Welcome, All Ye Magickians [Open]

[wizardsaregodtier]

Though he hadn't made any formal statements yet, Aibghalien made no secret of the fact that he intended to propose moving the Magic Department's headquarters to this building. As elegant and useful as the Jedi Temple was, he still had no idea what a Jedi was nor how it related to magic or the supernatural. But this building... This building was built for magic.

Already he found more and more excuses to come here, to the point that his old office and lab were practically abandoned these days. So a person who had interest in joining the department, or who simply wished to consult with him on a matter of magic, could find him there most readily, doing paperwork at his desk or examining some curious item to figure out what made it tick.

[Especially for new crew members interested in joining the department, but open to all!]

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[wizardsaregodtier]

"As this Tower was intended for both instruction and experimentation, there is a room in it that ought to be large enough for any spell," he said, stepping around the desk and out the door. From there he led the way down the hallway, towards the stairs at the end. "And if not, the walls are reinforced and warded against destruction, so even so, it should prove no problem to cast most anything there."

[dragonspooker]

Lina follows him, and spends a fair bit of the wandering time looking about the tower as they make their way through the hall. Fancy place...

"Well, that's good to know. Hopefully I'll give it a run for its money!"

[wizardsaregodtier]

"I'd prefer you not destroy the tower if possible," he said, utterly deadpan as he at last led her through two large double doors into a broad chamber, tall of ceiling and devoid of furnishings. It had a row or two of seats, where adventurous souls could watch a demonstration or perhaps sit students for learning, but otherwise offered an arena wide enough for most spells.

[dragonspooker]

"Well, I'll try not to," she comments, waving off the comment. It was at least a partially teasing tone.

Once she got in, Lina picked a side of the arena, and started to work, first by summoning up a golem. "Heeeey, Mister Golem~! Go stand over there," Lina says and points. "And stand real still, okay?" After all, gotta have a target for things...

Lina then sets out to slinging out various spells - at least the ones she felt comfortable testing here. No Giga Slave or Ragna Blade here - at the golem, and the resulting rubble pile once the thing fell to pieces. (It didn't take too long...)

Time passes, and as it goes on, Lina appears to be tiring from expending so much energy on spells. Eventually, though, she starts one long incantation, summoning a glowing ball of energy that kicked up a fair amount of wind.

"Darkness beyond twilight, crimson beyond blood that flows; buried in the flow of time, in thy great name, I pledge myself to darkness! All the fools who stand in our way shall be destroyed by the power you and I possess! DRAGON SLAVE!"

KABOOM!

[wizardsaregodtier]

That earned a raised eyebrow from Aibghalien.

"Yes," he said, as the carnage finally settled and the ringing in his ears subsided. "I see what you mean. That is a powerful spell indeed."

[dragonspooker]

Lina grins, chuckling a bit. "Yeah, it's got a way of making things turn out alright!" At least, in her favor. Most of the time.

[wizardsaregodtier]

"How many times can you invoke that spell, and does your usage of other spells affect that in any form?" he said. He wasn't taking physical notes, but never doubt his mind was churning.

[dragonspooker]

"A few times - depends on if I use the full incantation or not - or if I were to amplify it," she answers, adjusting the talisman at her neck. "Others can affect if I expend too much energy - then I could be limited to the weaker variant, or not able to use it at all."

[wizardsaregodtier]

"So you are essentially drawing from a fixed internal energy pool universal to all your spells, with the potential for modifying the level of power draw based on choices made in the casting of the spell," he said, considering this an adequate summation. "Clearly a large pool of energy at that. What about adaptability? Are you capable of developing your own spells from scratch, or with a reference?"

[dragonspooker]

Lina nods, a little impressed - this guy knew his stuff, which was to be expected of a magic-knowledgeable elf. She had a little bit of doubt prior since he probably wasn't of the same world, but that was gone now. "Yeah, that about covers it. It takes a bit of time and practice of course, but yeah, homemade spells aren't out of the question. Same with references."

[wizardsaregodtier]

He didn't have a modified Int of 37 for nothing, Lina.

"That's a pleasant change," he said, smiling. "At the moment the department is rather oriented towards attack, destruction, and combat-enhancement spells. Which have their place, and an important one, but it would be very helpful to have more access to quality-of-life, maintenance, and specific spells."

[dragonspooker]

"Well," Lina starts with a sheepish chuckle. "That's my specialty - the destructive stuff and the like. I can do some of the other stuff, though. Not as well as someone specialized in it, but I can do well enough to get by with the right amount of preparation and practice." She smirks a bit, then folds her arms. "I am a sorcery genius, after all."

[wizardsaregodtier]

"So I'd gathered, but even a small level of versatility is greater than a number of other members of this department, and should be taken advantage of," he said.

"Well then. I suppose I should welcome you in formally, so, welcome aboard. I'm afraid there's not much ceremony, though I could conjure up an illusory processional if it'd make the moment seem more special."

[dragonspooker]

"Fair enough," she answers, then she laughs. "Appreciate the thought, but it just wouldn't be the same with just one actual onlooker."

[wizardsaregodtier]

"And we haven't time for that." He smiled. "As of the moment, our primary duties are in reinforcing protective structures in the City and identifying magical items of significant power. I feel like you might be best served in empirically testing the level of reinforcement, but I don't presume to dictate."

[dragonspooker]

"Stress-testing your buildings?" Lina chuckles, then folds her arms with a smirk. "I can handle that, yeah."

[wizardsaregodtier]

"To put it mildly. Beyond that, in the long-term I hope to formalize what essentially amounts to magical artillery support in combat situations, but that's going to be longer in coming that I had hoped." He frowned, distantly, as he considered the constant obstacles facing his intended reorganization. "But really, all I hope is that you'll be active and contribute when needed."

[dragonspooker]

"That'd be pretty useful. I haven't actually seen it in action personally, but I know of a kingdom back home that had a dedicated magical group in their military. Depending on the skills of the people making it up, that could accomplish some pretty big stuff in a fight..." Lina mused it over for a bit, then nods. "I'll do what I can - not like there's much choice for someone like me here."

[wizardsaregodtier]

"In general, I wouldn't categorize your overall power as substantially greater than many other members of the magic department, although you may perhaps be capable of a large explosion than most of the rest of them," he mused. "So I have no doubts of the efficacy of a coordinated assault. The problem is primarily that, particularly within this department, most of our members are accustomed to individual or small-group tactics."

[dragonspooker]

"Ah, yeah... I'd fall under that myself. And I guess the lot of them are pretty set in those ways, aren't they?" It was her way of suggesting that everyone else was stubborn - and that she was totally not stubborn at all.

[wizardsaregodtier]

"The developed combat style supports it -- individual action, individual consequence. It isn't anything wrong or bad, just not suited to our current environment in a large-scale engagement."

Knowingly, he added, "Besides, it takes a great deal of effort and willpower to have proficiency in magic, so being a little set in ways comes with the territory." He has a decent Sense Motive check, Lina, and he's on to you... playfully, at least.