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| − | A wizardry constructed to produce a specific result. A spell may be [[Spell diagram | diagrammed out]] and, when completed, read (the most common method): or it can be composed in the mind and then either spoken aloud or silently, in the mind (usually with considerably more effort required). Working a spell always required the use of the wizardly [[Speech]] to a greater or lesser extent, depending on the formality and complexity of the spell. | + | A wizardry constructed to produce a specific result. A spell may be [[Spell diagram | diagrammed out]] and, when completed, read (the most common method): or it can be composed in the mind and then either spoken aloud or silently, in the mind (usually with considerably more effort required). Working a spell always required the use of the wizardly [[Speech, the | Speech]] to a greater or lesser extent, depending on the formality and complexity of the spell. |
Considered less concretely, every spell is a request to the Universe or one of its components to behave in a particular way. Ideally, a certain amount of persuasion is involved: best results are not achieved by ordering the Universe around. The effective wizard considers the fabric of physical existence to be a partner in any given wizardry, rather than an object or obstacle. | Considered less concretely, every spell is a request to the Universe or one of its components to behave in a particular way. Ideally, a certain amount of persuasion is involved: best results are not achieved by ordering the Universe around. The effective wizard considers the fabric of physical existence to be a partner in any given wizardry, rather than an object or obstacle. | ||
Revision as of 15:17, 15 May 2006
A wizardry constructed to produce a specific result. A spell may be diagrammed out and, when completed, read (the most common method): or it can be composed in the mind and then either spoken aloud or silently, in the mind (usually with considerably more effort required). Working a spell always required the use of the wizardly Speech to a greater or lesser extent, depending on the formality and complexity of the spell.
Considered less concretely, every spell is a request to the Universe or one of its components to behave in a particular way. Ideally, a certain amount of persuasion is involved: best results are not achieved by ordering the Universe around. The effective wizard considers the fabric of physical existence to be a partner in any given wizardry, rather than an object or obstacle.
The equation, though, is rarely one-sided, and never without a price....