Posted by the second master again on September 5, 2000 at 12:26:46:
In Reply to: I slam the door... posted by Zepachu on September 5, 2000 at 09:00:52:
First of all Narlock has nothing to do with any of this as far as I know. In fact, I had no idea he was somehow getting Master's to think. If there's some formula he's embedding I don't know it..there's just differences between magics, even slight ones like the above. I apparently didn't read the whole thing never heard of any clouds from corpses..just looked at the basic semantic game. Trivial, yep, but because it's trivial the guy should know it. As far as all this hail narlock have no clue, i was inducted before his tenure and he's never seemed to instruct in some formulaic manner .. so count me out of whatever twisted issue you have with him, not commenting on that at all..and yes, those examples from first master were not the most astute (rereading it) about light and such..shrug..i don't think theres right and wrong, it's a test to see who thinks..and jabbering in broken sentences doesn't work
> ...BOOM,
> when I come into the bedroom, WHAM BAM!
> Cause I'm the King of the Castle. NA NA NA
> Turn me up, turn me lose. C'mon C'mon...
>
> -K7, Come Baby Come
>
> Anyway. It seems to me that Narlock sat down one day and said... "Ya know what, all these different magical paths... let's analyze them!"
>
> Now I agree that Narlock is getting the Masters to think, but in doing so he's viewed as a dictator. I don't know about you, but a Leader of Master shouldn't even be remotely thought of as forcing any sort of conformity onto his/her cabalmates.
>
> Sometimes a purple cloud is just a purple cloud, and it's a parlor trick that there is only one way of doing. The fact that a Necromancer raises "gas from a corpse" is ridiculous. That said Necromancer probably spent some time trying to think how they could impress Narlock, and thought of the most wacky idea they could.
>
> Bah, this whole thing sickens me. I suppose what really annoys me is that Narlock hasn't shown anywhere that he could be wrong. Not that he is, but that he could be, in certain situations...
>
> Would it not be reasonable for me to say that a Transmuter "thins" the air around someone they cast Giant Strength on, allowing them to strike faster, harder? Bleh, I just woke up, so it's a stupid theory I know... But of course the accepted theory is that the muscles are changed.
>
> All Hail Narlock,
> Zepachu.
> >
> > whis yes but not all, at least that was my belief.
> > You whisper 'yes but not all, at least that was my belief.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'Let's move on...'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'How do you cast Faerie Fog?'
> >
> > whis i conure smoke
> > You whisper 'i conure smoke'
> >
> >
> > A fire giant brawler has arrived.
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'You conjure?'
> >
> > whis conjure pardon my giberish.
> > You whisper 'conjure pardon my giberish.'
> >
> >
> > You are hungry.
> > You no longer see invisible objects.
> > c 'detect invis'
> >
> > Nah... You feel too relaxed...
> >
> > wake
> > You stand up.
> >
> > nod
> > You nod.
> >
> > c 'detect invis'
> > Your eyes tingle.
> >
> >
> > MASTER sits down and thinks deeply.
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'And how do you do that?'
> >
> > whis with my magic.
> > You whisper 'with my magic.'
> >
> >
> > You are hungry.
> > You feel less protected.
> > c armor
> >
> > You feel someone protecting you.
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'How do I cast Fairie Fog?'
> >
> >
> > You are hungry.
> >
> > whi the same.
> > You whirl around. Whee!
> >
> > whis the same.
> > You whisper 'the same.'
> >
> > get brownie bag
> > You get a brownie with lemon sauce from a large saddle bag.
> >
> > eat brownie
> > You eat a brownie with lemon sauce.
> > You are full.
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'So you don't think it could be that I create gas from a corpse under the ground?'
> >
> > whis it could be why ofcouse, havent saw you doing it.
> > You whisper 'it could be why ofcouse, havent saw you doing it.'
> >
> > af
> > l
> > You are affected by:
> > Spell: 'armor'.
> > Spell: 'detect invis'.
> > Spell: 'invis'.
> > Spell: 'infravision'.
> >
> > Pzandra's Smithy
> > Dank and dreary, poor lighting dooms this shop to little business.
> > A few works of iron are scattered around the floor, and the small
> > forge in the corner sits cold and unused like a sleeping mammoth.
> > Examining the iron strewn about the shop, you realize what an ugly
> > metal it is... dusty and dull, poorly shaped and constructed,
> > Pzandra's items aren't worth real money. The noise in this shop is
> > loud and obnoxious, but it isn't what you might expect -- the sound
> > of metal striking metal is mysteriously absent. Instead, shrill
> > voices chatter and gossip late into the night every day...
> >
> > [Exits: south]
> > A giant black-skinned brawler strides through Dagdan.
> > (Invis) MASTER is here.
> > (Charmed) An enslaved arial lord stands here in chains.
> > (White Aura) Pzandra, the duergar blacksmith, is here.
> > A traveler stands here smiling.
> >
> > whis that depends of your aproach to the use of magic.
> > You whisper 'that depends of your aproach to the use of magic.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'What about you... are you sure you don't altar the light in the room?'
> >
> > c faerie fog
> >
> > MASTER utters the words, 'oculoinfra uizug'.
> >
> > They aren't here.
> >
> > c 'faerie fog
> > You conjure a cloud of purple smoke.
> > A fire giant brawler is revealed!
> > A fire giant brawler is covered with glowing purple dust.
> > Pzandra is revealed!
> > Pzandra is covered with glowing purple dust.
> >
> >
> > You are thirsty.
> >
> > whis why did I did, I conjured a cloud.
> > You whisper 'why did I did, I conjured a cloud.'
> >
> > drink barrel
> > You drink water from a large wooden barrel.
> > You are full.
> > You do not feel thirsty.
> >
> >
> > MASTER nods.
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'I see.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'I suggest you study more.'
> >
> > whis why, i conjured, i did not alter the light.
> > You whisper 'why, i conjured, i did not alter the light.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'Seek out more mages of the varying arts and question them about their own beliefs in theirs and others magic.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'And seek to speak with other Masters.'
> >
> > re
> > You rest.
> >
> > whis what did you saw me doing?
> > You whisper 'what did you saw me doing?'
> >
> >
> > MASTER raises an eyebrow.
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'Continue to learn.'
> >
> > whis yes when i casted faerie fog?
> > You whisper 'yes when i casted faerie fog?'
> >
> > whis is just a question.
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'I will let Narlock know how I feel.'
> >
> > You whisper 'is just a question.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'Just remember, he likes you to be able to think for yourself, even if it is not right if you can bring up your own ideas that is what he looks for.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'It is also that which I was looking for.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER utters the words, 'uizug'.
> > MASTER fades out of existence.
> >
> >
> > MASTER utters the words, 'abrazak'.
> >
> > whis yes why ofcouse, but then could you answer my question.
> > You whisper 'yes why ofcouse, but then could you answer my question.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'What is your question?'
> >
> > whis why did I did when I casted faerie fog, did I conjure a purple cload, or did i alter the light.
> > You whisper 'why did I did when I casted faerie fog, did I conjure a purple cload, or did i alter the light.'
> >
> >
> > MASTER grins evilly.
> >
> >
> > MASTER whispers 'I do not know.'