Groz
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🕑 Added 2024-03-15 23:30:36 +0000 UTCShe is transitioning from the analytical to poetic as she starts to make new connections using the True Sight Rune. It feeds in intuitive information directly into her mind. One of which is that each new mind continually adds to the collective in a uniquely self-aware manner. So the reason this bothers her is that this is not a spell form or something that can be explained away with the manipulation of endocrine systems. She knows it is not pheromonal due to past experiments [and I would explain things in an olfactory manner if it was.] This hive mind is entirely alien in her understanding and she is an arch-mage specialized in reverse-engineering the secrets of other cultures. She has concerns.
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Groz
I shamelessly steal from established tropes in order to keep to a sense of familiarity. To summarize; magic exists in a state similar to D&D tiered magic and manga trope's mana circles - which is pretty much the same thing. While this represents raw power, a lower tiered mage can be considered more deadly as keeping a large repertoire of spells is difficult and some would specialize in battle magic as opposed to spells for construction. This is a difficult feat. Most combat ready spells [can be cast near instantaneously or within 6 seconds] are difficult to cast perfectly and reliably. An arch-mage on this world is a title given to those with incredible flexibility with their spellcasting. Insight is a mana circle 6 magus with several combat rated spells despite with a dual focus on research. The title is like a mix of a doctorate/combat/minimum mana circle 6 degree. The Prisoner uses the term differently. He believes a domain must be established to even be considered an Arch-mage. Domains are the manifestation of magic upon thought within a sphere of influence. This means magic is almost free form according to their mana element, such as a mage of frost or a mage of pure mana, such as the Prisoner. A domain requires the tier 3 in magic in addition to 'empowered / ki warrior' levels of conditioning in order to manifest. A domain also dampens the effect of magic within their sphere of influence. Insight does not have a domain. She used enhancement spells skip past the Raven qualification tests. Hope this helps
Jose
I really love your world building that plays into both the magic AND the sex scenes. Though Arch-mage is hard to quantify and there haven't been enough fights yet for power scaling and we don't know the average size/skill of armies yet. Is there a actual magic ranking system or is more like getting a advanced degree?
