My players… they they actually did what I wanted! They actually made an airship! Now my they work for the BBEdit but they don’t know he’s bad yet *devious laugh* their epic battle will be on the airship as it’s sinking *rubs hands together in anticipation*
Rule 1: Magic runs on calories, including fat cells. Effectively more chonk/atp = more mana. You have to train to expend calories with any real efficiency. Spending too much energy at once can literally burn you out, emaciate you, or worse.
Rule 2: Magic is hard to learn. Either it is part of your physiology (humanoids rarely have magical anatomy) or you have to learn it. You always need a focus, which is usually a monster part or a prosthetic version of one. We don't know how focuses work, but we know that they do. You can graft a focus onto yourself if you're really dedicated and want more power, but most people just carry one as a tool for when they need one.
Rule 3: Spells comprise of Form and Function. Form is the shape of the spell. Eye beams, breath weapons, summoned weapons, or anything else can be a Form. Function is the effect of the spell. Madness, love, fire, lightning, life, whatever. While Form is determined by your focus, Function is determined by your training.
Of course, some people have weirder magic, such as contracts (which are a constant calorie drain) and alchemy (which involves mixing your energy into the formulas), and some people have more complex effects that can't really be summed up in one word, but it's a framework for cool abilities. What do you all think?
Rule 1: Magic runs on calories, including fat cells. Effectively more chonk/atp = more mana. You have to train to expend calories with any real efficiency. Spending too much energy at once can literally burn you out, emaciate you, or worse.
Rule 2: Magic is hard to learn. Either it is part of your physiology (humanoids rarely have magical anatomy) or you have to learn it. You always need a focus, which is usually a monster part or a prosthetic version of one. We don't know how focuses work, but we know that they do. You can graft a focus onto yourself if you're really dedicated and want more power, but most people just carry one as a tool for when they need one.
Rule 3: Spells comprise of Form and Function. Form is the shape of the spell. Eye beams, breath weapons, summoned weapons, or anything else can be a Form. Function is the effect of the spell. Madness, love, fire, lightning, life, whatever. While Form is determined by your focus, Function is determined by your training.
Of course, some people have weirder magic, such as contracts (which are a constant calorie drain) and alchemy (which involves mixing your energy into the formulas), and some people have more complex effects that can't really be summed up in one word, but it's a framework for cool abilities. What do you all think?
Definitely cool, though it’s pretty much impossible to “burn calories efficiently” in that sense, as that just isn’t how bodies work. But it’s magic so it doesn’t need to make sense
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Yo, I’m Himy, He/Him. I enjoy reading books, understanding why and how things work, anime/manga, video games and obviously, TTRPGS. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I like to think Im close. I’m good at trivia, history and science
I struggle with empathy. If you’re not sure what I mean by that, it basically means it’s hard for me to understand the mental state of others and respond with the right emotions
Rule 1: Magic runs on calories, including fat cells. Effectively more chonk/atp = more mana. You have to train to expend calories with any real efficiency. Spending too much energy at once can literally burn you out, emaciate you, or worse.
Rule 2: Magic is hard to learn. Either it is part of your physiology (humanoids rarely have magical anatomy) or you have to learn it. You always need a focus, which is usually a monster part or a prosthetic version of one. We don't know how focuses work, but we know that they do. You can graft a focus onto yourself if you're really dedicated and want more power, but most people just carry one as a tool for when they need one.
Rule 3: Spells comprise of Form and Function. Form is the shape of the spell. Eye beams, breath weapons, summoned weapons, or anything else can be a Form. Function is the effect of the spell. Madness, love, fire, lightning, life, whatever. While Form is determined by your focus, Function is determined by your training.
Of course, some people have weirder magic, such as contracts (which are a constant calorie drain) and alchemy (which involves mixing your energy into the formulas), and some people have more complex effects that can't really be summed up in one word, but it's a framework for cool abilities. What do you all think?
Definitely cool, though it’s pretty much impossible to “burn calories efficiently” in that sense, as that just isn’t how bodies work. But it’s magic so it doesn’t need to make sense
Yeah, that's fair, but as you said, it's magic. And what I meant by "expend calories with efficiency" was that you would be able to use less calories for more effect.
Rule 1: Magic runs on calories, including fat cells. Effectively more chonk/atp = more mana. You have to train to expend calories with any real efficiency. Spending too much energy at once can literally burn you out, emaciate you, or worse.
Rule 2: Magic is hard to learn. Either it is part of your physiology (humanoids rarely have magical anatomy) or you have to learn it. You always need a focus, which is usually a monster part or a prosthetic version of one. We don't know how focuses work, but we know that they do. You can graft a focus onto yourself if you're really dedicated and want more power, but most people just carry one as a tool for when they need one.
Rule 3: Spells comprise of Form and Function. Form is the shape of the spell. Eye beams, breath weapons, summoned weapons, or anything else can be a Form. Function is the effect of the spell. Madness, love, fire, lightning, life, whatever. While Form is determined by your focus, Function is determined by your training.
Of course, some people have weirder magic, such as contracts (which are a constant calorie drain) and alchemy (which involves mixing your energy into the formulas), and some people have more complex effects that can't really be summed up in one word, but it's a framework for cool abilities. What do you all think?
Definitely cool, though it’s pretty much impossible to “burn calories efficiently” in that sense, as that just isn’t how bodies work. But it’s magic so it doesn’t need to make sense
Yeah, that's fair, but as you said, it's magic. And what I meant by "expend calories with efficiency" was that you would be able to use less calories for more effect.
Also not how it works, but magic
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Yo, I’m Himy, He/Him. I enjoy reading books, understanding why and how things work, anime/manga, video games and obviously, TTRPGS. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I like to think Im close. I’m good at trivia, history and science
I struggle with empathy. If you’re not sure what I mean by that, it basically means it’s hard for me to understand the mental state of others and respond with the right emotions
Rule 1: Magic runs on calories, including fat cells. Effectively more chonk/atp = more mana. You have to train to expend calories with any real efficiency. Spending too much energy at once can literally burn you out, emaciate you, or worse.
Rule 2: Magic is hard to learn. Either it is part of your physiology (humanoids rarely have magical anatomy) or you have to learn it. You always need a focus, which is usually a monster part or a prosthetic version of one. We don't know how focuses work, but we know that they do. You can graft a focus onto yourself if you're really dedicated and want more power, but most people just carry one as a tool for when they need one.
Rule 3: Spells comprise of Form and Function. Form is the shape of the spell. Eye beams, breath weapons, summoned weapons, or anything else can be a Form. Function is the effect of the spell. Madness, love, fire, lightning, life, whatever. While Form is determined by your focus, Function is determined by your training.
Of course, some people have weirder magic, such as contracts (which are a constant calorie drain) and alchemy (which involves mixing your energy into the formulas), and some people have more complex effects that can't really be summed up in one word, but it's a framework for cool abilities. What do you all think?
Definitely cool, though it’s pretty much impossible to “burn calories efficiently” in that sense, as that just isn’t how bodies work. But it’s magic so it doesn’t need to make sense
Yeah, that's fair, but as you said, it's magic. And what I meant by "expend calories with efficiency" was that you would be able to use less calories for more effect.
Also not how it works, but magic
Yeah. It was not meant to be realistic. Like, at all.
Rule 1: Magic runs on calories, including fat cells. Effectively more chonk/atp = more mana. You have to train to expend calories with any real efficiency. Spending too much energy at once can literally burn you out, emaciate you, or worse.
Rule 2: Magic is hard to learn. Either it is part of your physiology (humanoids rarely have magical anatomy) or you have to learn it. You always need a focus, which is usually a monster part or a prosthetic version of one. We don't know how focuses work, but we know that they do. You can graft a focus onto yourself if you're really dedicated and want more power, but most people just carry one as a tool for when they need one.
Rule 3: Spells comprise of Form and Function. Form is the shape of the spell. Eye beams, breath weapons, summoned weapons, or anything else can be a Form. Function is the effect of the spell. Madness, love, fire, lightning, life, whatever. While Form is determined by your focus, Function is determined by your training.
Of course, some people have weirder magic, such as contracts (which are a constant calorie drain) and alchemy (which involves mixing your energy into the formulas), and some people have more complex effects that can't really be summed up in one word, but it's a framework for cool abilities. What do you all think?
Definitely cool, though it’s pretty much impossible to “burn calories efficiently” in that sense, as that just isn’t how bodies work. But it’s magic so it doesn’t need to make sense
Yeah, that's fair, but as you said, it's magic. And what I meant by "expend calories with efficiency" was that you would be able to use less calories for more effect.
Also not how it works, but magic
Yeah. It was not meant to be realistic. Like, at all.
I’m not trying to diss you, by the way. Just something that I noticed
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Yo, I’m Himy, He/Him. I enjoy reading books, understanding why and how things work, anime/manga, video games and obviously, TTRPGS. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I like to think Im close. I’m good at trivia, history and science
I struggle with empathy. If you’re not sure what I mean by that, it basically means it’s hard for me to understand the mental state of others and respond with the right emotions
Rule 1: Magic runs on calories, including fat cells. Effectively more chonk/atp = more mana. You have to train to expend calories with any real efficiency. Spending too much energy at once can literally burn you out, emaciate you, or worse.
Rule 2: Magic is hard to learn. Either it is part of your physiology (humanoids rarely have magical anatomy) or you have to learn it. You always need a focus, which is usually a monster part or a prosthetic version of one. We don't know how focuses work, but we know that they do. You can graft a focus onto yourself if you're really dedicated and want more power, but most people just carry one as a tool for when they need one.
Rule 3: Spells comprise of Form and Function. Form is the shape of the spell. Eye beams, breath weapons, summoned weapons, or anything else can be a Form. Function is the effect of the spell. Madness, love, fire, lightning, life, whatever. While Form is determined by your focus, Function is determined by your training.
Of course, some people have weirder magic, such as contracts (which are a constant calorie drain) and alchemy (which involves mixing your energy into the formulas), and some people have more complex effects that can't really be summed up in one word, but it's a framework for cool abilities. What do you all think?
Definitely cool, though it’s pretty much impossible to “burn calories efficiently” in that sense, as that just isn’t how bodies work. But it’s magic so it doesn’t need to make sense
Yeah, that's fair, but as you said, it's magic. And what I meant by "expend calories with efficiency" was that you would be able to use less calories for more effect.
Also not how it works, but magic
Yeah. It was not meant to be realistic. Like, at all.
I’m not trying to diss you, by the way. Just something that I noticed
Sorry, I misinterpreted your intent. I have a bad habit of getting defensive over little things.
Anyway, I just thought calories as a fuel source would be cool for worldbuilding.
A shadowy figure floating about a foot off the ground, all limbs limp, appears inside the the room, which lights are now flickering eerily. They slowly raise their head, and glowing red eyes pierce the darkness. The figure's face is stained with bloody tears that trace lines down their face, and their mouth is twisted into a grim smile. Suddenly, a single word, barely a whisper, enters the minds of all those around: "Ḡ̵̢̲̮͖̭͓̠̼̟̖̤̟̘̑̑R̵̰̰̆͒̈́̓͌Ę̸̨̙̤͖͖̹̜̫͎̌́͋̈́̍̕E̸̢̛̥̜͖͈̫̽̑̾͗͗͗̈́͛̄̀͆̕͝T̵̙̫̪̱̼̻̮̱̣͊͜I̷͎͔̍̉̍̌̈Ǹ̶̛̦͇̜͍͚̙̦̟̲̩̖̞̣͛̃̊̈́̐͑̏̋̀̆̀̎̚ͅG̸̢̡̛͖̲͍̮͙͈͖̪̜͎̅̾Ş̶̢̜̲͚̞̯̯̩͚̎͒͋̏̒̄̏̆͐̑̄͜."
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Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demi/grayromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the Archcrone, and my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. I was nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW and given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
A shadowy figure floating about a foot off the ground, all limbs limp, appears inside the the room, which lights are now flickering eerily. They slowly raise their head, and glowing red eyes pierce the darkness. The figure's face is stained with bloody tears that trace lines down their face, and their mouth is twisted into a grim smile. Suddenly, a single word, barely a whisper, enters the minds of all those around: "Ḡ̵̢̲̮͖̭͓̠̼̟̖̤̟̘̑̑R̵̰̰̆͒̈́̓͌Ę̸̨̙̤͖͖̹̜̫͎̌́͋̈́̍̕E̸̢̛̥̜͖͈̫̽̑̾͗͗͗̈́͛̄̀͆̕͝T̵̙̫̪̱̼̻̮̱̣͊͜I̷͎͔̍̉̍̌̈Ǹ̶̛̦͇̜͍͚̙̦̟̲̩̖̞̣͛̃̊̈́̐͑̏̋̀̆̀̎̚ͅG̸̢̡̛͖̲͍̮͙͈͖̪̜͎̅̾Ş̶̢̜̲͚̞̯̯̩͚̎͒͋̏̒̄̏̆͐̑̄͜."
A shadowy figure floating about a foot off the ground, all limbs limp, appears inside the the room, which lights are now flickering eerily. They slowly raise their head, and glowing red eyes pierce the darkness. The figure's face is stained with bloody tears that trace lines down their face, and their mouth is twisted into a grim smile. Suddenly, a single word, barely a whisper, enters the minds of all those around: "Ḡ̵̢̲̮͖̭͓̠̼̟̖̤̟̘̑̑R̵̰̰̆͒̈́̓͌Ę̸̨̙̤͖͖̹̜̫͎̌́͋̈́̍̕E̸̢̛̥̜͖͈̫̽̑̾͗͗͗̈́͛̄̀͆̕͝T̵̙̫̪̱̼̻̮̱̣͊͜I̷͎͔̍̉̍̌̈Ǹ̶̛̦͇̜͍͚̙̦̟̲̩̖̞̣͛̃̊̈́̐͑̏̋̀̆̀̎̚ͅG̸̢̡̛͖̲͍̮͙͈͖̪̜͎̅̾Ş̶̢̜̲͚̞̯̯̩͚̎͒͋̏̒̄̏̆͐̑̄͜."
Spooky Elk!
Hi Baalze! Just had to test out how spooky I'm able to be, 'cause why not? What did you think, and also, how're you, my friend?
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Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demi/grayromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the Archcrone, and my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. I was nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW and given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
I just finished a session!
My players met my horrifying boss and... defeated it through exploration they did beforehand.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
My players… they they actually did what I wanted! They actually made an airship! Now my they work for the BBEdit but they don’t know he’s bad yet *devious laugh* their epic battle will be on the airship as it’s sinking *rubs hands together in anticipation*
To be clear, that sort of situation is great if you're expecting it.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
The boss or the airship? Lol
Hello! I am a perfectly sane gibberer. Hi! :D
Locations are dead, the Temple of Potassium has fallen but its ideals live on
A mysterious link of chain... (Extended signature). PRAISE JEFF THE EVIL ROOMBA! REALLY cool video.
One of the Warlock Patrons on the forums. Low, low price of your soul, firstborn child and liver!
Titles: The Echoing Story Spewer (Drummer), the Endless Maws (Isis), the Mad Murderer (PJ), more on my extended sig
Both
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
Boss-ship
"Meddle not in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with ketchup."
Characters for Tenebris Sine Fine
RoughCoronet's Greater Wills
Spent the last half hour arguing online about the Az-bat suit from Batman.
No news is good news…
I'll lay a white rose on the cold earth, knowing it that it has not claimed your soul.
I just had an idea for a soft magic system.
Rule 1: Magic runs on calories, including fat cells. Effectively more chonk/atp = more mana. You have to train to expend calories with any real efficiency. Spending too much energy at once can literally burn you out, emaciate you, or worse.
Rule 2: Magic is hard to learn. Either it is part of your physiology (humanoids rarely have magical anatomy) or you have to learn it. You always need a focus, which is usually a monster part or a prosthetic version of one. We don't know how focuses work, but we know that they do. You can graft a focus onto yourself if you're really dedicated and want more power, but most people just carry one as a tool for when they need one.
Rule 3: Spells comprise of Form and Function. Form is the shape of the spell. Eye beams, breath weapons, summoned weapons, or anything else can be a Form. Function is the effect of the spell. Madness, love, fire, lightning, life, whatever. While Form is determined by your focus, Function is determined by your training.
Of course, some people have weirder magic, such as contracts (which are a constant calorie drain) and alchemy (which involves mixing your energy into the formulas), and some people have more complex effects that can't really be summed up in one word, but it's a framework for cool abilities. What do you all think?
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
Definitely cool, though it’s pretty much impossible to “burn calories efficiently” in that sense, as that just isn’t how bodies work. But it’s magic so it doesn’t need to make sense
Yo, I’m Himy, He/Him. I enjoy reading books, understanding why and how things work, anime/manga, video games and obviously, TTRPGS. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I like to think Im close. I’m good at trivia, history and science
I struggle with empathy. If you’re not sure what I mean by that, it basically means it’s hard for me to understand the mental state of others and respond with the right emotions
Should be all the important bits. Sweet
Yeah, that's fair, but as you said, it's magic. And what I meant by "expend calories with efficiency" was that you would be able to use less calories for more effect.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
Also, thank you.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
I just noticed how cool your pfp is. Reminds me of an Umibozu.
What's life without a little war to spice things up? Anyone who worries about the little things should notice the bigger picture.
I am (As drummerboy stated) The master of many faces, The unseen puppeteer, The illumination, & The unnoticed influence.
Favorite games series: Dark Souls. Shirtless Solaire. Best best game series of all time: Paper Mario. Fight me about it.
Etiam im librum scribo
Also not how it works, but magic
Yo, I’m Himy, He/Him. I enjoy reading books, understanding why and how things work, anime/manga, video games and obviously, TTRPGS. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I like to think Im close. I’m good at trivia, history and science
I struggle with empathy. If you’re not sure what I mean by that, it basically means it’s hard for me to understand the mental state of others and respond with the right emotions
Should be all the important bits. Sweet
Yeah. It was not meant to be realistic. Like, at all.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
It's The Beast from Over the Garden Wall. He's really cool, but lacks that cool weeb factor that a lot of people like.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
I’m not trying to diss you, by the way. Just something that I noticed
Yo, I’m Himy, He/Him. I enjoy reading books, understanding why and how things work, anime/manga, video games and obviously, TTRPGS. I’m not the sharpest tool in the shed, but I like to think Im close. I’m good at trivia, history and science
I struggle with empathy. If you’re not sure what I mean by that, it basically means it’s hard for me to understand the mental state of others and respond with the right emotions
Should be all the important bits. Sweet
Sorry, I misinterpreted your intent. I have a bad habit of getting defensive over little things.
Anyway, I just thought calories as a fuel source would be cool for worldbuilding.
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
(Cue creepy horror movie music.)
A shadowy figure floating about a foot off the ground, all limbs limp, appears inside the the room, which lights are now flickering eerily. They slowly raise their head, and glowing red eyes pierce the darkness. The figure's face is stained with bloody tears that trace lines down their face, and their mouth is twisted into a grim smile. Suddenly, a single word, barely a whisper, enters the minds of all those around: "Ḡ̵̢̲̮͖̭͓̠̼̟̖̤̟̘̑̑R̵̰̰̆͒̈́̓͌Ę̸̨̙̤͖͖̹̜̫͎̌́͋̈́̍̕E̸̢̛̥̜͖͈̫̽̑̾͗͗͗̈́͛̄̀͆̕͝T̵̙̫̪̱̼̻̮̱̣͊͜I̷͎͔̍̉̍̌̈Ǹ̶̛̦͇̜͍͚̙̦̟̲̩̖̞̣͛̃̊̈́̐͑̏̋̀̆̀̎̚ͅG̸̢̡̛͖̲͍̮͙͈͖̪̜͎̅̾Ş̶̢̜̲͚̞̯̯̩͚̎͒͋̏̒̄̏̆͐̑̄͜."
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demi/grayromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the Archcrone, and my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. I was nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW and given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
Extended sig
Spooky Elk!
Let him who is without sin cast the first stone.
Awake, impure, divine
Breathgiver of the Strugels
Hi Baalze! Just had to test out how spooky I'm able to be, 'cause why not? What did you think, and also, how're you, my friend?
Hi there! My name's Elk. I'm NoiSilverheart's doppelgänger. I'm a demi/grayromantic, socially awkward Okie who may or may not be a pyromaniac. *random confetti blast*
I'm a warlock of the Archcrone, and my patron is TheFriendlyArchfey. I was nicknamed AchatesCervus8337 by VitusW and given the titles "Swashbuckling Scorcher", "The Unpredictable Jedi", "Burning Fury of the Ancients", and "Combustion Knight" by DrummerBoyDragonSlayer.
Extended sig