Jefferson wrote: > Ibrahim wrote: > > >>Is magic a renewable or finite resource? > > > This is a very good question. My first answer is that magic isn't a > resource at all, but I don't know if that's official. To my mind(and following my earlier remarks), magic in the first sense isn't a resource, it's a force, like the four forces in our universe. As Jeff points out, when used in its second sense, magic is a method, not a resource. > So, on Celandra, asking that question is like asking, "Is dance a renewable > or finite resource?" Dance and magic are methods, not resources, and thus > unrestricted. > > However, this does lead to further questions. "Is the physical power > produced by magic renewable or finite?" is the first one that comes to my > mind. I don't think we can answer that sort of question at this point. Well, I think it'd only be an issue for Essence Magic. Essence magic casters gather essence from the objects around them, reshape the essence, and then release the reshaped essence, casting the spell. Most of the energy to do this comes from the caster--major spells are about as tiring as running a 100-meter dash, and the fatigue hits rapidly enough that many casters end up having to 'sit down before they fall down', but they recover normally. The energy being expended isn't magic, it's metabolic(althought that may be a false distinction in Celandra). So, I'd say that on a human scale, the power is renewable. Authority Casters, on the other hand, just invoke their authority, no energy expended on their part. Andrew > Jefferson > http://www.picotech.net/~jeff_wilson63/rpg/ > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net. > ---------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send mail to celandra-off@phoenyx.net.
