My eyes slowly parsed through the pages, excitement filling me with every word...
Magic, or as we in the community call it: “The Art”, manifests in many and mostly subtle ways. You’ve probably read it in books before, with huge blasts of magical fire, or instant teleportation across hundreds of miles. All of that is true, and very possible, but also quite complicated to pull off without making yourself explode in the attempt. As I said before, I am here to stop you from exploding, so you have quite a lot to look forward to! The possibilities are almost literally infinite.
A very important concept that you must understand is that ALL spells, every single one of them, share 2 very specific characteristics:
Communicative Intention: You will not see spells that just throw away energy for no reason. All spells can be translated to phrases or intentions of some sort. There is order to the bombastic chaos of The Art. Mystery: Spells always try to make themselves complicated to understand, they hide behind smoke and mirrors. Appearance and presentation are everything for a mage.
So, if you have been paying attention, it is clear that “Magic”is the art of communicating messages as clearly as possible, while at the same time keeping the mystery of its methods.
It’s all about shock and awe! And this gets some strange fellows to develop entire personas for their magical purposes. We may laugh a little at their rather unorthodox position but, we can’t deny how effective such things are, so never look down on a mage for their theatrics. Trust me, most of them have it very well calculated.
Finally I was getting to the interesting parts of it all. My pen moved so quickly as I made a few little notes on my own notebook while reading the context provided by Gato. If I was understanding this correctly, magic shouldn’t be too different to writing or talking, but I had to start getting used to talking in riddles!
“It’s all about trying to make yourself sound interesting and mysterious.”
“So all mages are pompous assholes then? Oh boy, what a headache.”
I guess it makes sense, if this ‘language of magic’ really is the root of it all, and people barely even know it is a language at all? With a few nods, I continued reading down.
Speaking of arts, The Art is not just named like that for no reason. Magic seems intrinsically tied to human passion, and there is no better way to let said passion out and seen than through art. So, having a good, basic knowledge of the 7 Fine Arts may prove useful to understand the ways in which magic manifests:
Literature: The most well known kind of magic comes from the writing of runes and effects, forcing reality to accommodate. Music: In the same way, magic can flow from the emotions one can harvest from others or one’s self. Dancing: Physical movement and expression is a valid way to practice magic, if you learn the correct glyphs. Artisanry: Magical objects can be created and curated by experienced mages, Miracles in our world. Painting: There are those who use hue and colour to cast their spells using their own artistic languages. Architecture: The understanding of patterns, both in construction and in nature itself, is fundamental for the casting of some of the most complicated spells out there. Acting: Domain over one’s body and emotion can prove incredibly useful when using spells that rely on certain moods.
Always remember that these different Arts can be useful to classify the ways magic manifests, but they are only one way out of many.
I could feel my eyes widen as my brain suddenly expanded. So that’s why they call it ‘The Art’ then, huh? This only got me more into it, I couldn’t wait to start writing spells! I wonder if making them rhyme had any interesting effects on the spell itself… if they don’t know it is a language, maybe no one has tried writing poetry with it, hmmm?
“Focus on actually learning how to do things without exploding. That should be your priority, idiot.”
Sure, sure.
Saints above, my excitement knows no bounds. I couldn’t even focus on reading anymore! I had to tell someone!
I went straight to the messenger again… people were talking! Reading up, I realize they were welcoming this new person to the group… ‘Jeepers creepers man’.
“Well at least Mort is consistent.” I say outloud as I get back in the conversation.
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: Aaaaaaaa!
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: Hey everyone! n.n
Jeepers creepers man: hi there Tav
GalaxyTaco to your rescue!: hey Tav! have you met Mort yet?
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: Yeah, he’s nice :3
Jeepers creepers man: Gal couldn’t keep his excitement about his new friend group quiet and I demanded to be included
Jeepers creepers man: hope that doesn’t bother you
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: The more the merrier n.n
“You say that, but I bet if they tried to include Souseiseki here you’d be crying like a baby.”
Shut up.
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: I started reading the book today! >w
My eyes slowly parsed through the pages, excitement filling me with every word...
Magic, or as we in the community call it: “The Art”, manifests in many and mostly subtle ways. You’ve probably read it in books before, with huge blasts of magical fire, or instant teleportation across hundreds of miles. All of that is true, and very possible, but also quite complicated to pull off without making yourself explode in the attempt. As I said before, I am here to stop you from exploding, so you have quite a lot to look forward to! The possibilities are almost literally infinite.
A very important concept that you must understand is that ALL spells, every single one of them, share 2 very specific characteristics:
Communicative Intention: You will not see spells that just throw away energy for no reason. All spells can be translated to phrases or intentions of some sort. There is order to the bombastic chaos of The Art. Mystery: Spells always try to make themselves complicated to understand, they hide behind smoke and mirrors. Appearance and presentation are everything for a mage.
So, if you have been paying attention, it is clear that “Magic”is the art of communicating messages as clearly as possible, while at the same time keeping the mystery of its methods.
It’s all about shock and awe! And this gets some strange fellows to develop entire personas for their magical purposes. We may laugh a little at their rather unorthodox position but, we can’t deny how effective such things are, so never look down on a mage for their theatrics. Trust me, most of them have it very well calculated.
Finally I was getting to the interesting parts of it all. My pen moved so quickly as I made a few little notes on my own notebook while reading the context provided by Gato. If I was understanding this correctly, magic shouldn’t be too different to writing or talking, but I had to start getting used to talking in riddles!
“It’s all about trying to make yourself sound interesting and mysterious.”
“So all mages are pompous assholes then? Oh boy, what a headache.”
I guess it makes sense, if this ‘language of magic’ really is the root of it all, and people barely even know it is a language at all? With a few nods, I continued reading down.
Speaking of arts, The Art is not just named like that for no reason. Magic seems intrinsically tied to human passion, and there is no better way to let said passion out and seen than through art. So, having a good, basic knowledge of the 7 Fine Arts may prove useful to understand the ways in which magic manifests:
Literature: The most well known kind of magic comes from the writing of runes and effects, forcing reality to accommodate. Music: In the same way, magic can flow from the emotions one can harvest from others or one’s self. Dancing: Physical movement and expression is a valid way to practice magic, if you learn the correct glyphs. Artisanry: Magical objects can be created and curated by experienced mages, Miracles in our world. Painting: There are those who use hue and colour to cast their spells using their own artistic languages. Architecture: The understanding of patterns, both in construction and in nature itself, is fundamental for the casting of some of the most complicated spells out there. Acting: Domain over one’s body and emotion can prove incredibly useful when using spells that rely on certain moods.
Always remember that these different Arts can be useful to classify the ways magic manifests, but they are only one way out of many.
I could feel my eyes widen as my brain suddenly expanded. So that’s why they call it ‘The Art’ then, huh? This only got me more into it, I couldn’t wait to start writing spells! I wonder if making them rhyme had any interesting effects on the spell itself… if they don’t know it is a language, maybe no one has tried writing poetry with it, hmmm?
“Focus on actually learning how to do things without exploding. That should be your priority, idiot.”
Sure, sure.
Saints above, my excitement knows no bounds. I couldn’t even focus on reading anymore! I had to tell someone!
I went straight to the messenger again… people were talking! Reading up, I realize they were welcoming this new person to the group… ‘Jeepers creepers man’.
“Well at least Mort is consistent.” I say outloud as I get back in the conversation.
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: Aaaaaaaa!
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: Hey everyone! n.n
Jeepers creepers man: hi there Tav
GalaxyTaco to your rescue!: hey Tav! have you met Mort yet?
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: Yeah, he’s nice :3
Jeepers creepers man: Gal couldn’t keep his excitement about his new friend group quiet and I demanded to be included
Jeepers creepers man: hope that doesn’t bother you
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: The more the merrier n.n
“You say that, but I bet if they tried to include Souseiseki here you’d be crying like a baby.”
Shut up.
xXxCallMeBigCookiexXx: I started reading the book today! >w
