[open] december will be magic again

[kingsroads]

Who: everyone!
When: the evening of D15
Where: A small meeting hall on the moon, close to the portal to the carnival
What: a whole bunch of show-offs meet up to show off their magic, people interested in magic come to learn about said magic, and other people show up to see if something inevitably gets set on fire. (aka mage club)
Warnings: none so far, will edit if needed.

The meeting hall is a large open space, with hardwood floors and a rustic decor. A few chairs and tables are scattered around, though there aren't enough for the amount of people who'll hopefully show up. Some food has been set out: mostly finger foods (tiny sandwiches, fruit, veggies & dip) though there are some savory options and plenty of home-baked cookies, courtesy of Rin. Drink wise, there's water, hot chocolate, hot tea, and a few bottles of wine because tipsy magic sounds like an awesome idea and this is what happens when the alcoholic makes the dinner menu. Aside from the food table and the few tables, there's not much of anything in the room: plenty of open space for showing off or getting out of the way of someone who wants to show off.

One of the doors of the meeting hall leads to the outside. There's a wider, 'backyard' sort of area with plenty of room for people to cast magic as large and impressive as they want. A fire pit stands outside also for warming your hands and other fire-based magic. Please don't set the building on fire.

This is all very informal. If pressed for details, Strange would have told anyone to just come whenever, stay as long as you like, and so on and so forth. The emphasis is on learning about each other's magic, displaying one's skills and talents, and helping anyone who wished to learn magic decide on a path for them to take.

Showing off is just a given.

( ooc: This is an open mingle log! Feel free to make your own top-levels & tag around! )

Comments

[anti_nonsense]

"Yeah, we all do. Humans can't use magic naturally where I'm from." Well... almost all humans, but the exceptions are rare enough that it's not worth mentioning right now. "I take it it's different for Sylvari." They might have only spoken once before, but Rita clearly remembers the interesting parts... about his species, and his magic.

[chronosynthesis]

"It is different for all races in Tyria. Magic seems to be much more accessible there than other places." For a moment, he wonders what it would be like if it was more constrained, like other places... but magic is power, and he expects people would find a way to manipulate it regardless.

"Of course, not everyone goes through the study needed to master a magical profession, but the potential is always there."

[anti_nonsense]

"I see... maybe it's not so different after all." When thinking of people who have an innate ability to use magic, it's easy to imagine a society where all people use magic at their convenience... but maybe that's not quite how it is.

"Blastia have made magic accessible to anyone who chooses to learn it, but most people don't have the patience for all the necessary studying." Also, Rita might be overestimating the accessibility of that knowledge to common people outside of the City of Scholars.

[chronosynthesis]

"Of course, actually using magic is a skill." It wasn't inaccessible for people, but not everyone takes the time to learn it. "Some races have innate magical abilities, however, that they are more naturally adept at."

He gestures too the blastia. "You said you were replacing this method with something else... would you say that is more natural for humans to use?"

[anti_nonsense]

"More natural? Hmm..." It's an unexpected question, and Rita considers it for a moment before answering.

"It still requires the use of an energy conversion formula, as well as precise calculations... so I'm not sure natural is the word. But it is true that spirit magic doesn't require the use of a blastia or any other tool." Using less tools is more natural, right? The notion almost seems funny to Rita, who never feels more at home than when she's surrounded with technology.

[chronosynthesis]

"What else does spirit magic change?" Altering the entire basic format of magic seems like it would change everything else, after all. He's curious. "Has it changed the, ah, specializations of magic available to you? Or only the way that you can cast it?"

[anti_nonsense]

"Honestly... there's a lot we still don't know. I was able to construct an offensive spell using it, similar to the kinds of spells I normally use... but that's the first and only spirit magic spell created so far." That's how new all of this really is.