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[bestfuneralever]

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)

[Threadjack away! There are no rules & I’m not your mom!]

Comments

[techmaturgy]

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.

[bestfuneralever]

that actly makes a lot of sense
do u know anything abt tarot
bc the arcana signs here are diff but still similar 2 a practice i know of from my ... world? timeline? it all kind of amts 2 the same thing ig

so its like a magical signature thats unique 2 each one

makes u wonder how they thought 2 try it the first time
like how do u just wake up 1 morning like "i think ill try 2 make contact w/ the multiverse" / "im gonna prove string theory today" ???????

[techmaturgy]

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.

[bestfuneralever]

depends on who u talk 2 back home whether tarot/runes/etc have ~rEaL~ power or not but
yeah it def seems to be the case here
has any1 made any sort of attempt 2 track the number of different arcanas they've slapped on all of us?
like are there more of any over others, is it pretty even & if its super unbalanced whats the reason???

do we even know anything abt this supposed war
bc i feel like i never know wtf is going on around here if im ttly honest

[techmaturgy]

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.

[bestfuneralever]

do u think it wld be worth investigating those correlations more or is it more just like some weird filing system they have 4 us? lol

how long ago was all that?
b4 ppl started showing up here or smthng more recent???

[techmaturgy]

Both. The arcana system ties us to the Singularity in some way, if it's used as part of the summoning ritual.

The bombing of Libertas was almost a year ago, I believe. Summoned began arriving a year before that. It's been some time.

[bestfuneralever]

both is good

[He won't even GET that reference. But you know. It's. Fine.]

so is it just the arcana that get attached 2 us that makes us tied 2 the singularity
or do u think the summoning ritual latches on2 ppl w/ some...vague mystic quality that makes us more likely 2 vibe w/ it?

jeeze...
ik nadine said shes one of the oldbies around here
but idt i even realized ppl have been here THAT long

[techmaturgy]

No, but I believe it helps focus the energies. Like a signature. The natives here don't have the same attachment to the Singularity that we do.

The first Summoned all arrived in Thorne. It wasn't until later that the Free Cities and Solvunn began to replicate the ritual.

[bestfuneralever]

that makes sense
i mean hell ive had the powers i came here w/ my whole life & my dad studied me & my sibs like a fuckin science experiment & i still cldnt tell u a damn thing abt why or how i can see ghosts tbh

sounds abt right
let the other guys figure it out
work out the kinks & build on top of their successes/failures
like tech companies lol

they dont all play w/ the exact same magic schools right so...
i wonder if the rituals are diff based on faction?

[techmaturgy]

I'm not sure the ritual is any more refined across factions. The building blocks must be the same, but it's likely there are variations, yes.

[Anyway, hang on.]

Literal ghosts?

[bestfuneralever]

in all their terrible bloody glory yuuuup
0/10 wld not reccomend
its awful

[techmaturgy]

An inborn ability?

[bestfuneralever]

unfortunately lol
its a lot quieter in the ghost lane front here
which is not a complaint btw

[techmaturgy]

No, I can't imagine it is.