Logos&Eidos
Sage
I've built a number of magic systems and felt in someway unsatisfied with each of them. They were to abstract and nebulous or did to little or to much. By combining some of my older ideas about magic, with the old,old concept of magic symbols. I came up with a magic system that I am thus far the least unsatisfied with out of the magic systems that I've built.
Aether found in the living beings and in the natural world is the spiritual fuel that drives Glyphcasting.
The Key-Glyph is the catalyst for all Glyphcasting without one engraved upon their spiritual essence Glyphcasting
is impossible.
Prime-Glyphs are lenses through which aether is focused and and they determine how it can be manipulated. Prime-Glyphs naturally manifest upon a being's essence in accordance with their nature and even those who lack Key-Glyphs possess them, they also run in families. The number of Prime-Glyphs that a being naturally possesses is usually between one to three, numbers beyond three are increasingly rare with seven being so rare as to be nigh-mythical. Amusing that they have the capacity a being could get additional Prime-Glyphs engraved onto their essence. However the process will the individual suffering episodes of debilitating pain for the rest of their lives,as a result of spiritual mutilation.
Base-Glyphs come in sets of seven each belonging to a different Prime-Glyphs. Base-Glyphs are not engraved, they are used in spell casting and can be thought as musical notes. Representations of how a given Prime-Glyph can be used to manipulate aether.
Subaltern-Glyphs are a type of Base-Glyph shared in common by all the Prime-Glyphs. They act as connectors and modifiers for other Base-Glyphs.
Prime-Glyph are sorted into related Domains
Domain of Radiance:Fire(Actually Heat),Light,Electricity.
Domain of Force&Substance:Air,Water,Earth(aspects into Stone,Metal,Crystal and Clay).
Domain of Life:Wood,Blood,Bone,Flesh.
Domain of Spirit: Heart,Mind.
Domain of Void: Yearning(Gravity),Emptiness(Teleportation,Phasing,Portals,Enables Alchemy),Hunger(Destructive Force manifested as oily shadow.
Prime-Glyphs either through innate aptitude or through training on the part of the Glyphcaster can access the more esoteric abilities of their Domain.
The Domain of Radiance of radiance access a volatile form of energy that can be used to destroy or infuse items with more destructive power.
The Domain of Force&Substance every aspect taps a different force, Air taps motion and inertia,Water taps entropy,Earth is a counter point to water holding things together and manifest a pseudo-gravity.
The Domain of Life of life can heal,enrich or consume life.
The Domain of Spirit can manipulate souls and touch the cosmic life-stream.
The Domain of Void. truth be told I can't think of anything more esoteric for the Void.
One of the things that still bugs me is para-elements/hybrid-elements, while I like the concept and have seen some very interesting depictions. I'm not sure if they would fit. The way I see Glyphcasting's current metaphysics, the art with exception of energy doesn't really create anything just manipulates what's already present. In order to create para-elemental phenomenon the art would need to be able to at temporarily "create" elements where none existed.
Aether found in the living beings and in the natural world is the spiritual fuel that drives Glyphcasting.
The Key-Glyph is the catalyst for all Glyphcasting without one engraved upon their spiritual essence Glyphcasting
is impossible.
Prime-Glyphs are lenses through which aether is focused and and they determine how it can be manipulated. Prime-Glyphs naturally manifest upon a being's essence in accordance with their nature and even those who lack Key-Glyphs possess them, they also run in families. The number of Prime-Glyphs that a being naturally possesses is usually between one to three, numbers beyond three are increasingly rare with seven being so rare as to be nigh-mythical. Amusing that they have the capacity a being could get additional Prime-Glyphs engraved onto their essence. However the process will the individual suffering episodes of debilitating pain for the rest of their lives,as a result of spiritual mutilation.
Base-Glyphs come in sets of seven each belonging to a different Prime-Glyphs. Base-Glyphs are not engraved, they are used in spell casting and can be thought as musical notes. Representations of how a given Prime-Glyph can be used to manipulate aether.
Subaltern-Glyphs are a type of Base-Glyph shared in common by all the Prime-Glyphs. They act as connectors and modifiers for other Base-Glyphs.
Prime-Glyph are sorted into related Domains
Domain of Radiance:Fire(Actually Heat),Light,Electricity.
Domain of Force&Substance:Air,Water,Earth(aspects into Stone,Metal,Crystal and Clay).
Domain of Life:Wood,Blood,Bone,Flesh.
Domain of Spirit: Heart,Mind.
Domain of Void: Yearning(Gravity),Emptiness(Teleportation,Phasing,Portals,Enables Alchemy),Hunger(Destructive Force manifested as oily shadow.
Prime-Glyphs either through innate aptitude or through training on the part of the Glyphcaster can access the more esoteric abilities of their Domain.
The Domain of Radiance of radiance access a volatile form of energy that can be used to destroy or infuse items with more destructive power.
The Domain of Force&Substance every aspect taps a different force, Air taps motion and inertia,Water taps entropy,Earth is a counter point to water holding things together and manifest a pseudo-gravity.
The Domain of Life of life can heal,enrich or consume life.
The Domain of Spirit can manipulate souls and touch the cosmic life-stream.
The Domain of Void. truth be told I can't think of anything more esoteric for the Void.
One of the things that still bugs me is para-elements/hybrid-elements, while I like the concept and have seen some very interesting depictions. I'm not sure if they would fit. The way I see Glyphcasting's current metaphysics, the art with exception of energy doesn't really create anything just manipulates what's already present. In order to create para-elemental phenomenon the art would need to be able to at temporarily "create" elements where none existed.
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