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The art of designing a [[Spells | spell]] so that it produces the maximum result from the minimum energy outlay: an important business for a wizard, who has to personally pay a price for every scrap of wizardry done. Just as it's smart for a computer programmer to write "tight code", it makes sense for a wizard to construct spells with no unnecessary parts or wasted energy.  
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The art (or science) of designing a [[spell]] so that it produces the maximum result from the minimum energy outlay: an important business for a wizard, who has to personally pay a price for every scrap of wizardry done. Just as it's smart for a computer programmer to write "tight code", it makes sense for a wizard to construct spells with no unnecessary parts or wasted energy. ([[SYWTBAW]] ''et seq.'')
  
The basic form of the word (''entasis'', derived from an old Greek compound meaning "to stretch something out tight") is used by wizards to indicate the specific part of the spell used to handle its energy layout and management. ([[SYWTBAW]] ''et seq.'')
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(See also: [[Entasis]])
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[[Category:Spells]]

Latest revision as of 09:44, 30 January 2021

The art (or science) of designing a spell so that it produces the maximum result from the minimum energy outlay: an important business for a wizard, who has to personally pay a price for every scrap of wizardry done. Just as it's smart for a computer programmer to write "tight code", it makes sense for a wizard to construct spells with no unnecessary parts or wasted energy. (SYWTBAW et seq.)

(See also: Entasis)