NWO query

[kingandy]

On a note entirely unrelated to my previous post, I have been wondering this about NWO: Was there at any point in the system a single offensive^[1] Imaginem spell? It's just that I went through two events as hammad with an Iron Parma vs Imaginem and couldn't for the life of me think of a good reason.

[1] 'Offensive' is a word that is here used to mean cast on another with undesirable results, ie, which one would choose to resist with one's Parma Magica.

Comments

[jfs.livejournal.com]

Understood.

Mondragone's Arch Mage spell allowed him to create a chess opponant of equal skill to himself so that he'd never be without a challenging partner when he wanted a game. :-)

[kingandy]

Heh, cool.

Something else I've been meaning to ask. Whenever you put Jarane's robe on, you stood about a foot taller. How did you manage that?

[delvy.livejournal.com]

Cadamon's Archmage spell allowed him to analyze items in quicker time and in greater detail - but only in his laboratory. So much of the stating was about the story, not about the mechanics.

[jfs.livejournal.com]

The big red one?

It was so heavy, I couldn't slouch in it at all - if I did so, it would turn me into a hunchback. So I had to stand up straight.

[renniek.livejournal.com]

;-)
Ditto with me and the plate armour. Forces correct posture -> suddenly I appear (and feel) at least several inches taller

[kneeshooter]

Mondragone was never particularly focussed on his magic though - more his politics.

What-would-have-been-Divis' was much more fun.

[jfs.livejournal.com]

Yes.

It would almost certainly have given the game an 18 certificate though.

[kingandy]

... I dread to think.

[wulfboy.livejournal.com]

The real twist on that spell though was that it always played to the best of its ability - without regard for the situation, or for anything else that might be on your mind. Thus, it was *really* designed as a teaching aid - focus on what is in front of you.

[kingandy]

I am, tangentially, reminded of THE RAY comic book, in which Ray used his programming skills and light-manipulation abilities to create a holographic training program. Following an encounter with a godlike being, the program (which Ray, being a nerd, named DEATH MASQUE) took on a life of its own, conquered a small nation, endangered the lives of millions ... all in order to teach Ray to be a better hero. Because that's what it had been programmed to do...