Duality

Just a moment while I set up the @Blitz_Signal.

What do you mean by 'normal magic'? Do you mean like whatever brand of earth elemental control is standard for this RP?

don't worry you're a smol poppadum their fillets are best SQUELCH. I want to read more stories from whatever author wrote that snippet, but I've completely forgotten which book I saw it in. x_x Tall, dark, and handsome? [is actually not wearing pockets] mine costs money many money many thousand of money How many thousand of money you pay? How many thousand of money you no pay? How many thousand of money you pretend to pay but actually no pay? How many thousand of money you pretend to no pay but actually pay?

That's a lotta teachers to handle, especially with a student in addition. Can you roleplay that many people simultaneously? And the classes would probably be split practical-theory, since my teacher would likely only teach the theoretical side of it, not being specialised in glyphs. The Precept Codex is pure theory, which would leave the practical glyph-mage teacher free simply to show the students how to actually use their magic.

ew corndogs @Sunset Rose come and sort these hooligans out for us pretty please

Sounds spiffy! Are you thinking of one teacher teaching all of these or one character for each? Although, I should add, glyphs (and, to a lesser extent, incantations) are still in use at the time of the RP, due to their usefulness in the area of formulaic 'preprogrammed' magic. They have, for the most part, however, been unified into a single standardised convention-based system of runic relationships, called the Precept Codex, by Gabriel Lazel himself and a team of researchers (in the spirit of mathematical formalism that proved so successful bringing about the discovery of many groundbreaking theorems in the '60s). My teacher covers a lot of this in her classes side-by-side with relevant aspects of physics, since they're quite similar in form and general applicability. And Moses was involved with plenty more supernatural events than just parting the Red Sea and turning the Nile into blood.

Sure thing.

Just pointing out why she'd be able to match conventional mages even without half of the original power portfolio. As for the soft-hard thing, it's okay as long as it's not gelatinous-goop soft and no-sell-bullets hard, and preferably not the whole body at the same time (e.g., just the torso to block a stab attack or just an arm to block a sweeping blow). As long as you're fine with that, she's approved.

No, no, other way around. All she wouldn't have is flexibility and shapeshifting.

Oh, okay, it sounded like she was using her powers to cheat the odds of winning somehow. Accelerated healing, Olympic-level speed, strength, and stamina, pain resistance, at-will metabolism speed altering, and ability to adjust the positions of her own internal organs would give her the ability to dodge most targeted range attacks, resist most AoE attacks, have a perpetual advantage in any form of melee combat, and rebound relatively rapidly from almost anything anyone could throw at her, up to and including impalement. Anything on top of that would count as Special, IMO.

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Biomancer? Unconventional but very nifty. However, I think she might need to be nerfed slightly so as to not fall into the 'Special' category of magic (and thus disqualify you from playing a teacher in addition to her). Even just the speed, strength, stamina, healing, and miscellaneous 'minor' abilities (as well as possibly very power-draining and small-scale bodymorphing, such as adjusting her facial features for disguise) would be a full non-Special magical portfolio, and, at any rate, would be the only abilities she'd be able to use in prize-fighting arenas etc. without revealing that she was using magic. And, also, if I may ask, how does the stock-market manipulation and high-stakes gambling wins work if all she can control is her own body? Earth elemental specialising in metal. The faculty expands by yet another member, providing you're okay with Akane not being a Special. Spiffy! Approved to start.

Is there any chance she could be reduced to a light mage? People having a special and a teacher at the same time is something we're trying to avoid. Akane looks great. Just need the name and/or description of her element and the year you envisage her being. As for teachers, any type is welcome - elemental teachers especially. Your teacher can teach non-magical subjects as well as mage-specific ones; the University tries to expand its students' minds beyond just their own abilities.

Duality waited until the spattering of awed applause from the students died down before entering stage left and taking Lilith's place at the podium. She took a second to arrange her cursory notes before speaking, suppressing the tiny butterfly that always fluttered in her stomach, despite years of experience, when giving speeches to so large an audience. "Greetings, all. My name is Dr. Duality Wave-Particle, and I, as one of the more senior staff in the faculty, am here to inform you of various general rules and guidelines of the school, but, first, to give you a rundown of all the different buildings incorporated into this University, for those as yet unfamiliar with its extents. The main hall you are, of course, familiar with, being sitting inside it currently, but in addition to this building there are also three lesser halls for more low-key occasions - one of them dedicated entirely to magic duels -, seven main student dorm facilities - one for each major category of magic -, a full-scale mall - as previously mentioned by our much-beloved principal -, a staff dorm facility - student-accessible only with a one-time-use magical permission-sigil issued by the administration, we teachers like our privacy -, a central administrative building - which you all should have already visited to obtain your student IDs for the year -, a fewscore blocks of classrooms - which you'll become more than familiar with in the coming months -, and, last but most, a positively gargantuan library containing everything you could possibly want to know about magic - my personal favourite building on campus." "Now, in the way of magical house rules, it is generally frowned upon to use powerful magic outside a robust pentagram, unless you, like our greatly-esteemed principal, are Year 3 or above and thus trusted to impale innocent chairs with jagged ice spikes whenever you deem dramatic." Here she gestured to the wooden fatality in question and paused for a moment to wait for the laughter to die down, taking a sip of water from the now-magically-replenished podium glass. "The use of offensive or potentially harmful magic on others outside of a duelling ring, however, will result in instant disciplinary action regardless of your year level - expulsion under serious circumstances. If you cannot control your potentially-harmful magic, do not use it outside a pentagram." "I am one of the main teachers of hydromancer magic - the dean, in fact -, and teach a couple of glyph theory classes in addition, so I also have class guidelines to issue while I'm on the subject of rule-related rants." Another pause to allow the audience to finish chuckling and take a swallow from her again-refilled glass of water, then she leaned forwards slightly with renewed intensity. "Learn. Think. Grow. Those are my only restrictions on your in-class behaviour, but they must be adhered to. You will fail my classes if you do not." "To wrap up my time, I wish you a successful school year and a truly magical time of learning and bonding with fellow mages. I apologise profusely for that pun, but school rules mandate that it be used in all official ceremonies at least once. I will now be handing it over to the rest of our teachers to introduce themselves and explain what they expect of their students."

There's a lot of interesting abstract art that comes up when you image search 'Duality'.

Anytime, Sparkles. And, obviously, I've seen you on this site plenty of times. I don't think I've ever seen you without a cheery word to say, which is a wonderful characteristic to have.

Yeppers.

Only recently.

Relatively often.

10/10 superior groak