Loadstars and the moon scepter

[Mickey Lehtman he/him]

Loadstars seem to function as a Rosetta Stone between technology trees/stacks, similar to what the moon scepter does between different magic systems. 

Do you think the two are connected? 

[lacrossedeamon]

Moon scepter I think is more like an actual Rosetta Stone. It just shows the counterpart or Selish forms to Aons. I don't even think it's invested in and of itself. Lodestars seem a lot more involved. While slightly filling similar roles but on vastly different scale I don't think the two are much related at all.

[Mickey Lehtman he/him]

1 hour ago, lacrossedeamon said:

Moon scepter I think is more like an actual Rosetta Stone. It just shows the counterpart or Selish forms to Aons. I don't even think it's invested in and of itself. Lodestars seem a lot more involved. While slightly filling similar roles but on vastly different scale I don't think the two are much related at all.

So, it's not invested (afaik),but "it's part of a bigger puzzle". The fact that it's not invested indicates it technological in nature, which would align well with the concept of a loadstar. 

Additionally, Sellish's magic systems are like programming languages (per WobBs), so that's another similarity to loadstars. 

In the end both tools translate/interface between two or more "programming languages/technologies". 

Stating the obvious that everything here is IMO. 

[lacrossedeamon]

4 hours ago, Mickey Lehtman said:

So, it's not invested (afaik),but "it's part of a bigger puzzle". The fact that it's not invested indicates it technological in nature, which would align well with the concept of a loadstar. 

Additionally, Sellish's magic systems are like programming languages (per WobBs), so that's another similarity to loadstars. 

In the end both tools translate/interface between two or more "programming languages/technologies". 

Stating the obvious that everything here is IMO. 

Lodestars use electronics but I'm not sure it's completely uninvested. The Moon Scepter I wouldn't call "technological" anymore than I would the Rosetta Stone. I think it just literally has carvings on it equating the various "forms" in the different Selish magic systems to their counterparts.

Edited July 16, 2025 by lacrossedeamon