From: zweldron@ruhets.rutgers.edu (Matthew Charlap) Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: Re: Brighter lights and Louder sounds!! Message-ID: Date: 18 Oct 92 01:26:46 GMT References: <1992Oct13.080258.3106@wkuvx1.bitnet> <1992Oct13.153738.3132@wkuvx1.bitnet> <1992Oct17.171129.3268@wkuvx1.bitnet> fannicm@wkuvx1.bitnet writes: > The newly titled Runecaster turns toward Ixy and begins to speak, >"Greater rune magic is not quite, as you say, just another type of magic. >I am sure that you have noticed that most of the runes that I use are runes >that are easily recognized? It is the manner in which the runes are Ixnaphior nods agreement here. Even with his limited knowledge of magic, some, if not most, of the runes were easily recognizable. >interwoven and channeled which makes them different." At this point she >reaches down and raises the sleeve on her left arm. Near the shoulder, Ixy >sees a small pattern of runes somehow traced on her arm. "From birth it is >apparent to those with the power that someone has the power to form the >runes and shape thier message without the complex rituals and bulky focii >needed by those without. Ixy listens more intently here, as the is of genuine interest to himself, and he knows that his friend back home would love to learn more of this. > "As for its effectiveness...What is done to contain a summoned demon? >It is encased in a rune circle that will hold it, of course. Those who >possess the power and ability to use runes as I do can create unbreakable >shields, can alter the substance of anything to anything else." Here the >table turns to platinum. "We have various powers, but there is no means to A look of astonishment appears on Ixy's face. He had never seen an act of alchemy done like this through any means, except for one very compicated ritual, and even then the material had to be carefully chosen. >attack using the runes, our only attacks are to alter that which defines >our opponent, which is usually enough. > "Is that enough to answer your question? I can go into more depth about >the how and why, but much of it would be meaningless to you." "No, more depth is not necessary. While I am quite interested, I would not understand anything detailed. I have a friend who is a powerful spellcaster, probably the strongest in my homeworld, who would love to hear about this sometime. If you don't mind, I'll mention you to him when I return home. I don't plan on heading home too soon, however, so this would be in the far future. He has been studying the magics of many worlds, and probably has some knowledge of this as well--- But I am wasting your time talking about my friends. > "Sir Merman, to answer your question about what made your structure so >dangerous...Your runes were placed in a circular pattern with no clear >source. In otherwords, the power of the rune structure continued to build >with no defined outlet, so it created outlets of its own. I actually only >speculate that the planar gates would be created, but Most of the time, >when I wished to summon something and did not care what, I would use a >structure very similar to that which you built." "Hmmm... so this structure can have unpredictable side effects if not handled properly? This sounds a lot like what happens in chaos regions- places I've heard about, I think locally they're called wild magic zones- where any power used has unpredictable results as well. Only this opens portals to random worlds? I can see how dangerous this can be. Is there a way to destroy the outlets formed, and set them to a more desired place? Although I have no skill with rune magic, I may be able to help in other ways.