you ask? I’m afraid the answer is that we don’t know. Or at least we don’t in a way that is truly representative of them all. We know that they were Ascendants, incredibly powerful ones, and that they were rulers of the realm, or at least...
2024-07-09 16:00:09 +0000 UTC View Post