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Klaus Hargreeves ([personal profile] bestfuneralever) wrote in [community profile] abraxasnet2023-07-27 05:47 am

@everyone

does any1 know what the deciding factor is 4 the mages dragging us in2 this world?
there doesnt seem 2 be much of a pattern…
we have just as many supernatural/superhero/magic types as not
theres adults as much as theres kids (sorry not sorry to all the teenagers: ur still just kids, deal w/ it)
so whats the common denominator
whats on their checklist

personally i think its a requirement 2 be super hot if ur summoned
every time we get together 4 some swanky party hosted by someone its like a fucking hollywood extravaganza
this is not a complaint but it IS weird right
like are we being fetishized by the natives???
(THAT gets real weird when u think abt the teenagers tho Y I K E S)

thoughts/opinions?
(do we think they even specifically get 2 choose who they pluck out of their lives or is it all at random?
magic is chaos, right??
come @ me research bros ik ur out there)


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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-27 02:28 pm (UTC)(link)
I'm not doing this again. Do you want a real answer or is this going to devolve into another argument about what constitutes attractiveness?
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-27 03:33 pm (UTC)(link)
I don't believe the ritual is refined enough to pinpoint specific people--that is, they cannot look beyond the boundaries between worlds and choose particular individuals. They use the arcana symbols to search for broad strokes: personality traits, desirable occupations, certain skillsets.

This also explains why there are groups of us from the same world, or various versions of "Earth". Once they have a "lock" on a certain place, it's easy to keep summoning from there. Timeline discrepancies are a result of the inaccurate nature of the ritual.

Otherwise, they don't know what they're doing.
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-08-01 12:21 am (UTC)(link)
We have a version of it, though it's used for games rather than any kind of magical practice. I've come to understand that some things are constant across worlds, with slight variation. This seems to be one of them, and they do seem to hold some kind of power here, at least when it comes to finding the signature of a person.

Each of the factions have a preoccupation with the Singularity. We don't know the reasoning that compelled them to look past the veil between worlds. All I can guess is that they are trying to use us to turn the tides in an inevitable war, one that has yet to come.
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-08-01 01:14 am (UTC)(link)
I've met a few that share my arcana. The assignment of personality traits, etc. based on sign seems to be superstition, however I can attest to the magical properties of using specific symbols to enhance spells and more effectively focus magic. Make of that what you will.

There was an exchange of blows between Thorne and the Free Cities. The Queen instigated, and Cadens responded in kind. Libertas is still recovering, but there has been no further aggression. I believe both nations are frightened of what might result.

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[personal profile] itookashot 2023-07-27 03:02 pm (UTC)(link)
I have additions to the book.
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-27 03:36 pm (UTC)(link)
I know. You are nothing if not thorough.
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[personal profile] itookashot 2023-07-27 03:42 pm (UTC)(link)
I got everyone in the Feywilds. What a successful trip!
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-27 03:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Out of costume or it doesn't count.
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[personal profile] itookashot 2023-07-27 03:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Obviously out of costume!

I can rate the hotness of the costumes though.
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-27 04:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I've come to assume you'll just show up with additions whenever you want, so it's pointless to try and stop you.

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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-31 11:27 pm (UTC)(link)
I am an academic, yes. But all of this is subjective--you can't measure it accurately because too much of it involves personal opinion. Preferences. Very unscientific.
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-08-01 01:28 am (UTC)(link)
There are certain ratios that are aesthetically pleasing, but ultimately I believe "attractiveness" to be too subjective, and too based on personal preference to be accurately evaluated.

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[personal profile] cryptsleeper 2023-07-27 10:58 pm (UTC)(link)
By commenting alone you've perpetuated the cycle.
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-28 01:06 am (UTC)(link)
It's not for them. It's for anyone who might like to have an actual discussion on the topic.
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[personal profile] cryptsleeper 2023-07-28 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
Yes.

But when has anyone been good at being serious in this communication method?
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-28 01:44 am (UTC)(link)
You seem fairly serious at the moment.
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Do you WANT me to sink to the level of goofiness on display?
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[personal profile] techmaturgy 2023-07-28 02:20 am (UTC)(link)
I don't think you're capable of it.

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[personal profile] cointosser 2023-08-01 10:34 pm (UTC)(link)
I will forever fondly remember this time for the time in which you used the word "goofiness" with complete seriousness.

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