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Post by Malefact on Oct 3, 2003 7:23:53 GMT -5
[ModNote: Continued from Lesson One.] Assignment One : Each of you has been presented with a silver talisman (the easiest objects of all for manipulating magically - hence their common use in containing spells and charms etc.) and your task is to form an Existential Shield around it. To do this, you must prevent the universe from interacting with the talisman. This is achieved thus: (1) Prevent the talisman's surroundings from interacting with it. (2) Prevent the talisman from interacting with its surroundings. This includes the prevention of perception of the talisman. Remember: if no-one knows it's there then it isn't. You must select the appropriate spells and charms with which to do it along with an appropriate order. I will tell you if you are correct or not (and why). Best of luck! |
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Post by ringmasterrob on Oct 3, 2003 15:46:47 GMT -5
ah ha, Spellcasting "F-L-O-A-T" *talisman floats and is not interacting with surroundings" Spellcasting invis "I-N-V-I-S" *talisman turns invisible to avoid it being percepted* Now for my memory of it, spellcasting wipe "W-I-P-E" *he forgets about talisman* How was.... erm erm something
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Post by Malefact on Oct 3, 2003 16:05:42 GMT -5
I'm afraid that doesn't do it.
You may have made the talisman float but it still interacting with the air around it.
You have made it invisible. Or have you? A typical INVISIBLE spell, charm etc. suppresses only the visible spectrum. Other wavelengths may still interact, along with particles other than photons.
In short, it is still interacting with the universe. It is still generating events. Therefore, the potential exists for it to be detected. Therefore, it IS still there. Presence is a measure of potential of event. There is still potential of event for the talisman, therefore it is still present (even though you have used a WIPE spell - use of which is strongly discouraged).
Please try again.
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Post by LordBob on Oct 4, 2003 2:36:23 GMT -5
the use of what? *wipe spell still in effect* what talisman? How did I get here?
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Post by Malefact on Oct 4, 2003 13:03:12 GMT -5
Oh, for crying out loud!  *dispells WIPE* THAT is why the use of it is strongly discouraged. |
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Post by LordBob on Oct 5, 2003 12:56:04 GMT -5
hmm did someone use a wipe spell?
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Post by Malefact on Oct 6, 2003 3:59:15 GMT -5
Stop messing about! You know full well that I have just dispelled it. Come on, have another go unless you want to get zero marks for this assignment. |
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Post by ringmasterrob on Oct 6, 2003 7:34:36 GMT -5
Dennis hasnt done it yet, I did. I dont know how you can do it, if you cant see it and it isnt touching anything and no one knows its there that is the best I can come up with
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Post by Malefact on Oct 6, 2003 7:42:47 GMT -5
Sorry, I was referring to you in that second line. Think of dominoes; an air particle interacts with the talisman and that air particle later works its way to you. If it hadn't made contact with the talisman that may not happen, or at least not in the same way. That slight difference may cause a slight change in, say, something you say. Therefore, the talisman would still be having an effect. More importantly, the potential still exists. You must remove that potential. |
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Post by ringmasterrob on Oct 6, 2003 10:10:32 GMT -5
Well other than it cannot be seen and a S-I-L-E-N-C-E to stop it being heard ov making noise and not touching anything and if I did wipe spell then no one knows it exists so I cant so how I can stop it without destroying it entirely
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Post by Malefact on Oct 7, 2003 5:28:50 GMT -5
Think on the molecular level. All these subatomic particles (photons are only one type so INVISIBILITY isn't enough) are interacting with it. Stop them! |
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Post by GreenDragon on Oct 7, 2003 5:59:47 GMT -5
Hmm...well, here goes
*tries spell to best of ability*
Was that alright?
{Heh, the me on the other side of the computer can't think what to do so I can't think of the instructions to give my computer-self. Just imagine I do it in a way that's different to LordDennis's.}
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Post by ringmasterrob on Oct 7, 2003 7:34:35 GMT -5
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Post by Malefact on Oct 8, 2003 4:37:42 GMT -5
I guess I'll just have to show you! *spellcasts FREEZE* This prevents the talisman from generating events by causing all motion within it to cease. *spellcasts GHOST* This causes surrounding particles to move straight through the talisman without being affected by its presence. *spellcasts DISSOCIATE* Imagine the universe as a sheet with the talisman at the centre. DISSOCIATE effectively folds the sheet over it resulting in the volume in which the talisman exists no longer being a part of the universe. So, the talisman can no longer interact with the universe and the universe can no longer interact with the talisman. The Existential Shield has therefore formed and the talisman cannot be reached. Note: removing the shield, btw, can only be achieved by casting a delayed-action spell on the object in question. This spell would cause the talisman to generate a detectable event, breaking FREEZE, GHOST and DISSOCIATE and therefore the shield along with it, causing the talisman to reappear. Additional: sometimes the shield may have to be formed in a hurry, so casting three spells may be too time-consuming. It is therefore possible to assign a single alias or incantation to form the three. Aliases known to exist include EXIT, HIDE, STOP and PANIC. [ModNote: This is followed by Lesson Two.] |
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Post by ringmasterrob on Oct 8, 2003 9:23:23 GMT -5
ah ha, I knew I was mssing a link
(btw Knight Malefact would you consider helping me out with advanced magic as i have no students)
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