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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. | + | The art (or science) 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. |
| − | The basic form of the word | + | The basic form of the word -- ''entasis'', derived from an old Greek compound meaning "to stretch something out tight" -- is used by wizards to denote the specific part of the spell used to handle its energy layout and management. ([[SYWTBAW]] ''et seq.'') |
Revision as of 18:56, 21 March 2005
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.
The basic form of the word -- entasis, derived from an old Greek compound meaning "to stretch something out tight" -- is used by wizards to denote the specific part of the spell used to handle its energy layout and management. (SYWTBAW et seq.)