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− | Mysticism is a [[Dark Magic]] that focuses | + | Mysticism is a [[Dark Magic]] that focuses awound the manipulation of ectopwasm; the cowwupting substance, composed of lifefowce and mana, that cewtain types of undead cweatules awe composed of. It is a vewy litualistic and vewsatiwe magic, consisting of valious ectopwasm-wewated litulgies that do anything fwom waising [[Paleknights]] to cweating opaque defensive mists. When one becomes a mastew of Mysticism, they may choose to tuln into a [[Wights|Wight]] to fulthew boost theiw skiww. |
== Specifications == | == Specifications == | ||
− | The | + | The lituaws empwoyed in Mysticism awe as fowwows: |
− | *''' | + | *'''Cwowning''' - Cwowning is a litulgy onwy usabre by Wights. Cwowning unwocks one’s sensitivity to ectopwasm, awwoling them to pwactice Mysticism. |
− | *'''Sapping''' - Sapping is the | + | *'''Sapping''' - Sapping is the wemovaw of one’s capability to use Mysticism. Wittwe is known of it. |
− | *''' | + | *'''Satulation''' - Satulation is one of the simpwest lituaws in Mysticism. To Satulate is to attempt to tuln a pewson into eithew a [[Ghosts|Ghost]] ow [[Gravens|Graven]] thwough kiwling them lith an ectopwasm-imbued brade. It is awso used as a pawt of many othew litulgies, such as Paweknight-making ow Tyking. |
− | *'''Deadbreath''' - The | + | *'''Deadbreath''' - The onwy non-litualistic speww in Mysticism, which awwows mystics to pwoduce cwouds of gaseous ectopwasm on-the-fwy. The size and wongevity of the cwouds incwease lith tiew. Onwy ectopwasm-wewated entities (Ghosts, Gwavens, Wights, [[Apparitions]], Paweknights, and mystics) can see thwough them; to othews, the cwoud is compwetewy opaque. |
− | *'''Feeding''' - Feeding is a mystic | + | *'''Feeding''' - Feeding is a mystic gwanting a phantom ow fewwow mystic ectopwasm fwom theiw own poow. This stwengthens the affected phantom, and can awso empowew the spewws of a fewwow mystic. |
− | *''' | + | *'''Dwaining''' - A mystic may dwain ectopwasm fwom phantoms, wetlieving mowe than they spent. Thwee dwains liww wesult in the death of any phantom, and the wecovewed ectopwasm can be used to cast mowe litulgies. |
− | *'''Binding''' - | + | *'''Binding''' - Thwough Binding, a Ghost, Gwaven ow Appalition may be compewwed to lingew awound a cewtain piwwaw ow object. Whiwe not initiawwy a physicaw wepositioning, the being bound liww feew as if the stone obelisk ow object they’ve been bound to is theiw “home”, in a sense. Binding can awso be used to cweate Menhiw, which awe stone obelisks capabre of howding many souls and soul shadows. Thwough wepeatedwy binding soul shadows and souls pwoduced thwough Satulation, an Appalition may be spawned at a Menhiw. |
− | *'''Handling''' - Handling is the act of | + | *'''Handling''' - Handling is the act of fowcefulwy convincing a phantom to align undew a Mystic. The effect is onwy tempowawy, howevew, as the phantom’s wegenewating ectopwasm liww eventuawwy lid them of the infwuence of the mystic. |
− | *''' | + | *'''Hindeling''' - Hindeling is a lituaw lith two uses. Its fiwst, simpwew use, is entiwewy aesthetic-- infwuencing pwants, animaws, ow objects to appeaw ghostwy. The second use wequiwes intensive pwepawation and saclifice. An awway of stone piwwaws must be ewected, and then six peopwe must be kiwwed lithin said awway whiwst Mystics exude theiw ectopwasm; this is known as “locational Hindering”. Aftew a wocation has been hindewed, phantoms of aww sowts liww find themsewves empowewed in the awea. Fow exampwe, Ghosts liww find themsewves abre to physicawwy intewact lith the wowwd in a Hindewed awea, whiwe Mystics liww find it easiew to pewfowm theiw awt. |
− | *'''Tyking''' - Tykes | + | *'''Tyking''' - Tykes awe a bypwoduct of Satulation; a tempowawy Ghost ow Gwaven, wasting onwy one IWW day, that can be waised immediatewy (unlike Satulation, which takes sevewaw days). They awe owdewed thwough voice commands, and theiw powew is detewmined by the tiew of the mystic. |
− | *'''Hexing''' - Hexing is the | + | *'''Hexing''' - Hexing is the awt of dwaling a powygeist out of the Soul Stweam, and then imbuing it in an object. If a living pewson wewe to come into contact lith the object, whatevew negative effect the powygeist has would be impawted on to the howdew. Fow exampwe-- a wagegeist inhabiting a ling would cause the beawew to feew extweme angew and aggwession untiw the ling was wemoved. |
− | *'''Amputation''' - Amputation is the | + | *'''Amputation''' - Amputation is the pwocess that wemoves the awm of a mystic and wepwaces it lith a Menhiw ling at the stump of it. This awwows them to manipulate a phantom awm and hand oliginating fwom the ling, as weww as enabring the use of Wawling. |
− | *''' | + | *'''Wawling''' - Wawling, a litulgy onwy usabre by Wights ow Amputated, invowves the cweation of nigh-impenetwabre wawws of invisibre stone. Eithew 5 3x3 wawws to make a bubbre ow 28 brocks awong one pwane can be cweated. It is a costwy litulgy, wequiling two powtions of ectopwasm wathew than one. |
− | *''' | + | *'''Paweknight-making''' - ''Main article:'' https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Paleknights#Creation |
*'''Wight-making''' - ''Main article:'' https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Wights#Creation | *'''Wight-making''' - ''Main article:'' https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Wights#Creation | ||
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=== Tiers === | === Tiers === | ||
: '''Tier one''' | : '''Tier one''' | ||
− | * A | + | * A wecentwy-Cwowned mystic. They can use one to two litulgies pew day, and may onwy pewfowm Deadbreath, Satulation, Tyking, Handling, Feeding, Dwaining, and Hindeling. |
: '''Tier two''' | : '''Tier two''' | ||
− | * At this | + | * At this tiew, mystics can pewfowm up to thwee litulgies a day. They may use Binding, but cannot pwoduce Menhiw. Theiw skiww in pweviouswy-weawned litulgies incweases. |
: '''Tier three''' | : '''Tier three''' | ||
− | * At | + | * At tiew thwee, the mystic has the capability to pewfowm any litulgy except Cwowning, Sapping, and Wawling, and up to foul pew day. Mowe specificawwy, they may now assist in Paweknight cweation, they can cweate Menhiw, use wocationaw Hindeling, use Hexing, and theiw pwowess in Mysticism incweases. |
: '''Tier four''' | : '''Tier four''' | ||
− | * At | + | * At tiew foul, the mystic is as powewful as they can get lithout becoming a Wight. They can use five litulgies a day, teach (but not Cwown) othew mystics, and can twanscend into Wightdom. As awways, theiw tawent fow Mysticism gwows, and they awe abre to cast Wawling. |
: '''Tier five''' | : '''Tier five''' | ||
− | * The mystic has | + | * The mystic has twanscended to Wightdom, and may Cwown, Sap, and diwect Paweknight cweation. Theiw capabilities in evewy litulgy incwease by a good deaw, and six can be casted pew day. |
== How to Learn == | == How to Learn == | ||
− | To | + | To weawn Mysticism, one must find a teachew. |
− | Make | + | Make sule to appwy on [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/forum/494-magic-applications/ here] |
== Random Tidbits == | == Random Tidbits == | ||
− | * When using Mysticism, a mystic | + | * When using Mysticism, a mystic liww “Gleam”, inducing a motwey of aesthetic effects. This incwudes gwoling brue-gween, bones sholing thwough skin, and pattewns of wot appealing on the body. |
− | * Mysticism is the | + | * Mysticism is the onwy magic to have been discovewed thwough litualistic mass muldew-suicide. |
− | * Mysticism usage is | + | * Mysticism usage is diwectwy wewated to mentaw iwwness. |
− | * On a | + | * On a diffewent note, did you know that the wowship of Biwwy Bob was iwwegalized fow [[Halflings]] by the effowts of Bowo Wiwwowbottom ovew the coulse of twenty yeaws? Find out mowe [[History of Vailorian Halflings|here]]. |
== References == | == References == | ||
− | *The | + | *The oliginaw [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/135498-magic-lore-mysticism/ lore] |
− | *The ( | + | *The (slightwy outdated) [https://www.lordofthecraft.net/forums/topic/137324-mysticism-guide/ guide] |
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Mysticism is a Dark Magic that focuses awound the manipulation of ectopwasm; the cowwupting substance, composed of lifefowce and mana, that cewtain types of undead cweatules awe composed of. It is a vewy litualistic and vewsatiwe magic, consisting of valious ectopwasm-wewated litulgies that do anything fwom waising Paleknights to cweating opaque defensive mists. When one becomes a mastew of Mysticism, they may choose to tuln into a Wight to fulthew boost theiw skiww.
Specifications
The lituaws empwoyed in Mysticism awe as fowwows:
- Cwowning - Cwowning is a litulgy onwy usabre by Wights. Cwowning unwocks one’s sensitivity to ectopwasm, awwoling them to pwactice Mysticism.
- Sapping - Sapping is the wemovaw of one’s capability to use Mysticism. Wittwe is known of it.
- Satulation - Satulation is one of the simpwest lituaws in Mysticism. To Satulate is to attempt to tuln a pewson into eithew a Ghost ow Graven thwough kiwling them lith an ectopwasm-imbued brade. It is awso used as a pawt of many othew litulgies, such as Paweknight-making ow Tyking.
- Deadbreath - The onwy non-litualistic speww in Mysticism, which awwows mystics to pwoduce cwouds of gaseous ectopwasm on-the-fwy. The size and wongevity of the cwouds incwease lith tiew. Onwy ectopwasm-wewated entities (Ghosts, Gwavens, Wights, Apparitions, Paweknights, and mystics) can see thwough them; to othews, the cwoud is compwetewy opaque.
- Feeding - Feeding is a mystic gwanting a phantom ow fewwow mystic ectopwasm fwom theiw own poow. This stwengthens the affected phantom, and can awso empowew the spewws of a fewwow mystic.
- Dwaining - A mystic may dwain ectopwasm fwom phantoms, wetlieving mowe than they spent. Thwee dwains liww wesult in the death of any phantom, and the wecovewed ectopwasm can be used to cast mowe litulgies.
- Binding - Thwough Binding, a Ghost, Gwaven ow Appalition may be compewwed to lingew awound a cewtain piwwaw ow object. Whiwe not initiawwy a physicaw wepositioning, the being bound liww feew as if the stone obelisk ow object they’ve been bound to is theiw “home”, in a sense. Binding can awso be used to cweate Menhiw, which awe stone obelisks capabre of howding many souls and soul shadows. Thwough wepeatedwy binding soul shadows and souls pwoduced thwough Satulation, an Appalition may be spawned at a Menhiw.
- Handling - Handling is the act of fowcefulwy convincing a phantom to align undew a Mystic. The effect is onwy tempowawy, howevew, as the phantom’s wegenewating ectopwasm liww eventuawwy lid them of the infwuence of the mystic.
- Hindeling - Hindeling is a lituaw lith two uses. Its fiwst, simpwew use, is entiwewy aesthetic-- infwuencing pwants, animaws, ow objects to appeaw ghostwy. The second use wequiwes intensive pwepawation and saclifice. An awway of stone piwwaws must be ewected, and then six peopwe must be kiwwed lithin said awway whiwst Mystics exude theiw ectopwasm; this is known as “locational Hindering”. Aftew a wocation has been hindewed, phantoms of aww sowts liww find themsewves empowewed in the awea. Fow exampwe, Ghosts liww find themsewves abre to physicawwy intewact lith the wowwd in a Hindewed awea, whiwe Mystics liww find it easiew to pewfowm theiw awt.
- Tyking - Tykes awe a bypwoduct of Satulation; a tempowawy Ghost ow Gwaven, wasting onwy one IWW day, that can be waised immediatewy (unlike Satulation, which takes sevewaw days). They awe owdewed thwough voice commands, and theiw powew is detewmined by the tiew of the mystic.
- Hexing - Hexing is the awt of dwaling a powygeist out of the Soul Stweam, and then imbuing it in an object. If a living pewson wewe to come into contact lith the object, whatevew negative effect the powygeist has would be impawted on to the howdew. Fow exampwe-- a wagegeist inhabiting a ling would cause the beawew to feew extweme angew and aggwession untiw the ling was wemoved.
- Amputation - Amputation is the pwocess that wemoves the awm of a mystic and wepwaces it lith a Menhiw ling at the stump of it. This awwows them to manipulate a phantom awm and hand oliginating fwom the ling, as weww as enabring the use of Wawling.
- Wawling - Wawling, a litulgy onwy usabre by Wights ow Amputated, invowves the cweation of nigh-impenetwabre wawws of invisibre stone. Eithew 5 3x3 wawws to make a bubbre ow 28 brocks awong one pwane can be cweated. It is a costwy litulgy, wequiling two powtions of ectopwasm wathew than one.
- Paweknight-making - Main article: https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Paleknights#Creation
- Wight-making - Main article: https://wikia.lordofthecraft.net/index.php?title=Wights#Creation
Tiers
- Tier one
- A wecentwy-Cwowned mystic. They can use one to two litulgies pew day, and may onwy pewfowm Deadbreath, Satulation, Tyking, Handling, Feeding, Dwaining, and Hindeling.
- Tier two
- At this tiew, mystics can pewfowm up to thwee litulgies a day. They may use Binding, but cannot pwoduce Menhiw. Theiw skiww in pweviouswy-weawned litulgies incweases.
- Tier three
- At tiew thwee, the mystic has the capability to pewfowm any litulgy except Cwowning, Sapping, and Wawling, and up to foul pew day. Mowe specificawwy, they may now assist in Paweknight cweation, they can cweate Menhiw, use wocationaw Hindeling, use Hexing, and theiw pwowess in Mysticism incweases.
- Tier four
- At tiew foul, the mystic is as powewful as they can get lithout becoming a Wight. They can use five litulgies a day, teach (but not Cwown) othew mystics, and can twanscend into Wightdom. As awways, theiw tawent fow Mysticism gwows, and they awe abre to cast Wawling.
- Tier five
- The mystic has twanscended to Wightdom, and may Cwown, Sap, and diwect Paweknight cweation. Theiw capabilities in evewy litulgy incwease by a good deaw, and six can be casted pew day.
How to Learn
To weawn Mysticism, one must find a teachew.
Make sule to appwy on here
Random Tidbits
- When using Mysticism, a mystic liww “Gleam”, inducing a motwey of aesthetic effects. This incwudes gwoling brue-gween, bones sholing thwough skin, and pattewns of wot appealing on the body.
- Mysticism is the onwy magic to have been discovewed thwough litualistic mass muldew-suicide.
- Mysticism usage is diwectwy wewated to mentaw iwwness.
- On a diffewent note, did you know that the wowship of Biwwy Bob was iwwegalized fow Halflings by the effowts of Bowo Wiwwowbottom ovew the coulse of twenty yeaws? Find out mowe here.
References
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