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[Amendment]Fire Evocation: Flaming Tempest
Edit Purpose:
Flame Tempest is the only feature Fire Evocationists get at Tier 5 bar Combustion, and it's in a pretty dire need of a buff. As the pinnacle of fire evocation, it should be at least feasible enough to use in certain circumstances. The idea here isn't to make the spell overly strong or powerful, but at least not unusable as it is in its current state. A list of the proposed changes are as follows:
- Total Emotes to Cast: 7 -> 6
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Removal of the redline marking it as impossible to kill anyone who tanks the full duration of the spell unless they are already heavily wounded.
- This defaults the spell to the normal rules of Conjured Fire listed prior to any spells in the fire evocation lore. The spell already functioned like this, but with the prior implication that it just ceased harming someone at a certain point.
- Mana Cost reduced to a normal T5 spell instead of nearly all of one's mana pool.
- Addition of the ability to add combustion to the spell, doubling the mana cost to all of one's mana pool.
- The addition of details on how abjuring effects interact with the spell.
Original Version:
Start: Flaming Tempest [C]
End: This spell will never outright kill someone unless they remain within the storm and are severely weak/wounded prior.
Edited Version:
Flaming Tempest [C] - By concentrating all of their knowledge and power into a single spell, a fire evocationist may create a devastating storm of flame and smoke which may inflict great ruin upon the battlefield and one’s opponents.
Mechanics
Spoiler- A fire evocationist who has mastered fire evocation may conjure a storm of fire which falls from the sky in a terrible cloud of smoke and ash. The storm has a maximum radius of five blocks. This may be cast with its central point within 12 blocks of the casting mage, and up to ten blocks from the floor itself.
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Requires six emotes to cast[1 Connect + 4 Charge + 1 Release], and can be maintained for [4] Emotes, raining small embers, flames, and ashes onto all below the ashen cloud.
- Flames are no larger than the size of a coin at most, able to light anything flammable upon touch. This fire will grant second degree burns upon exposed flesh, though this can get progressively worse if one remains within the storm. It will burn flesh like any other flame, and will char surrounding fauna such as grass, leaving the landscape ashen and burnt, with RO Consent.
- If RO consent is not given, the storm will have the same effects upon opponents, though will not scorch the land.
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If the mage’s concentration is disrupted while they are charging or maintaining the spell, the storm will dissipate. Likewise, if they are unable to see the storm, the spell will be rendered null.
- Abjurations and other abjuration-type effects can destroy this spell as normal if they make contact with the cloud of ash and smoke where the flame originates from(or the caster themselves where applicable), not the individual coin-sized fire droplets. For Wards, they would lose 1 point per emote of contact with the storm, increased to 2 at the final emote for a total of 5. Other blocking effects can be used as well, such as a thanhic shield, would work similarly.
- Can be learned at [T5]
Redlines
Spoiler- The mage must be able to see where they are conjuring the storm, as well as the storm itself the entire time the spell is being charged and active.
- You may not make the storm out of blue fire.
- The storm cannot be moved once it is cast
- If you add combustion to Flaming Tempest, it gains the physical force of medium hail behind the raining fire. Additionally, the cost of the spell doubles - taking all of one’s mana pool by default by the end of it for the encounter, unless bolstered by an outside force.
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MC Name:
BonesOfTheEarth
Character's Name:
Lefkos Amethil
Character's Age:
400+
Character's Race:
High Elf
Link to your accepted MA:
https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/213847-fire-evocation-ma-bonesoftheearth/
What magic(s) will you be teaching?
Fire Evocation
Describe this magic or a creature as a whole:
Fire Evocation is one of the many Voidal practices, specifically involving the conjuring and utilization of flames and other related uses(combustion and smoke, namely). One begins with the usual study of the element, forging an eventual connection to the void in order to conjure beginner level flames. As the student progresses they gain an arsenal of ways in which they can utilize their fire, from basic level projectiles to flamethrowers and storms of fire.
By default, regardless of the spells they are using, they conjure them in the form of basic, reddish/orange flames that you might find anywhere(More flexible out of combat). A Fire Evocationist when using their spells on someone must bear in mind the heat of their fire and exactly how many emotes of consistent exposure someone can take before being considered incapacitated or severely wounded, even after the flames are no longer in the Wizard's control - that being the moment the spell has been completed/launched. At that point it functions as normal fire, moving to slowly consume flammable objects. On contact with flesh they leave 1st or 2nd degree burns depending on how direct the blow was, leaving lingering flames to worsen over time unless the fires are extinguished - most readily through water or muffling the fire. Four emotes of exposure to a vital area results in the beginning of death without medical treatment.
Are there different sections or subsections of magic? Can those be elaborated upon?
Fire Evocation has the addition of Blue Flames, Combustion, and Smokescreen.
Blue Flames function as an addition to normal casts of spells, though may not be done alongside Combustion. Considered a Tier 4 Spell to initially learn, it adds 1 Tiers worth of mana cost to any spell. For example: You must be Tier 4 to know Blue Flames, but to cast the Tier 1 Spell, "Flame Projectile" in the form of Blue Flames requires the mana expenditure of a Tier 2 Spell. Tier 5 Spells are unchanged. These spells all count as Tier 4 spells regardless of their initial tier for purposes of enchanting etc, bar Tier 5 Spells which remain as such. An additional emote must also be used to show that the spell is changing to Blue Flames and growing hotter. In return for this, immediate contact with a Blue Fire spell leaves 3rd degree burns, and brings a state of dying after only two emotes of contact to vitals instead of four.
Combustion exists as an addition to normal casts of spells, though may not be done alongside Blue Flames. It is considered a Tier 5 Spell to learn, and adds 1 Tiers worth of mana cost to any spell, bar Tier 5 Spells. It adds an additional emote to any spell's emote requirements as it becomes visibly shown in some fashion(more volatile, or perhaps more condensed flames, etc), and any spell that utilizes combustion count as a Tier 5 spell for purposes of enchanting etc. In return, your spells gain concussive force on top of the usual behavior of fire, able to blast people back a reasonable amount for the given spell - a Tier 1 Fire Projectile with Combustion is not going to send someone slamming back, but a Flame Blast might. If interrupted in casting a spell like this, it explodes in the wizard's face. Violently.
Smokescreen is an additional spell rather than a subsection of Fire Evocation. Instead of conjuring fire, you conjure the smoke from fire - able to charge it for a time, hold it, then release it to smoke over an area of 5 meters where it was cast(diameter, not radius). This cannot suffocate anyone, making people cough at most, acting as a blinding tactic.
Can you give an example of a casting emote, of a spell of your choice?
> Lefkos' right ear gives a subtle twitch, and orange wisps begin to form around his hands and wrists to signify his connection to the void.
> Anyone else's emote
> Lefkos aims his hand at his target, a flickering fire beginning to formulate just before his palm, orange and red in color. It quickly forms into a small spherical shape, similar to a baseball.> Someone does something that for this example doesnt stop him casting because they havent reached him or some crap.
> The flame begins to shrink slowly after a brief moment of expansion, back to its original baseball size. The nature of the flames visibly change, an audible crackling as they grow more volatile and combustable.
> Somehow, this generic example npc still doesnt stop him from casting.
> Lefkos shoves his hand forth, releasing the Flame Projectile out towards his foe. On contact it would have concussive force behind it, like a pelted baseball, as leave first to second degree burns on bare skin with a foot radius as it would explode on contact. Small flames would be left behind, able to be put out readily with water or muffling it.
^ Notably, for combat's sake flowery language is left out of the casting emotes for ease of understanding on those who do not know magic lore. Also notably Lefkos cannot cast this spell due to the nature of an Arcane Scion, and the emotes are for an example only.
Can you give an example of a teaching-emote (interacting with another) of a spell of your choice?
> Lefkos looks down at his student, establishing his connection to the void with his usual ear twitch, followed by the manifestation of ethereal orange around his hands and wrists.
"Today, you'll be learning your second spell. Flame Projectile - The most basic of combat uses. The process is relatively simple."
> A small flicker of fire forms above his palm, expanding quickly into a rough spherical shape the size of a baseball."Your first step of course, after connection, will be to conjure forth fire as you've practiced. Start with a simple lick of flame, and build it - pour more mana into your work, and imagine it as a sphere. Or at least, something almost like a sphere. The nature of fire is never precise, your spells will never have perfect edges, and you must be as flexible in your mind as the fire in order to maintain concentration on it."
> Lefkos swings his hand forward, letting loose the sphere of flame to fly at the stone floor nearby. It scatters harmlessly against it, the ground beneath darkened from what one could assume was this exact spell cast many times over the years on the same spot.
"This is your first projectile, so it is important to know now that once you release it, there is no controlling it. No making it vanish or change directions. Fire is real, and dangerous. If you hit someone, they'll begin to burn slowly unless it is put out. If you hit wood, it will catch flame. Even a spell as weak as this, which can be put out relatively easily with any normal means of extinguishing a flame, can leave second degree burns with a direct hit. It can cause a house to burn to nothing if left uncontested."
Say your student powergames during or after teaching, how do you reprimand that?
Assuming that the ST recognize the student as learning and scold me instead of the student, I would inform them that if they have failed to understand the spell, assume they do not know it any longer, and I would teach them again with much more scrutiny. If this became a repeat offender, I would drop them as a student.
If this happens multiple times over multiple students, the problem is me and I probably shouldn't have a TA. I'm confident this is not the case.
Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:
No
Do you agree to keep the ST updated on the status of your magic app?:
Yes
Have you applied to teach this magic on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app.
No
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So it is done. Should be 3/3 for the time being
https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/167857-voidaltafury_fire/
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MC Name:
BonesOfTheEarth
Character's Name:
Lefkos Amethil
Character's Age:
400+
What feat(s) will you be learning?
Atronach Forging
Teacher's MC Name:
Mr_Etan
Teacher's RP Name:
Sarrion
Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your feat app?:
Yeah
Have you applied for this feat on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:
No
Are you aware that if this feat is undergoing an activity trial and fails said trial, that you will lose the feat? And that if it is apart of the Lore Games, it might drastically change soon?:
Yeah
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MC Name:
BonesOfTheEarth
Character's Name:
Lefkos Amethil
Character's Age:
400+
What feat(s) will you be learning?
Sorvian Crafting
Teacher's MC Name:
Faewilds
Teacher's RP Name:
Serenity
Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your feat app?:
Yeah
Have you applied for this feat on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:
No
Are you aware that if this feat is undergoing an activity trial and fails said trial, that you will lose the feat? And that if it is apart of the Lore Games, it might drastically change soon?:
Yeah
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Imagine if an NL denied permission to reference their character on the forums
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Done diddly done did it
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I've been arguing that the current map size is good but I never considered doing the axios 3 island things again.
@rukio's point is p good
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Current map size is fine
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21 minutes ago, DISCOLIQUID said:
I'm suggesting the black company books for people who like darker writing, and 2nding wizard of earth sea!
I've never before met any fans of wizard of earthsea. It's always "like the tales of earthsea from studio ghibli?"
First favorite is the Lies of Locke Lamora into the Gentleman Bastards sequence
Next is Wizard of Earthsea
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MC Name:
BonesOfTheEarth
Character's Name:
Lefkos Amethil
Character's Age:
397
What feat(s) will you be learning?
Arcane Scion
Teacher's MC Name:
Toodles, Lord_Of_Losers
Teacher's RP Name:
Faeryel, Sarah
Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your feat app?:
Yeah
Have you applied for this feat on this character before, and had it denied? If so, link the app:
No
Are you aware that if this feat is undergoing an activity trial and fails said trial, that you will lose the feat? And that if it is apart of the Lore Games, it might drastically change soon?:
Yeah
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So I got excited for Stendhal as I love being a librarian, but I was disappointed; you need 1.18 for the feature to copy published books. However, it encouraged me to get off my butt and start looking.
The Textbook mod for fabric does not offer nearly as much as Stendhal does. It offers one feature only, but it's beautiful: It allows you to hit export on any book, published or not, and you then can save it as a word file and keep(or drop) the formatting. You can then hit import with a book and quill, and bam you've got it again. Those pesky Copy of Copy books are finally beaten.
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MC Name:
BonesOfTheEarth
Character's Name:
Lefkos
Character's Age:
Almost 400
Character's Race:
High Elf
What magic(s) will you be learning?
Fire Evocation
Teacher's MC Name:
Toodles
Teacher's RP Name:
Faeryel
Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:
No Sir
Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your magic app?:
Yes Sir
Are you aware that if this magic is shelved, that you may no longer use it in character?
Yes Sir
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MC Name:
BonesOfTheEarth
Character's Name:
Lefkos
Character's Age:
Almost 400
Character's Race:
High Elf
What magic(s) will you be learning?
Transfiguration
Teacher's MC Name:
Toodles
Teacher's RP Name:
Faeryel
Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:
No Sir
Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your magic app?:
Yes Sir
Are you aware that if this magic is shelved, that you may no longer use it in character?
Yes Sir
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https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/167857-voidaltafury_fire/?tab=comments#comment-1585191
Yo that TA is 5 years old I'm really hanging on to it huh
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MC Name:
BonesOfTheEarth
Character's Name:
Lefkos
Character's Age:
Almost 400
Character's Race:
High Elf
What magic(s) will you be learning?
Voidal Translocation
Teacher's MC Name:
BonesOfTheEarth
Teacher's RP Name:
Lefkos
Do you have a magic(s) you are dropping due to this app? If so, link it:
No Sir
Do you agree to keep Story updated on the status of your magic app?:
Yes Sir
Are you aware that if this magic is shelved, that you may no longer use it in character?
Yes Sir
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Username: BonesOfTheEarth
Discord: BonesOfTheEarth#6969
Skin Reference: You have it over discord!
Alex or Steve model: Steve
Skin details, if any (the more, the better): A real chad. I mean, just as close as you can get to the art; though the scar on his face there should be larger and a little more faded, more like a very minor discoloration of the skin. Gray eyes.1 -
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The orc stuff doesn't make sense to me. It feels important that they age a little faster. Being 12-14 and "coming of age" just makes sense for them.
I'm not talking about anything ftb related dont care didnt ask not my problem please dont be a creep ty
Everything else is 👍 though nice stuff
Edit: u forgot snow elves :)
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We can see when people post private bits like this. Of course if I click on it, I get "error: topic not found" or whatever, but say I know who this person is. If I know anything about the individual and who they might have beef with, I could very likely tell exactly who they're reporting and why(Especially, if say, I'm the one being reported). Kind of redundant to have private stuff innit?
I'm just using this screenshot as an example. More commonplace occurrences are with magic/creature apps being hidden to reduce metagaming but people can still clearly see one was made. Just a small thing I think should get fixed, thanks for coming to my TED Talk
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Any time I've pushed to get a predator banned, the admins - Llir specifically - have always been prompt and fast on it when I finally had what I need to approach them on it. But this is after months of effort on my end in both 2 counts to find hard lined proof. One of them, I can't take much credit for as I simply pushed someone else to step up and they dealt with it, but another I knew of 3 people on the server actively being groomed where 2 of them had confided in me of the case. Showing that to admins was not enough to get this person banned. A recorded video call where one of the victims detailed the whole affair in voice chat was apparently not proof enough to act.
To get them banned, I had to get put into contact with someone who quit lotc in 2018 because of this person's abuse, and convince them through their insecurities of the issue to go to their old discord and provide full logs. This whole process to convince one person years gone to talk to the admins took weeks, while this person continued to groom more people - with a large portion of the server aware of the fact.
I usually silently watch these posts but mr Treshure you speak to my heart when you say to act on intuition and common sense. Waiting for hard lined proof allowed one predator I know to remain on this server for years(I think around 4) with not a single thing done to stop him, while many people knew what sort of nasty, blackmailing monster he was.
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[Lore Amendment]Fire Evocation: Flaming Tempest
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Users of those given magics are more than welcome to make their own amendments. I might take a look at a point but I only practice fire evocation, and it was already noted in story discord that it's relatively up to players to make these amendments. If you propose sweeping amendments to all evocation t5 spells, that sounds like a job for the story team and not me.