002: Second Video

[itsaprototype]

<small>[Eddward steadies his hat. Several more gadgets are on his person--some sort of magnifying monocle, some rings on his fingers, and he appears to have a belt with various tools in them. Several books are scattered throughout his personal space.]<big>

Greetings again, fellow Otherworlders! This is Eddward speaking, your astute local paperboy!

At first I was rather off-put <small>[Putting it mildly, are we Eddward?]<big> by our sanctioned migration to Darstone, but I was perhaps mildly hasty in my initial assumptions...

"Magic", as you would have it, functions far more closer to the sciences than I originally thought! I'm no "magus" by any means, but from what I've gleaned from these books--as well as a certain fellow boarder, you know who you are!--the very process in which "magic" is utilized has a very scientific approach! You see, much like the theoretical science of "alchemy", "magic" essentially boils down to equivalent exchange: firstly, the user has an amount of "mana", if you will. Secondly, the desired spell is recited in a specific manner. Lastly, assuming the body has sufficient amount of magical resource and the spell recited perfectly, the desired effects are sprung forth!

This is of course just a generalization, but isn't that exciting!? <small>[Eddward begins to speak in a much quicker, far happier tone than the one he normally carries.]<big>

The magic from my home is...well, it's nonexistent. Maybe. This crossing of the dimensional latitudes has certainly shared knowledge the likes of which we would never have ever fathomed! <i>Isn't that exhilarating!?!?</i>

<small>[Deep breath...]<big>

Hwhew...sorry, I went off on a tangent there.

I believe I may have found a very interesting piece of information. A field test may be in order very soon, so keep your ears and eyes open, ladies and gentlemen!

 

<small>[He still sweats like he usually does.]<big>

 

Comments

Video;

[cu_chulainn]

I wouldn't stick too closely to studyin' how magecraft and alchemy boil down, kid.

In my day, magic was a lot less sensible and disorderly than this new stuff.

Re: Video;

[itsaprototype]

I've merely scratched the surface. Can't say that what I know is old or perhaps a new, unrefined technique.

[cu_chulainn]

Really. So, why don't you give me an example of some stuff you've learned about how a magus uses 'mana'.

[itsaprototype]

Err...well...I believe all I know is how this "mana" is utelize, but I myself can't fathom it in practice. I'm too young, after all.

[cu_chulainn]

Age has little to do with it. I've seen babes put curses on grown men lastin' decades. All you need is talent and body for it and the cleverness to put it to use.

It's a small list, even if it's a strict one.

[itsaprototype]

Hmm...interesting...

[He jots that down on a notebook pulled from underneath his hat.] Talent....must be this...."magical talent"....I read about....

[He mutters a bit more to himself.]

[cu_chulainn]

Well, you don't need to write all that...

I'd suggest you just readin' some fantasy novels, kid. A lot of us didn't know about magic for real until we imagined it. Nobody went to 'school' for it like they do in the modern age. We made it up and changed the rules ourselves--so, you've got more of a chance to do that here where the readin' material might be pretty inspirin'.

[itsaprototype]

Oh, do tell, do tell. [Predictably, he writes that down, too.]

Ah...the pursuit of knowledge. There is truly no more inspiring of a path.

[cu_chulainn]

Well, a lotta the tales I used to hear weren't really written well into scrolls, so it'll be tough getting the right message. Tell you what--

Go and look up the old Firbolg tales in the library and see what you can pull up. If you find any story you're really fond of, you can come to me and I'll try to retell it just like the old bards.

[itsaprototype]

Firbolg, hm?....[Writes that down, too.]

Ooo, that's good. [Something else is jotted down on the next page of his notebook. Calculations and estimations are imprinted enough to almost be legible even backwards.] I take it you were there?

[cu_chulainn]

Oh, not really. They're all stories I heard when I was a kid, actually. The men who came before us all were gods among gods.

So, they obviously had quite a few stories behind them that we loved hearin'.