when your world runs on stories

[likescats]

[Death has decided it might be wise to share some things.]

I THINK WE SHOULD BE KEEPING AN EYE OUT FOR THIS DARK WIZARD THE ....NEWS KEEPS TALKING ABOUT. I SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO BELIEVED THEY WERE PART OF THIS WORLD AND IT APPEARS THE WIZARD WAS STOPPED BY A GROUP OF CHILDREN.

I HAPPEN TO HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE WHEN IT COMES TO ....WORLDS WITH ADVENTURES, HEROES AND DARK LORDS.

THE DARK LORDS DO NOT ALWAYS STAY DEAD. ...IT'S REALLY QUITE ANNOYING. ...BUT THAT'S BESIDE THE POINT.

SO ....A DARK LORD...OR WIZARD. A CHOSEN ONE...OR POSSIBLY A FEW THIS TIME.....IF A PROPHECY OR A MAGICAL IMPLEMENT OF SOME SORT SHOW I UP I WOULD NOT BE SURPRISED EITHER. IT WOULD BE GOOD TO KEEP WATCH FOR ALL OF THESE THOUGH.

EITHER WAY, I DO NOT THINK THINGS WILL BE RUNNING SMOOTHLY IN THIS TOURNAMENT. 

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[eldritchwheelies]

At least our troubles seem to be in-genre rather than horrific and eldritch here, knock on wood. The Dark Lord sounds malicious but fairly local in scale, and the magic here is self-contained enough that it doesn't attract things from outside this dimension.

Also hi, sorry I missed check-in, I was Infiltrated at the time. Thorne pulled me back to myself. I'm Madoka, I fought outsider cults in my homeworld, AMA.

[likescats]

THAT WOULD BE GOOD. WHERE I COME FROM MAGIC TENDS TO ATTRACT ELDRITCH HORRORS IF ENOUGH IS USED.

WHAT DOES AMA MEAN?

[eldritchwheelies]

Just an acronym, “ask me anything.” I’m 2 for 2 on that response now, good question though.

In mine, there’s a difference between what we call intrinsic magic and Outer magic. Intrinsic magic is supernatural, literally: higher law, more natural than breathing, adhering to as-above-so-below relationships and local entropy; If you’re who you claim to be, and I don’t doubt it for a hot millisecond, my world would say your existence is as intrinsic as magic gets. Outer magic, outer science, is trying to get something from Nothing - and occasionally, Nothing objects. Or worse, gets interested.

This creativity magic is mostly semiotic stuff; it brings metaphors to life, and is shaped by symbolism and the artist’s will and purpose. Our Dark Magician isn’t tampering with forces they don’t understand, but being a dick with how they use forces they do understand.

[likescats]

AH I SEE.

THAT IS INTERESTING. WHERE I AM FROM, WHAT I AM GOES BEYOND MAGIC AND IT CANNOT EFFECT ME. I AM MORE REAL THEN MOST THINGS, SUCH AS TIME AND GRAVITY, WHICH IS WHY I CAN IGNORE THINGS LIKE WALLS AND ...GRAVITY. TO ME, A WALL IS ONLY THERE FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME NO MATTER HOW LONG THAT PERIOD OF TIME IS TO MORTALS, SO I CAN WALK THROUGH IT.

THIS STYLE OF MAGIC IS NEW TO ME, THOUGH MY WORLD HAS A TENDENCY TO MAKE METAPHORS REAL AS WELL. THOUGH THAT IS NOT FROM MAGIC.

[Seriously, tell someone shove it in a place that the sun does not shine and they'll ask if you mean that place near lancre.]

WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS MAGICIAN'S PLANS ARE?