The Last Post Wins!!!!!

[CadCom he/him]

But you do lose!

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

This thread is so stormin' weird. 

[CadCom he/him]

Just now, Shard of Thought said:

This thread is so stormin' weird. 

Oh alright, we can talk about something other than the fact that I will eventually be the ultimate winner.

What would you like to talk about?

 

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

A magic system that depends on the user's imagination - it's hereditary, but the people who have it can't use it. Other people have discovered, however, that they can take out the part of the brain that posesses that power and use it for themselves.  I thought of this as I was walking down the hallway just now.

[CadCom he/him]

So the source of the magic is hereditary, but those that inherit the source can't use it? It can only be used after the source is extracted, and used by someone else? Would this involve breeding of the source and later sacrificing them? or can it be extracted without killing the person?

 

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

Well, they can use it, but in a way that doesn't affect the real world. The race that has it has underdeveloped brains everywhere else, but that one little part makes them special. They're still people though and the extraction does kill them.

Edit: They have underdeveloped brains because so much of their mind power is used to uphold that one trait.

Edited October 2, 2019 by Shard of Thought

[Nathrangking he/him]

Fascinating. What are the limits of this power?

[CadCom he/him]

So does that mean that the magic in their brains allows them to appear to have normal brain function, despite being underdeveloped? 

You mentioned that it is a race. So it's not like one particiular family line, but an entire race? Which I guess would count as a family line that goes back thousands or tens of thousands of years. 

At the point where your story begins, have the other races recently discovered the power, and therefore risk sending this race into extinction, or would the people have known about this power for generations, therefore causing the magic race to be hunted systematically, similar to management hunts for deer or other game in the real world?

Must the power be diluted? If it can be diluted, does the power diminish the more diluted it is?  Must it be consumed? Are other ingredients necessary for it's use? In other words does it need to be made into a potion or a nice souffle?

 

To be completely clear, I absolutely love the possibilities and the idea behind this magic mechanic. I'm just asking questions to help you define it so that you can use this in your own storytelling.

 

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

7 minutes ago, Nathrangking said:

Fascinating. What are the limits of this power?

The only limit is your imagination... And the fact that you have to protect the place where you're storing your power source because once if its linked to you and the vessel gets damaged, you die. That's it. 

2 minutes ago, Cadmium Compounder said:

So does that mean that the magic in their brains allows them to appear to have normal brain function, despite being underdeveloped? 

You mentioned that it is a race. So it's not like one particular family line, but an entire race? Which I guess would count as a family line that goes back thousands or tens of thousands of years. 

Yes and yes.

4 minutes ago, Cadmium Compounder said:

At the point where your story begins, have the other races recently discovered the power, and therefore risk sending this race into extinction, or would the people have known about this power for generations, therefore causing the magic race to be hunted systematically, similar to management hunts for deer or other game in the real world?

The race that inherits it has been discovered relatively recently. The fact that they have "magic" has only been known for a few years. It's very hard to distill the power from them though, and harder still to bond with that magic. That makes it very rare to have it, but once you do... you're pretty much unstoppable. 

7 minutes ago, Cadmium Compounder said:

Must the power be diluted? If it can be diluted, does the power diminish the more diluted it is?  Must it be consumed? Are other ingredients necessary for it's use? In other words does it need to be made into a potion or a nice souffle?

It's basically put in a tiny box and you have to keep it close to you to use it. 

[CadCom he/him]

10 minutes ago, Shard of Thought said:

The only limit is your imagination... And the fact that you have to protect the place where you're storing your power source because once if its linked to you and the vessel gets damaged, you die. That's it. 

Yes and yes.

The race that inherits it has been discovered relatively recently. The fact that they have "magic" has only been known for a few years. It's very hard to distill the power from them though, and harder still to bond with that magic. That makes it very rare to have it, but once you do... you're pretty much unstoppable. 

It's basically put in a tiny box and you have to keep it close to you to use it. 

Does it run out or does it act infinitely and indefinitely, more like a channel to an infinite source, as opposed to the source itsself? 

Is there a toll on the body when the magic is used? As you bond with it does the magic become stronger over time, or is it like a process to bond, but once bonded, all the power occurs at once. 

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

26 minutes ago, Cadmium Compounder said:

Does it run out or does it act infinitely and indefinitely, more like a channel to an infinite source, as opposed to the source itsself? 

Is there a toll on the body when the magic is used? As you bond with it does the magic become stronger over time, or is it like a process to bond, but once bonded, all the power occurs at once. 

You are the source - the magic you extract just allows you access to a higher ability. Like a key card.

There's no toll and once it's bonded, you get everything. 

[CadCom he/him]

Ok. So let's say someone has bonded this "key". If someone steals the key, but they have not yet re-bonded the key to them, does the other person have the ability to use magic to summon the key back to them? Or must they have the key on them at all times to use it?

I'm testing the limits of this magic system, and from what I see, in a very short period of time, you would have a bunch of immortals running around, and another race that has completely gone extinct, or has begun to be bred as reproductive slaves, just for the purpose of making more magic people. 

Actually, I've got another question. Would the races be different species, or would interbreeding be possible, therefore making it possible to have a halfbreed that has a "key" naturally imbedded within them that they are able to bond to themselves? 

Man there are so many potentials with this magic system. I'm jealous that I didn't come up with it first. There's so much stuff you could have the story experiment on!!

@Shard of Thought I've tagged you just in case there are new comments and you don't see this again.

Edited October 2, 2019 by Cadmium Compounder

[+Doomstick he/him]

*wins in math class*

[overlord stick]

*Wins in science class*

[Kidpen he/him]

I realize this conversation was two pages ago but I feel the need to say that I am INTP. And I haven't taken any tests but I'm almost definitely an Elsecaller. I'm very Elsecallery in pretty much every way.

[Zephrun’s Imperium they/he]

1 hour ago, Cadmium Compounder said:

Ok. So let's say someone has bonded this "key". If someone steals the key, but they have not yet re-bonded the key to them, does the other person have the ability to use magic to summon the key back to them? Or must they have the key on them at all times to use it?

I'm testing the limits of this magic system, and from what I see, in a very short period of time, you would have a bunch of immortals running around, and another race that has completely gone extinct, or has begun to be bred as reproductive slaves, just for the purpose of making more magic people. 

Actually, I've got another question. Would the races be different species, or would interbreeding be possible, therefore making it possible to have a halfbreed that has a "key" naturally imbedded within them that they are able to bond to themselves? 

Man there are so many potentials with this magic system. I'm jealous that I didn't come up with it first. There's so much stuff you could have the story experiment on!!

They can't summon it back, they have to keep it close. If it's not touching you, it won't work. The obvious solution to this is to make it an implant. 

No that wouldn't happen; You have to be... special to be able to bond with it. I'm not sure exactly what "special" should entail, but I'll get to that. I'm thinking that the reason why the naturally magical race can't access it is because of their limited brain power. Which ties into the next question...

That's a really good idea. I would think yes, but the people who were naturally bonded wouldn't be as powerful, because their power would be diluted by their impure blood.

Thank you! I'm having fun with this!

Edited October 2, 2019 by Shard of Thought

[King Aragorn of Gondor]

*WINS AGAIN AND FOREVER* (also just got rid if grammarly)

Edited October 2, 2019 by Aragorn

[Nathrangking he/him]

Nah!!

[AonEne he/him]

3 hours ago, Aragorn said:

(also just got rid if grammarly)

Thank youuuuuuu 

[Arlin]

Hey Ene

[Nathrangking he/him]

My win!!

[AonEne he/him]

5 minutes ago, Arlin said:

Hey Ene

Hey Arlin 

[+Doomstick he/him]

No, mine

[Arlin]

No!! My interruption!

[AonEne he/him]

I’m confused, does the interruption statement refer to me, Stick, or Nath?