PhilosopherBear

Sulieronn takes the cake for me. One of the best mages I met, blud deserved better

The earie silence was but a never ending storm in his ears. Though not always verbal, Tome's pressence seemed to fill the rooms they once shared. Not being able to keep it together he scarried to his chambers deep within the mountain. The earie silence an avalance, awaiting to swallow him whole. His steps echoing within the halls of Sol, his body nearly betraying him with every step, for he could not sleep anymore. Restless and bruised, he descended upon his chambers at last. I caused all this..." nothing but a whisper swept away at first The earie silence had plugged his ears with the hay of the foolish, as he heard only that of what he wanted to hear. The earie silence the hands that grasp around his neck. His feet stumbling to bring him near the flame across the table, as he could not bare to read another word of his letter. "I caused all this.." as the flame within him ignited for a moment. His atronach hand smashing at the table, leaving its metalic claw marks upon it. The earie silence swallowed any reasoning whole, as grief washed away, leaving behind only sin. I Caused All This." the earie calmness had claimed his voice, as his hands fell limp on his sides. The Silence Had Finally Come for Him. The hands that once could rage on shook uncontrollably, his steel focus nothing but flimsy alloy by now. Yet the fire continued, illuminating the cave weakly, the shadows behind every corner seemingly tormenting him, but this time it was different, as a familiar 'Face' was laying next to him. The whispers grew to echoes and the echoes stacked into calls and the calls exploded into screams as he reached out to silence them. The Silence had finally retreated, his false face reclaimed, crowning him once again. The screaming got crumpled into calls, the calls got pressed into echoes and the echoes crashed into nothing, as he returned to the only identity he knew, before placing a specific focus crystal shard upon it. Like the parasite that it was, whispers dripping like poisononous honey "W̸̡̫͎͔̘͙̟̞̏̀̊͜͠ȩ̵̘̖̭͓̻̪̮̼̩̤̈́̀̾͛͠l̷̢̥̞͚̭̉͂͐̀̾̐̈́̅͌̄͘̕͠͝͝c̷̙̖͖̭̱̼̼͔̯͇̥̰̰̄̽̑̄̇̐͜o̶̫̒͊̔̎̉̈̅̄͂̃́͗̇̏͘m̸̛̟̺̊͑̈́̅̀̂̄͗͛̾̈́͋̒͜ë̶̝̲̘̞͖͍̤͉́̓̽̍̆̔͆̆̓̓̌͘ ̷̛̣͉̲̲͛̑̚͘B̵̲̪̥͋̈͒͝ȧ̴̫̘̖̫̗̳̙͚̅͐̾͗͗͌̂͐̌͜͝c̶̬̰͙̣̐͝ḱ̸̫͈̱̟̺̣͕̈̆̑͆͠,̶̭̙̹͇͉̭̻̩͔͎̱͕̭̝̈́̓͋̊̒ ̴̢̥̜̈̍̄̉͘F̷̨̟̼̘̮̙̄ą̷̯̮̲͈̗̟͔̫͚͉͗̀͆̑͆̃̌͋̀̓̔͒͘͠t̷̟̫̫̤͉̞͍̦̖̎̏̈̿̅̋͜͝h̸̨̛̘͍̲̠̞̜̥́͆̅̿̆͋́̔̈́̐̋͘͝ė̵̡̛̝̪͖͚͓̪͕̘͕̌̀͑̎͐̆͂͌́ͅr̶̦̮̲̜͍̪̻̤̱͙͋͌͗̋̈́́̇́̓́ ̴̱̫̏̏Ř̴̖̲̥̖̯̝͖͚̂̓̿̂͂͆́̋͐̒a̸̧̭̣͕̩͙̘̥͐́̇̎̾̿̓̈v̶͎̉́̈́͂́̈̈̽́̋̍̏ě̵̡͍̿̐̊̋̇͘ͅn̸͇̹̜̟̘̼̫͓̻̺̙̘͎̜̈̀̐̄́̊̃̐̈́̓̓̍̇̔͜" acting as a companion of older times.

[!] A delicately crafted origami, shaped into the form of a feather, drifts gracefully across the lands of Aevos, carried by unseen forces to those who would heed its call. [!] Upon unfolding, the missive reveals itself to be crafted from fine, smooth parchment, its texture betraying a quality reserved for only the most distinguished of writings. Elegant lines of deep violet ink flow across the page, each word meticulously inscribed with a practiced hand. Should one take the time to read, the message unfolds as follows: The time has come for us to gather once more in pursuit of knowledge and mastery. The Voidal Arts, long neglected and left to decay within forgotten tomes and idle minds, must be revived and advanced for the prosperity of all. Too many have forsaken their duty—to study, to share, and to push the boundaries of magic itself. We cannot allow stagnation to claim what was meant to evolve. To aid this cause, we have established dedicated facilities to house scholars, support research, and guide new initiates who wish to lend their talents to our mission. This brings us to our next decree—the Initiation Program. While our primary goal is to gather those already versed in the Voidal Arts, we welcome those who possess the will to learn. Be warned, however—our trials will prove bizarre, and not all will succeed. Yet for those who dare, the path is open. For the advancement and preservation of our craft, we call upon you. Heed this summons and make your way to Soleaum, within the lands of Urguan. Alternatively send a bird to 'Father Raven' [!] The stamp of Soleaum's Mage Society would be at the bottom of the missive

I did address this before, TA holders SHOULD have more constraint on just giving it out regardless of how 'easy' it is to get into it or at the very least enforce TA holders to do some sort of trial for students to push away people who are not there for the RP aspects and just want the CRP aspects. Another good way to push people away who are not willing to invest in it would be to make it so that, one is not able to drop voidal magic as a whole and only be able to switch between Voidal MA's. Drastic measure but I feel like it would yield results. That or bunch everything in one MA.

THATS THE SPIRIT!!! SHADOW WIZZARD MONEY GANG

At the very least, TA holders should have some sort of qualification method (akin to their characters of course, as some teachers wants for students will differ from others) to judge wether or not to pick up a student. If not an official rule, it should be picked up by any half decent TA holder who doesn't want to further the current issues (Though Im sure there is already some of you who already do that out of decency). A Re-write though tricky would be beneficial and I agree with the concept of a more Free-form spell base that Nepir suggested above. It would allow the magic to feel less 'caged' and let it have a more distinct identity (though the red lines would need very thorough attention to avoid the previous Free-form errors of Voidal magic). I am by no means saying it needs to be buffed, but a re-write of both systems and Teaching/Learning experience would allow the magic to blossom further.

Like I mentioned above, I agree that power gaming and min-maxing magics is the biggest problem we face as a community, but there IS a voidal community, we are just not really united yet. It was good for a while but the last people fumbled the job in many ways and hopeful that can be avoided in the future but I truly believe uniting as a community will do wonders. Lastly, I do believe that a lot of people merely trade magics, however, there is a good amount of TA holders who make learning magic a wonder even if you are a veteran and one of those is @nepirI had a blast learning Illusion from him and even now he still BLOWS MY MIND with some ideas he suggests and in earnest, that is the point of us uniting together! To inspire, create and teach newer people who might be interested.

It is understandable why we cant have the old voidal magic, but allowing an extent of freeform to a magic that is all about imaginatination should be the default. I am not saying to let it go wild, but mages being clones in moveset and in general lacking any seperate direction and identity is just didapointing and I hope more people understand and feel the same. That aside, creating a spark like that for someone, especially someone new is something that all of us should strive for and its appreciated when do e right!

The lore itself is good. With some plotholes I admit but I do not think its anything to worry over (though I will talk about the 'balancing' later on for sure) On the second part I LOVED it when we were more united and I could just see all the different interpratations of all of the other mages, from fashion sense, to manurisms and of course spell cosmetics and its something Id like to add on in the future as I have an idea I might drop in the next post. It bothers me that it has come to this tbh, Its supposed to be a magic to be EXPLORED and right now it feels caged and only pushed backwards because a majority focuses on CRP and even when the community stirs away from it we still end up getting a stray nerf or rewrite that focuses on nothinf but nerfing CRP and completely ignoring any new potential flavouring it could have had.

I understand where you coming from and there is a good amount of diffetent ways to play a mage, personally I do choose a more goofy aproach. Also a magic hat can go a LONG way and are a must accessory in my eyes!! One of main concerns and biggest issues, thus why I make this post (and will make another like I said). The minmaxing is a bad stain, however bad apples will always exists and punishing your avarage mage for picking what they like is just sad Kinda falls in the statement I made above, you cant force people to act differently, but Id rather have less magics (like I do now) rather than pick one up for the soul purpose of having it or because its "meta" or because its the new hip rework, same goes for dropping magics for the same purpose.

Discussion: The Current State of Voidal Magic Hello everyone! This is a bit unusual for me, as I don’t typically post questions like this—I tend to keep my opinions to myself. However, I’m genuinely curious about how the community views the current state of Voidal magic. I’d love to hear perspectives from all sides—whether you’ve played a Voidal mage in the past, never played one, or are currently involved with Voidal magic. Having been part of this community for five years, I’ve always found Voidal magic fascinating. The concept of the Void captivated me when I first joined, and for nearly 3-4 of those years, I’ve actively played as a Voidal mage. I plan to engage with everyone who shares their thoughts here and will also put together a more structured post after this discussion has run its course. Looking forward to hearing your insights!

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"I have no regrets." "Oh? How come?" said the heavily armored bear humanoid. He thought for a moment, not much to hesitate about "Well, I fought, I laughed and I cried. What is there more to do?" The figure smiled, looking over at the Crow Father "And what do you have to say about this?" Stepping closer to a much younger Fernando, it said, "It sounds to me like you lived true and free my child." "Though... I'm sad about something.." he spoke like a child would to a parent. "Speak now, cub of Rioghnach" boomed the voice, echoing across the eternal hilltop "Let him, brother." said the Crow. Clearly anxious, maybe even a bit angry, he spoke up "What will they become without me... I was supposed to protect them.. but I failed." he said, his eyes never leaving the ones of the all-mighty Crow Father, his fists clenched, as he could feel a sudden rush of air pass through him, relieving his nerves. Even without the capability to do so, one would understand that the Crow Father would offer him a smile, before opening his beak, the words lifting the world off Fernando's shoulders even for that brief moment "Even in death.. you never could put yourself first, child." As the being spoke, it waved its hand across the sky, as it turned around and around, seemingly like it was nothing, as they were suddenly no longer standing on the eternal hilltop, but right outside a more familiar place. "Jumping head first to save others" it spoke out, not leaving Fernando time to catch a proper thought, the world turned again, and the image of Fernando dropkicking into battle without concern played and disappeared nearly as fast "To offering yourself for another life." showing faint instances of his last battle, purposely taking the front line. "But I..." he was cut off swiftly The world around them changing one last time, as if his whole life flashed before his eyes. His first fight, his first win, his first love, but one memory stood above all. The day with his first ever proper family. "Now I know this is recent but..." the world changed one last time into a blurry and bloody mess of a memory, cutting in and out of brutal exchanges of blows against a vile creature of chaos, ending with him making a deal with it. "Can you explain it to me?" boomed the voice one last time, the frame still at the moment when the deal was struck. "He didn't deserve it." he said, putting his chest outwards, not a hint of hesitation behind those words nor the ones that followed "He would have died for my shake, for something I failed to do a long time ago." he said clenching his fists, if only he had put an end to the monster that became his brother sooner. "If I ever go back... I have to atone for this... and I will." Suddenly, the world around shifted, crumbling away as it seemed, appearing back at the eternal hilltop once more. "Is that enough for you, Rioghnach?" turned the Crow Father to his brother. The bear humanoid smiled back, crossing its arms as it exclaimed "Aye, all yours Feidelhm." it spoke, as it slowly walked away from the two, seemingly out of existence in a single moment. The Crow Father approached Fernando, as it placed its taloned hand on his shoulder, seemingly healed from the serious injury he had acquired in his last fight "Looks like we have to let you go akhi" the voice boomed, as it pushed Fernando back, as he fell and fell for what felt like minutes "..good to see you never lost your edge, continue your work, Cub Of Rioghnach." And without a sound, it all turned quiet... "Is this it...?" pondered fernando for a few moments, guessing that this was finally his ever lasting peace. the sound of an engine slowly became louder and louder in the background.

Great idea, though when I was told about this I thought that it was an official CRP change, which made me think we would finally have proper CRP on the server isntead of best roll's or best gas lighting power gamer wins. To be more specific, I love this idea and I deeply hope that some similar version to this will one day make it as the main combat mechanic of the server, big +1