On the Strength of Rending Chalklings and Lines of Revocation

[Tarontos he/him]

So I had this thought well thinking about lines of revocation. Joel says lines of revocation are stronger than lines of vigor. Also lines of forbidance are stronger than lines of warding. So my thought is that lines that can affect the physical world are stronger. This would explain why students are taught the glyph of rending at Nebrask, to make there chalklings stronger. .

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[Morsk he/him]

Also, lines that can affect the real world are straight, or angular. Lines that only affect chalk are curved.

Whatever the Glyph of Rending is, I expect it to be really pointy, with lots of straight lines, as a way of conveying the "straight lines -> real world" property onto the chalking.

Edited June 14, 2013 by Morsk

[Observer]

That, and who knows what's out there? I doubt Forgotten are the only thing out there besides chalklings.

[Tarontos he/him]

Also, lines that can affect the real world are straight, or angular. Lines that only affect chalk are curved.

Whatever the Glyph of Rending is, I expect it to be really pointy, with lots of straight lines, as a way of conveying the "straight lines -> real world" property onto the chalking.

what about the lines of silencing, are they affecting the real world, or the 2d chalk one?

Edited June 14, 2013 by Tarontos

[Morsk he/him]

what about the lines of silencing, are they affecting the real world, or the 2d chalk one?

The line of silencing definitely doesn't fit my theory, but it's so weird anyway that there could be other things going on with it.

[skaa he/him]

what about the lines of silencing, are they affecting the real world, or the 2d chalk one?

 

They affect the sense of hearing. I'm not sure if there's a separation between mental and physical properties in the Rithmatist magic system (this isn't Cosmere, after all, so the Cognitive Realm isn't a thing), but that would help fit the lines of silencing in Morsk's theory.

[Observer]

They probably affect wavelengths or something similar to that, if you want to tie it into the smooth vs sharp thing.

 

EDIT: But aside form my horrible terminology, this would cause a hos tof other problems neve rnoted in the book.

 

EDIT EDIT: Note that in one section, Joel mentions that he can speak normally, but can't yell without being dampened. So with range, the symbol doesn't weaken at all, but simply raises the bar fo rhow loud you can be, kind of like the triangle theory for a line of forbiddence. Interesting.

Edited June 16, 2013 by Observer