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The Board => Archive => Void => Topic started by: Zero on January 18, 2010, 10:00:15 AM
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I am ready to test my battle skills.
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Lesson I
There are three kinds of battle combats, above all else, used on this board. We will be dealing mainly with those three kinds of combat. They are:
Magical Combat
Technological Combat
Martial Arts
Please define these.
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Magical combat is the use of magic in battle to defeat your opponet. Technology is seldom used in these types of battles.
Technological Battles These are battles that take place using tech. For example if you were to use a ship to take over a world it would be a technological battle since both sides would indeed be using Technology to fight each other.
Martial Arts - These are battles between Martial Arts wielders and usually are fast moving and high action type battles. Magic sometimes is incorporated into the battles of this type.
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Dead on. Now, we'll be starting with the third item on that list. I want you to give me a post for the following scenario using Martial Arts: You're defending a woman being raped by a Xanacorian Monk.
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A Man stood and saw the Xanacorian Monk. He decided to stop the rape and to do this he would use his martial arts and so he focused on the person and determined his vulnerability and then got into the Fists of Steel stance and unleashed a flurry of blows too fast to follow at the monk to stop him.
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A Man stood and saw the Xanacorian Monk. He decided to stop the rape and to do this he would use his martial arts and so he focused on the person and determined his vulnerability and then got into the Fists of Steel stance and unleashed a flurry of blows too fast to follow at the monk to stop him.
Mistake number one.. You went right after the person. You did consider their weaknesses and stuff first, but he could easily kill the girl you're trying to protect now because you didn't get in between the rape. What you have to do in battle, especially in these scenarios is take the enemy and distract him. Let him see one hand but have another working under the table. Perhaps you're on a sidewalk. Try backing the monk into a busy highway. That's what you have to do.
Try again.
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The man near the Xanacorian Monk touched him on the shoulder with a nerve blow and then said to him "I would advise you leave the lady alone. "
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The monk began to side kick the man repeatedly in the stomach.
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The man however caught the foot of the monk and twisted hard and then pressed a nerve on the foot causing it to be in very much pain. The man had Zero tolerance for people like that Monk and so he would rescue the woman and probably kill the monk for this offense. He wouldn't allow him to do it twice.
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Now, tell me the monk's weaknesses here.
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1. The monk isn't wearing any armor or any protection against Nerve blows and that makes him vulnerable.
2. He was too distracted by the woman to notice the approach of the man.
3. He shouldn't have done it in public which markes him as prideful.
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You're right about one thing. He let his guard down. Never, ever, EVER let your guard down. That's so not only in marital arts but in all combat. Always have a counter for your enemy. And always be able to take advantage of his weaknesses.
Now, let's try the scenario with the monk again. This time, use one of the weaknesses against the character.
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Arcane approached from behind the monk noticing that he was too distracted to counter an attack at the moment and so as silently as he could he unsheathed his sword and then prepared to do a killing blow on the monk. He wanted to put an end to this rape which was going on as it offended him and the woman was probably not happy with the man either. Before the monk had a chance to react Arcane then slashed him open like a fine roast with the Katana he always carried. The blood would make him sick later but it was worth it to get rid of at least 1 of these types of criminals whom he had absolutely no patience for whatsoever.
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Arcane approached from behind the monk noticing that he was too distracted to counter an attack at the moment and so as silently as he could he unsheathed his sword and then prepared to do a killing blow on the monk. He wanted to put an end to this rape which was going on as it offended him and the woman was probably not happy with the man either. Before the monk had a chance to react Arcane then slashed him open like a fine roast with the Katana he always carried. The blood would make him sick later but it was worth it to get rid of at least 1 of these types of criminals whom he had absolutely no patience for whatsoever.
Let's say he's not distracted. Arcane just got a striking blow to the head.
Try again.
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Alright.
Arcane stealthily approached from a block away hearing the woman screaming out for a saviour. Well he wasn't too fond of people like this who decided they would force others to be pleasure slaves, he wasn't fond of them one bit. He then grabbed the guy by the neck and began using his free hand to punch the guy in the solar plexis which would cause him to drop to the ground due to asfixiation.
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(It actually wouldn't force him to, that's just the natural reaction. With enough physical and mental training you can suppress that and instead tighten your abs up, reducing the amount of damage done.)
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While Nisorin is right... That works. Now how do you react to this?
The monk replied in pain. While he kept his cool he kicked Arcane.
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Arcane let go of the monk's neck and then quickly moved his hand hitting the leg with as much force as possible causing it to stop mid kick.
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Good.
You seem to have a nice understanding of Martial Arts. Lets move on to magic...
Tell me, what is magic?
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Magic is the manipulation and modification of energy into many different forms and thus there are many different styles of magic as there are different forms of energy along with different styles for utilizing that energy.
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Well, yes and no. Magic includes more than just modifying and manipulating energy. While that is a basic fundamental of magic itself, you're not grasping the whole picture of things. Magic has been theorized in millions of ways as to how it works and what it does. Here, magic can best be described as the use of natural resources in a supernatural way to achieve results otherwise impossible or more difficult to achieve. Or, to break it down, magic is using the things around us through the use of the body, stars, space, or life itself to make life easier.
Outside of Galactic Empires, there are several theories of magic. Included are natural theories and balance theories, among others. Natural magic basically states that everything is connected with everything else, and that the universe is one. As such, concentration with nature and the universe is the key to using magic, under this theory . The Balance Theory basically states that everything has its opposite, and is very similar to the Natural Theory (Lewitin). A good work available free online is A Theory Of Magic by Ann Macela which explains her idea of magic in a more complex form. Despite these theories, Galactic Empires has its own system for magic as well.
Main Types Of Casters
There are quite a few main kinds of magic casters. These 'kinds of castors' are not determined by race or any genetic attribute, but by the choice of the caster. The most fundamental time to decide which kind of caster you are is when you first begin to practice magic. For the user, Out Of Character, you would probably do this at character creation unless the character does not start out with training or practice in magic, in which case you would have the character determine which caster type he/she is when they begin to learn magic. Also note that many magic users have multiple casting types and this is not all predetermined by what casting type your character first chooses. Below I outline a few of the caster types:
Witches/Wizard
Draw on natural elements of existence to use their magic. These casters usually have a strong connection with nature.
Enchanters
Enchanters use affection or other emotions to cast emotional infliction on their enemies.
Mage/"Elementalist"
While a mage generally refers to any magic user, mage is the common name as well for elemental mages. These magic users call upon the elements of the universe (such as 'fire', 'earth', 'air', 'water', 'lightening', etc..) and use those elements in magic.
Necromancers
Very dark magic users.. Necromancers commonly call spirits from the dead and wield them to their use. Almost all of their spells are dark and include death somehow.
Review
Answer the following questions:
1. What are three theories of magic?
2. List two kinds of magic casters and describe in your own words how their magic works.
3. What do witches and wizards rely on for their magic?
4. When/how are caster types generally determined?
5. Do magic users only have one caster type?
6. Compare and contrast magic casting types and theories of magic.
Works Cited
Lewitin, J.L.N. "Theories Of Magic." Ancient Thoughts. 30/10/2007. Ancient Thoughts, Web. 20 Jan 2010. <http://ancientthoughts.com/magic/theory.htm>.
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1. What are three theories of magic?
Theory A is that magic is the energy inside the body and most Sages take this theory to heart.
Theory B. Magic is permeating all living things (Lorei)
Theory C. Magic is merely a tool and can be used however the wielder sees fit.
2. List two kinds of magic casters and describe in your own words how their magic works.
Negion User- These rely on instinct when using their power and instead of focusing on the result, they focus on their instincts and focus those at their opponet accomplishing the desired result.
Sage - These can use many different types of magic and rely on nothing but themselves actually.
3. What do witches and wizards rely on for their magic? Talismans, Sefas, Staffs..etc.
4. When/how are caster types generally determined?
They are determined by what the mage or sage usually utilizes huis magic for.
5. Do magic users only have one caster type?
No.
6. Compare and contrast magic casting types and theories of magic.
For example the Phoenix Magic is inherently different from Negion and the theories behind Phoenix Magic would also be different from the theories behind Negion. Retribution would also be different from Genesis in this regard.
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40. Try again.
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1. What are three theories of magic?
The theories of magic are : the use of natural resources in a supernatural way to achieve results otherwise impossible or more difficult to achieve. There are many other theories, but this is the primary one the others are based off of. There are also balance theories and other types of theories including this one though they have no relevance on GE.
2. List two kinds of magic casters and describe in your own words how their magic works.
The two types of magic users I am choosing are a Mage, and a Wizard. Mages generally rely on elemental based attacks while Wizards can do far more than elemental based spells.
3. What do witches and wizards rely on for their magic? They rely on the energy around them, and on the tools they have such as Staffs, Stones, Jewels and many other things. Wizards are also able to use their magic through constructed objects, like a box could contain a spell to destroy an army for example.
4. When/how are caster types generally determined? They are usually determined by how you make the character and they are determined when you make the character during the production of said character.
5. Do magic users only have one caster type?
No. At times they can have more than one type of magic availible at their disposal. Some of them however only have 1 caster type.
6. Compare and contrast magic casting types and theories of magic.
The types I will contrast are Necromancer and Wizard
Wizards rely mainly on Nature whereas Necromancers rely more often than nought on spirits.
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1. What are three theories of magic?
The theories of magic are : the use of natural resources in a supernatural way to achieve results otherwise impossible or more difficult to achieve. There are many other theories, but this is the primary one the others are based off of. There are also balance theories and other types of theories including this one though they have no relevance on GE.
In your own words, please.
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The magic is utilizing natural resources and manipulating them in a way that uses the energy of your body WITHOUT you having to move to do it much.
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Now, what's a spell?
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To answer your question, a spell is a way through words that a user makes magic obey him.
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Excuse my interruption, but seeing as we are both Battle teachers.. And I'm bored right now.
No Hawkeye, that would be an incantation, a spell is a method or technique in which someone uses magic to create a certain effect. As in a Sage conjuring white water or black fire, incantations are one way to complete a spell, but there are thousands of different ways, from a vast and complicated ritual, to a mere wave of the hand. Do you understand now?
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Yeah. I understand.
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Give an example of a spell besides that which Koty has mentioned.
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Well 1 such example would be a mage using a spell to create a vortex of cleansing flame. Over kill on stains and such, but still quite useful in battle.
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Alright, let's start at the beginning. I want you to tell me the difference between Black Magic and White Magic.
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Black Magic is unholy spells. White Magic is Holy Spells. Not much difference.
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Black Magic is unholy spells. White Magic is Holy Spells. Not much difference.
And what gives you that idea?