looking worriedly at the distinct lack of numbers in my magic system
variables, sure, but no solid values
you gotta have numbers! its zhe best bit
how else can you find out how quickly you can boil water
for me, like. 20 minutes for one cup of tea >:(
do you have to focus and only do zhe boiling, or can you set zhe magic running and come back to tea in 20 minutes? because if it can be left to run wizhout your input, zhats not zhat bad! if it takes your full attention and effort for 20 minutes, well...
in zheory i should be able to just draw a sigil to continuously dump energy into an object and zhen just sorta. hover near it so i stay an easy-to-reach energy source
if i walk away itll lose efficiency and take longer, but it should still work
(normally i wouldnt write loops into my sigils cause it adds a whole chunk of complexity but "put energy in zhing" is simple enough i know how to do it)
whats zhe falloff like? would being a few meters away be full efficiency? do physical objects like walls obstruct zhe energy transfer?
also, what do such sigils look like? is zhere some guide to zheir construction? is it unique to an individual, or school of training, or are sigils universal for anyone wizh a source of magic?
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magical distances seem to be unimpaired by objects in zhe way
i havent tried an exact response curve for it but i know its kinda exponential in zhat itll dramatically fall off in efficiency as i move away beyond a certain point (usually around like. idk 10 metres?)
it might be cause of my weird way of casting or lack of proper training but like. zhats what i seem to be working wizh at leasg -
AND NOW FOR ZHE COMPLICATED BIT
okay okay so sigils are in essence Code, written in circular rings going from inside to out. if you write zhe wrong syntax it wont work, or if youre unlucky, it will work just wizh catastrophic consequences
zhere are many schools of magic, all mainly oriented around different ways of writing em (drawing in zhe air wizh fire and chemical reactions, painting on zhe ground wizh a staff, writing in a spellbook)
some ways of writing sigils work straight away once a valid sigil is written, some need to be activated (spellbook pages often need burning for example) and some just. dont work! its weird
i havent really. looked into em much cause zhe style of knowing a few set big spells to cast doesnt work well for me, i need to be able to craft my own and dissect em so zhey work wizh my weird small but quickly recharging mana supply
if im just writing sigils out like a normal spellcaster would instead of building em into artifacts, i like to do chalk and candles. witchy vibes wehehe
