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 Charcoalgrin, This most enigmatic dragon |
 Jan 24 2004, 10:23 PM
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Runner  Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017  |
Some excessive Theran magics tried to sustain the mana level between "death roams" and "physical drain on everything".
That may have disrupted the cycle. GGD and other early use of gratuitous magic also may have provided some disruption. The 6th age may be zooming into high magic faster than any age since the cycle was generated. No solid declaration of that though. |
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Jan 25 2004, 09:31 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 302 Joined: 20-October 03 Member No.: 5,740 |
Well... There have been quite a few cannon sources for those connected with the spirit world being panicked because "It's happening too soon..."
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Jan 26 2004, 07:09 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
only because, as i understand it, stupid humans keep trying to make it happen ahead of schedule. unless i'm very badly mistaken, dunk put an end to that sort of nonsense in the dragonheart trilogy; the scourge should be back on schedule.
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Jan 26 2004, 07:32 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Though it will only get easier to disrupt the schedule as time goes by...
~J |
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Jan 26 2004, 07:35 AM
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Runner Group: Members Posts: 3,066 Joined: 5-February 03 Member No.: 4,017 |
If the Theran rituals compounded with the acts of massive magic in the sixth age, then Dunkie's efforts will only buy a few decades. A century or two if no one else tries any big magic.
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Jan 26 2004, 07:45 AM
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Immortal Elf Group: Members Posts: 11,410 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Pittsburgh Member No.: 5,670 |
i don't see why. i don't see how a few rituals, however powerful, could advance 'the schedule' by more than two millennia.
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Jan 26 2004, 07:54 AM
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Manus Celer Dei Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 16,898 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Boston Member No.: 3,802 |
Tell that to Oscuro.
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Jan 26 2004, 12:57 PM
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Great Dragon Group: Members Posts: 6,748 Joined: 5-July 02 Member No.: 2,935 |
The Horrors need a certain level of magic (fairly high) to enter our plane, and another level of magic (lower. Way lower if they just want to kick around the astral.) to sustain themselves.
Darke's whole bag of tricks depended on using the mana spike from the Great Ghost Dance, which was (give or take) 1,000 years more advanced than should have been performed, and created a spike accordingly. His rituals used that Spike to build a bridge toward the Horrors, just as they built a bridge toward the Spike. Now, no more Spike. We should be fine, except for a few that get summoned early and maybe a bit earlier around Tir na nOg. |
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