User:Slorbin
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Water, throughout history, has been crucial to the progress and development of life. Whether it be used to replenish a weary traveler wandering the harsh deserts, to supporting an entire peoples by means of transportation, it has always played an important role for descendants. Yet, as magic grew, so did the number of those who sought control over this vast power. And with that desire, the art of Water Evocation was born.
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History
Water, throughout history, has been crucial to the progress and development of life. Whether it be used to replenish a weary traveler wandering the harsh deserts, to supporting an entire peoples by means of transportation, it has always played an important role for descendants. Yet, as magic grew, so did the number of those who sought control over this vast power. And with that desire, the art of Water Evocation was born.
Learning & Teaching
In order for one to cast water evocation, they must first establish a connection to the Void, known as a Mana Anchor, picture the water within the Void, then pull it into the material realm and cast it. Yet, this connecting is no simple feat for any admiring scholar with a tome to perform, but actually requires years of dedicated practice and study. Even some of the brightest minds in the realm may find themselves struggling to grasp the basic concepts of Voidal connection.
Like any Voidal Evocation, the art of water takes years of repetitive study of its element, requiring the mage to know everything from how water moves, to how it feels, to how it vanishes. Another thing of note is that the water evocationist must have a master to teach them in the ways of the Void and water, one who has mastered their art to the tee.
Once one has learned to connect to the Void and studied true water in its regular state, they will be able to draw it from the Void, this applying similarly to ice. They must connect, picture the water or ice in the void, form it, then summon it from the Void and project it.
- Water Evocation takes up [1] magic slot.
- Water Evocation can be practiced with a valid [MA], which can be obtained by learning under a mastered water evocationist with a valid [TA].
- Water evocation requires a stable connection to the Void.
Abilities
Give a short summary of the general abilities and their usages.
Progression
T1 - Novice
The mage has just begun to connect, assuming they haven’t learned to already. Assuming this is the case, they will have trouble connecting for the first two tiers of their training. If they have already connected, they will only be able to conjure a few droplets of water before becoming exhausted. Lasts two [OOC] weeks.
Spells – Conjure Water, Water Blast
Skill Level – All non-combat spells may have a maximum size/radius of one square meter at [T1]. The detail level of water at this stage is practically nonexistent, as they may only conjure a few droplets before becoming exhausted. This stage is typically used for studying water itself, rather than casting.
T2 - Apprentice
The mage has gained better experience in connecting and near mastered it, as well as being able to conjure a few bubbles and orbs of water before becoming exhausted. They can form vague shapes, though nothing complex or large. Lasts three [OOC] weeks.
Spells – Conjure Water, Water Blast, Water Shield
Skill Level – All non-combat spells may have a maximum size/radius of five square meters at [T2]. The detail level of water at this stage is a bit more evident, albeit still crude. The evocationist may only conjure a bubbles or orbs of water and maintain them briefly before becoming exhausted.
T3 - Adept
The mage is has now practically mastered Voidal Connection and is able to maintain greater concentration in stressful situations, permitting them the ability to conjure water more easily and fluidly when in combat. They also are able to form their water into more defined shapes as well as begin to conjure water, though most water shapes are still a bit liquidy and ice is very crude. Lasts five [OOC] weeks.
Spells – Conjure Water, Water Blast, Water Shield, Conjure Ice, Ice Projectile, Water Wave
Skill Level – All non-combat water spells may have a maximum size/radius of fifteen square meters at, while all non-combat ice spells have a maximum rsize/radius of five square meters. The detail level of water is much more refined. The evocationist can now summon forth more adept spells of water, as well as begin their studying of ice. Their ice at this stage is crude, unable to be sharp or refined.
T4 - Expert
The mage now has near mastered their fluidic element, possessing far greater combat and out of combat abilities, the shapes of their spells now much more precise than before, though are still not perfect. Their ice capability has vastly improved as well, allowing them much more versatile attacks and more refined art. Lasts six [OOC] weeks.
Spells – Conjure Water, Water Blast, Water Shield, Conjure Ice, Ice Projectile, Water Wave, Ice Shield
Skill Level – All non-combat water spells may have a maximum size/radius of twenty-five square meters, while all non-combat ice spells may have a maximum size/radius of fifteen square meters. The detail level of water is very refined, practically mastered. The evocationist can make much more detailed ice as well. now able to make it more sharp and distinct.=
T5 - Master
The mage has completely mastered their Voidal art, able to manipulate their water to a very fine degree as well as maintain a far greater concentration than before. They can use all the spells of water evocation, able to perform powerful feats of their art in both combat and non-combat.
Spells – Conjure Water, Water Blast, Water Shield, Conjure Ice, Ice Projectile, Water Wave, Ice Dome
Skill Level – All non-combat water spells may have a maximum size/radius of fifty square meters, while all non-combat ice spells may have a maximum size/radius of twenty-five square meters. The detail level of water is mastered both in and out of combat, able to be as refined as the mage wishes. The evocationist can now make very refined amounts of ice and in larger portions.
Limitations
Properties
Water is very diverse, possessing all sorts of properties that make it useful in nearly any situation a mage may find themselves in. However, like water is often calmed and collected and flowing, so too must a practitioner of such an art be patient and calm in their cast, lest they risk destruction like the tsunami’s of the south.
- Water makes wet whatever it touches, even after it vanishes back into the Void. Not unlike fire evocation, once it is soaked into something, it will not simply vanish back into the Void. If not soaked in, however, it will simply vanish.
- With a high enough heat intensity, water may vanish or evaporate more quickly than normal. For example, should one conjure water in a searing desert, it may vanish faster than one who conjures water within a lush forest. Water will also begin to freeze as well, though not as quickly as regular water unless soaked into something.
- Water cannot be consumed nor provide any nutrients, due to the fact that it requires line of sight and maintenance from the caster. Should one attempt to ingest it, they will receive no benefit as the water would simply vanish the second it leaves the mage’s sight.
- A mage may not boil their water, though they may make their water somewhat frigid or uncomfortably warm. They cannot form ice until [T3], and this must be studied akin to water.
- Most ice is fairly fragile to blunt force and can be melted by fire or heat, though is not as weak to sharp attacks. However, if conjured in the form of a substantial barrier, and in a large enough quantity, it may perhaps be more durable.
Redlines
- A water evocationist cannot manipulate real water, only control what they themselves have conjured forth from the Void.
- All spells require line of sight, that being their maximum range, unless specified otherwise. The further the spell is casted, the more draining it may be and the more time it may take to charge.
- Any aesthetic of any spell cannot change its mechanical function. For example, one could make a small bird out of water evocation as a projectile only, though not as a primordial conjuration, rather simply being a projectile comprised of water that appears in the shape of a bird.
- Ice can only be conjured upon reaching [T3], and must be studied like any other part of an evocation. Steam and boiled water are not possible to be conjured either. For aesthetic purpose alone, a water evocationist may make their water feel a bit warmer or colder than normal, though this cannot cause any harm on its own.
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