Mission Six: Powers

[voidtreckermods]

Just a further explanation about magic and how it interacts with the world as I have (understandably) received a lot of questions about it. Here is the power information. If anyone has any further questions please ask!

Physical Magic

Magic that results in physical attacks (i.e throwing a fireball, magic missile or smiting someone with lightning) is not affected and works normally.

Anything like super strength or super speed etc will work as expected.

Healing Magic

If the healing is done by physical touch (by a person or object) then it will work as usual. If a character can heal over a distance using their mind or empathy it will not work (touching will still work).

Movement

Teleportation magic will work normally. Anything that requires changing your body from one state to another (i.e becoming intangible, turning into a magical girl, shifting into an animal etc) will work but will be difficult and the character will tire quicker than they normally world.

Anything that involves leaving their body completely (astral projection, spirit walking etc) will not work.

Movement such as flight will not be affected.

Summoning

Summoning creatures and weapons works- however doing so will feel draining and make characters more tired than they usually would be.

If characters have an emotional or mental bond with their summons then that is muted. It is still there if they focus hard enough but it is distant.

Bonds

If two characters are mystically bonded in any way or can usually sense each other/communicate telepathically etc this will be muted. Again the bond is still there and can be felt if they focus hard enough but there is a block there.

Any magic that is given as part of this bond cannot be accessed. However if a characters life/existence relies on the bond then they will not feel any ill effects due to the muting.

Sensing/Detecting magics

This is the category of magic that is most affected by whatever is happening.

~ No magic which detects or scans items or people will work.
~ Magic that manipulates objects, beings or any part of the environment will not work.
~ Empathy, mind reading or any other mind/emotional control magic will not work.
~ Telepathy will not work.
~ Talking to animals (of the non magical normally untalking variety) will not work.
~ Any sixth sense/future sensing, past sensing or other such abilities will not work.

World/Life sensing

For those who can sense life/force etc this world will feel very strange indeed, almost as if there is something between them and the world around them. As if they are feeling the world through a thick glove. Making the world far too 'quiet'.

Comments

[callmegladio]

Sorry to be a pain with this! BUT... it sounds like Sleepy Ash would be useless in this mission, unless I'm reading it wrong?

The bond part. While he naturally has abilities, his ability to fight relies on his bond. He'll drink Madoka's blood, basically "eat her resolve" to fight and use that to do battle. Without it his powers don't really activate.

[voidtreckermods]

As it has a physical aspect (drinking blood) we can say it will work if otherwise he would be unplayable on the mission.

[callmegladio]

From what I understand of Servamps, the blood thing is what allows them to fight. They have abilities outside of that. Like Sleepy Ash can change his form and he has his speed. But his claws only ever appear after he's activated the bond between himself and his Eve, it's the 'servant' aspect of him I guess!

[voidtreckermods]

Then yes- his other powers will be subject to the above, his bond with Madoka will feel muted and weird. But if he physically drinks her blood his claws will still appear and he will be able to fight.

[blitzcheer]

What of characters who fall under a 'summon', as Tidus is being kept around by his SCA? Will he experience any fatigue, any possible issues with being present if he becomes too exhausted/strains himself? Or will he be alright?

[voidtreckermods]

He will be fine! He won't feel any strangeness due to that!

[blitzcheer]

nice, maximum swimming time!! Thank you!

[les_magique]

It sounds like there's basically a sort of barrier between the characters and the world. Samata's arm relies on a sort of current of environmental energy to function, sort of like a windmill needs air to spin. Would this barrier that's blocking magic powers stop her arm from functioning?

[voidtreckermods]

It would probably effect the magic powers powering her arm yes- but it would fall in the 'still usable but makes the character more tired/drained than usual' category.

[aggressivelygood]

Sven's weapon, the Petals of Nil, changes form from hair ornament to weapon-of-Sven's-choice by reacting to his/his patron's power. Would this process class as "magic that manipulates objects"? I'm wondering if the Flowers of Nil will be completely incapable of transforming (remaining stuck as a powerless ornament), or whether it will still transform and just be clunky as hell.

(The Petals of Nil's transformation depends on the bond between the weapon and the piece of El'Nil'm's power that resides within Sven. If the weapon does work, I'm thinking it will take more time and effort for Sven to change the weapon's shape, and will be harder for him to wield than usual).

[voidtreckermods]

I would say the latter- the bond is still there and the weapon is a bit like a summon and a bit like a change of shape so he will be able to change the weapons shape with effort and it will be harder for him to wield/ feel more draining to use.

[usestwohands]

Should I assume that the conjuring of a globe of darkness that even intravision can't see through would be considered physical magic?

[voidtreckermods]

Yes that would be physical magic!

[usestwohands]

Alright, thanks!

[wizard_redfive]

So obviously with this Dairine won't be able to hear Spot, definitely telepathicly and I'm guessing verbally? But she'll be able to tell he's still there?

Will she be able to communicate with him through his screen text? Or will she only have access to the manual functions?

[voidtreckermods]

If she focuses hard she will know he is there but will not be able to communicate with him.

She will be able to type at him but she won't know if he has heard and he won't be able to communicate back.

The manual functions of the laptop will be usable!

[mtsilver_conquor]

To be clear on this, while Eva's pokemon aren't affected due to actually being non-magical creatures (magic does not exist in her world), it's ok to assume their attacks would affected?

I'm reading the power nerfing as having an effect on pokemon like Pressure does, which means they 'run out of energy' for attacks faster.

TLDR: Instead of being able to use say Moonblast 24 times, Princess can only use it 12.

[voidtreckermods]

Pretty much yes!