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[milkisgross]

[Edward's been seeing all of these different posts come up. It's obnoxious to him, but he can see the potential of being able to communicate with so many like this, so he decided to give it a try.]

It's come to my attention that there's a few people here who use "magic." From what I've seen, there's nothing like it where I come from and I have a few questions for anyone who's willing to answer.

In science, you've got different laws that everything follows. Is that the same for magic? Does some magic have laws while others don't?

Are there different fields of magic? What are they?

Where does the energy or power come from?

What makes it "magic" and not a field of science?

Comments

[abracafcku]

arcane fun with wizards, my dude. We got an array of spells, and just 'cause you got a specialization doesn't mean you can't learn something from the other schools either. I got shit like Melf's Acid Arrow and then I have True Seeing - totally different schools.

so you some kinda adventurer or just Fighting for Funsies? Sounds useful if you can just pop a sword outta your arm.

[milkisgross]

I see. It's convenient that you can pick and choose from different schools like that. It doesn't look like that's something everyone's capable of doing depending on what world they came from.

I'm a State Alchemist. Or I was. My license doesn't apply here. The military seemed to like me being able to transmute weapons well enough.

[abracafcku]

being a wizard is pretty much the bomb, yo. i met a few other people here who seem to use the same magic that I do. kinda curious how this world is maintaining all the different magic systems in sync with each other though, y'know? like, you'd think they'd all interfere with each other and blip us out.

Are you a lawful good type? I mean, "State Alchemist" sounds kiiinda like you are, but just gotta check. For reasons

[milkisgross]

It's enough of a hassle to figure out what all of these systems are let alone figuring out how they're all working here. I'll let you worry about that.

What are you talking about? "Lawful good?" I work for the military so most people back in my world wouldn't say I'm very good.

[abracafcku]

mmm how about i don't and just say i do? it sounds like a lot of work

and you're the military! isn't it like, your thing? keeping order and peace and whatever the fuck else the militia does? maybe research?

[Basically everything that a mercenary/adventurer like him doesn't do.]

[milkisgross]

It is a lot of work, but you'll have to do it on your own if you want an answer to that.

I don't know what the military is like where you're from, but for me it's less about working for the interest of the people and more for the interest of the state. There was a whole genocide campaign carried out against a people that rose up due to tensions between them and the government after a child was shot and killed to give you an idea.