ShameJax

if only we had the precedent of things truly being magic

Yes, I heavily suggest you also add an explanation of this onto the post. Just needs to be clarified so more lore wouldn't abuse an undefined means to do who knows what.

But what prevents the soul stream from taking hold of the soul? I love the lore, it just needs some clarification on this aspect.

So when you first make this structure does your original body die, or is there some other way the soul gets into the 'machine' of sorts?

I'd say that sets a bad precedent when messing around with souls. Souls have always been one of the more complex things in our lore, and if we allow one piece of well written lore to go through that's missing this small tid bit then it could be disastrous in the future. Can't really be a natural occurrence, as the soul naturally goes into the soul stream and then a body is recreated by the unseen monks.

What attracts the soul to the Shell rather than the soul stream?

It's rather obvious I'm a fan of both alchemy and sci fi, however there is one issue with this lore. The process of the soul transfer appears to be undefined - and alchemy lacks the ability to directly influence souls. How is the soul transported into the new body?

What's the weight of scalemail relative to leather? If it's the same or below it's fine.

This is my BIRTHRIGHT.

Name of the club: Space Elves What type of club is it? (Public, Private): Private What is the theme of this club? (Politics, group, etc.): Space Elves Why should this club be created? What is the purpose of this club? Does it add something not already fulfilled by an existing club?: Because it was already a thing. Space Elves are better than snow elves and they get a club, 'nuff said. I intend to use this club to bounce lore ideas off of, and to show lore outlines to to get opinions. Who will moderate this club?: I will. Do you understand that failure to moderate your own club to their respective rules can result in FM interventions?: Yes. Are there any exemptions to the rules that you would like, if so why? (N/A if open club or none needed.): I'll honestly just request leniency on the memeing and toxicity rules, as in a private setting it genuinely does not cause issues of two people know each other.

Deity stuff is always good!

Definitely great to see holy folks work on additions!

INDUSTREH But yeah, I'm a big fan of this lore. I could certainly see a very innovative non-combat magic come out of this Aengudaemon as well.

I like it, includes needed clarifications. I also like the addition of more utility abilities, definitely something that makes it feel less like an inate combat magic. Although I do have concerns, particularly with the empowerment of enchantments. Is the empowerment of enchantments temporary or permanent during creation? How strong is this empowerment? Other than that I'd simply suggest adding the other rituals to this, although I assume you're adding that with runes.

This is on my phone, so I really can't promise a thorough response. As I've stated in previous replies the magic does two things to allow this: 1. By stealing a portion of soul essence the scoundrel is capable of mimicking what allows for another holy practitioner to practice it, in this case it is the living flame. 2. The trinket is used as the means of casting the magic, not the scoundrel themselves. Given, due to this the trinket becomes a massive weak spot. Over the demi ascended I understand what you're saying, and truly personally preferred how the ascended used to simply have different abilities in the silver sect rather than being limited to one thing. A scoundrel is also only capable of casting soulfire, just as a demi-ascended would - yet the scoundrel faces hordes of weaknesses in comparison to the hordes of benefits any ascended receives. While an ascended is immortal a scoundrel must put their life on the like to progress, while an ascended possesses a small regenerative capability a scoundrel becomes weak to ascended magic while casting and if their trinket is broken they are sent unconscious, while an ascended receives a strong barrier about their soul a scoundrel progressively loses willpower and becomes a creature of greed.

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