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Post by typewryter on Jul 25, 2011 13:22:17 GMT -5
Hello, Everypony! I'm Typewryter, and my good friend Arcel and I are going to be teaching you all about MAGIC! If you have any questions, feel free to ask. Arcel, would you care to start us off?
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Post by Arcel/Mythic Swirl on Jul 25, 2011 13:30:22 GMT -5
*spotlight, blinks, grumbles* I never agreed to thi- *notices amplified voice*... ummm....
*clears throat* Well th-then... it stands within reason that all ponys have a level of inert magic to them, as do alot of things in this reality, for more on individual magic of ponys, I would recommend checking out Masterweavers topic about his unified magic theory....
However, for now, l-let us focus on Unicorn magic and its many MANY differnt forms. I specilize in Illusion magic, magic that bends light, sound, smell, and anything else to foal ones sences into believing something is real when it is not, Type on the other hoof, specilizes more in... how would you phrase it Type?
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Post by typewryter on Jul 25, 2011 13:38:13 GMT -5
Schalastic Spells, my good pony. My four primary spells allow me to find specific words in books, memorize entire tomes as I read them, read faster, and visually translate something into another language for somepony else.
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Post by Arcel/Mythic Swirl on Jul 25, 2011 13:53:27 GMT -5
Yes, thank you Type, and as you can see, his primary form of magic has to do with his job, being a translator and archivist. *nods*
That is usualy the case, most Unicorns only have access to spells that can help them in there field of work or study, like Type with his books, or Miss Rarity with her ability to work up fashions as if they were nothing at times, as well as her jewel finding spell.
However, it is possible to learn a few minor magics outside your specialty area, or if your lucky enough to be a Unicorn that specilizes in magic in general or even a specific field(like myself), you're able to learn more then most other Unicorns could.
But we will get to that all later, let us start at the begining, a spell that all Unicorns learn and is the most basic of basic, Telekensis.
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Post by typewryter on Jul 25, 2011 14:02:18 GMT -5
Ah yes, Telekinesis, a valuable spell. The Telekinesis Spell gives Unicorns a level of fine manipulation generally reserved for creatures with digits, such as griffons and dragons. It is for this reason that unicorns have a higher tendency of going into more technical professions than the other species of ponies.
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Post by Arcel/Mythic Swirl on Jul 25, 2011 14:14:02 GMT -5
Indeed, and its really a rather simple form of magic. Most Unicorns can lift basic things, cups, writing quills, books, other light objects. Though the larger things usualy give more difficulty, and there is a good reason behind that. You see, though you are not physicaly moving the item, it is still effected by gravity and still has weight with the basic Telekinesis spell, and therefore, for most unicornss, they can only lift as much weight using there magic as the average Earth pony can lift using physical force, though admitably, the Unicorn is able to do move objects a bit higher and over rougher terrain with more ease, where the Earth Pony just might be able to sustain carrying it longer. Its really just like as if your magic is another muscle in your body, it has its limits.
Now, the functionality of telekenesis is rather simple, one must simply envelop the object they desire to lift in there magic, not go deep into its structure, simply wrapping it in a blanket of it will do fine. Strangely enough, size is as much a contributing factor to the limits of telekenesis as weight is. Where Earth Ponys could cary something even rather large if it didn't weigh much, Unicorns have a bit more difficulty becuase they must expand more energy to encompass it. But once the object is wrapped within your magic, its a simple manner of using your magic to.... will the object to move as you want it to.
It may be one of the most basic, but it is by far the staple of any Unicorns arsenal of spells, allowing one to do things of the simple like turning pages in a book, to the more technical as in writing with a quill telekeneticly, to even the obscenely impressive, just to throw an example out, simultaniously lifting an Ursa Minor, a large water canister, and milking several dozen cows all at once... though the last one is by far the least likely to happen(just once in our records actually).
If anypony has any questions on telekenesis, feel free to ask, otherwise, I leave it to my friend Type to go a little into the differnt types of magic.
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Post by typewryter on Jul 25, 2011 14:42:55 GMT -5
Of course. Now, all unicorns, as we said, have spells that relate to their talent. However there are spells that all unicorns have the POTENTIAL to learn, i.e. teleportation, telekinesis, and light... I can perform those three spells, though my teleportation is still far too weak to be of any real use. As well, Unicorns can learn one or two EXTRA spells, like my Sonic Blast, for example. There are many kinds of magic: Illusion, Evocation, Divination, Abjuration, Conjuration, Arcana, Transmutation, Enchantment, and.... Necromancy... Let's start with Abjuration, protective spells, shall we?
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Post by Arcel/Mythic Swirl on Jul 25, 2011 16:35:26 GMT -5
Yes, sounds good to me, there are also more kinds of... uncatagorized magic, but those are for another time and place.
In short, Abjuration magic is in short, protective and deffensive magic, including things like forming barriers, giving wards against differnt forms of magic, and negating the effects of unfriendly magic. *nod nod*
Care to give an explination on some usefull versions of this?
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Post by typewryter on Jul 25, 2011 16:38:09 GMT -5
Well, Primarily, Abjuration magic is used for healing; Ponyville's nurse redheart is an example of this use. Wait.... Is she even a unicorn? I've only seen her once, and I was half concious and bleeding out....
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Post by Arcel/Mythic Swirl on Jul 25, 2011 16:48:12 GMT -5
*face hooves* No, Nurse Redheart is not a Unicorn... but she does use several unicorn enchanted items in her work, such as invection preventing bandages, as well as potions with healing properties. Though she does occasionaly call for the assistance of Ponyvilles most gifted magical Unicorn, Twilight Sparkle, when she needs a little extra magical help. Though if its something more complicated, they usualy have to call in a Unicorn Doctor.
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Post by typewryter on Jul 25, 2011 16:59:58 GMT -5
Ah, of course. So, anyway, That's Abjuration in a nutshell. Now how about illusion magic? I don't know much about it, but perhaps you would?
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Post by Arcel/Mythic Swirl on Jul 25, 2011 17:25:22 GMT -5
Of course I know about Illusion Magic, its is my specialty afterall! =D Now... where to begin... Alright, the basics! The basic concept of illusion magic is tuning magic into a form that one can sence with one of the 5 basic sences, sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell, instead of the 6th that most ponys feel it with. Creating an Visual Illusion is the simplist of the tasks and the one I most exceed at. A Visual illusion only requires 3 things, focusing your magic on a point, picturing what you want its shape to be, and then gently guiding your magic into that shape, and thats it! The most basic attempts will most likely be geometric shapes whose color matchs your own natural magics flavor, but as you get better at it, you can make things far and far more interesting! Next up is Sound, which is a little harder then sight, but still somewhat easy, for you once again need to focus on the sound you wish to create, focus where you want the sound to come from, and, the most difficult part, use your magic to cuase the air to vibrate. Similer to the sonic burst, but not as powerful honestly, but it can add some realism to your visual illusions, its rather interesting. Now are getting into an area where Illusions start getting more difficult, the sensation of touch. I have only started making pushs into this field beyond the sensation of pain, which seems to be the most common use before now of using touch illusions, I don't have much to share now for I would rather not have this information in the wrong hooves for now. Another difficult area is smell and taste illusions, for they are the hardest to get right... for you see, no two ponies have the exact same... opinion on tastes and smells. What tastes delicious to one could be gag inducing in another. What smells like rubbish to some could smell like roses to another. As you can imagine, pulling off a convincing taste or smell illusion is one of the most difficult things any illusionist can be expected to do! But wait, theres more! The uses for Illusion magic are numerous, for being a show mare/stallion (the mare version example being The Great and Powerful Trixie), or for Artistic endeavoers(like me =D), deffensive... *keeps going on some rant about Illusion magic without any sign of slowing*
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Post by theblazesiblings on Jul 25, 2011 23:08:46 GMT -5
I'm sorry to butt in you two, but if you're talking on the topic of Magic, does anypony know of battle magic? If not, I would be honored to shed some light on this topic.... Ah,, and just so we're clear, I suppose it would be a variable group of skills. Conjuration, adjuration, and a few other skills are at my disposal.
~Coby
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Post by typewryter on Jul 25, 2011 23:18:42 GMT -5
Oh? Certainly, coby, we would love to hear about it!
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Post by theblazesiblings on Jul 25, 2011 23:47:58 GMT -5
Alright, well a brief history lesson may be in order... *ahem*
Where I'm from, the little Village of Mare, is quite the magical place. I'm apparently a descendant from an ancient group of ponies. These ponies were gifted with elemental magics. I, for one, am proficient with fire magic.
Anyway, the term "Battle magic" is just one that I use. It's made up of many different types of magic. conjuration, adjuration, telekinesis and elemental magic.
My Adjuration skills aren't much, but they do include the use of an energy shield to protect myself from magics and physical assaults. They don't fully protect me, but they nullify the damage a bit. I'm more of a healer than anything, though, as Ami is aware. I can heal just about anything, but it really takes a large tole on my body... For instance, I could heal a cut and it wouldn't take much energy. But for something larger, like a wounded body part or, in the most extreme cases, a missing limb, it would put a huge strain on me. One time, I actually passed out for a few days because of a healing spell...
As for the conjuration and elemental magic... I can summon/use fire in various ways. To light a dark room or to burn my foes. Just about whatever I need. I can do a tiny bit with other elements such as create a gust of wind or a small cloud of rain, but that's about it.
My Telekinesis is about normal, but it also applies to "battle magic." I've used it to hold enemies back, grab distant things and more. But you two have covered this already.
Now then, as for -how- I do these things... It's fairly similar to Arcel's illusion magic. For instance, you can conjure fire in a number of ways. You could think of what you want and visualize it. You could think of what it's made of. You could even just think of something really really hot and see what happens. But my method is a bit more refined. I think of what I want and what it's made of. I then think of how intense I want the fire to be. For instance... *horn glows* I could make a little ball of fire for a light... *Horn glows brighter and a marble sized orb of fire appears over his head* Or... I could give it a little more omph... *He focuses more on the flame and it begins to expand. The flames begin to crackle and pop and the room begins to smoke.* And get a greater blaze going... *The flame suddenly vanishes and the smoke dissipates* But as this is dangerous, I wont do any more than that.
I suppose it's a bit difficult for me to explain... Being born were I was, It's become second nature... As for the wind element, from what I can gather, all you do is focus on the air currents around the spot you want. Thus creating a breeze, but that's not all... For instance, if you wanted a cloud of smoke, you would need to know what it's made of... It can be very deadly if used in the wrong hooves, as any magic could.
But for most elemental magic it's the same way, really.
I just try to know how/what I need to create and where....
I do know of an old pony friend of my parents who was a summoner, but all I got out of her when I asked was you had to "form a pact with the magical being you wish to summon and give your energy to it for it to appear..." I'm not sure what that meant...
Type, since you're very knowledgeable, can you shed some light on this mystery? And for that matter, do you think you could clear up my jumbled mess of an explanation? I apologize if this isn't well said... I'm... Not the best at public speaking/teaching...
~Coby
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