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That issue with my bonus got sorted out-- favorably. All's well on that end, until they crunch the numbers next year and I fall back into the billable hour loophole. At least I know to be on guard this time.
To celebrate this and the lovely "spring" weather, I took the afternoon off and went to Le Petit Prince bakery to score some brioche, leek tart, and meringues. It was my first time there and I was surprised at how unique some of the pastries, sweet and savory, were-- definitely seemed to lean more to bread-based goods than fluffy creamy things. Also, the people staffing the place were actually French!
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When all else fails, here's the designers' notes. I figured it was worthwhile to pull up the exact wording, given we were having a magic debate.
Q3: What is magic in the world of Fire Emblem?
Comment: Originally primitive deities existed at Akaneia and people believed these deities existed in all things. To lead mankind, Gotoh utilised the power of these deities. Magic (both offensive and recovery) is about as advanced as the dragon race's technology, but it was difficult and dangerous for humans to use. Gotoh convinced humans to borrow the deities' powers and warned them at the same time. So fire magic comes from the deity of fire, wind magic is borrowed from the deity of wind and etc. Magic is thus the technology where one harnesses energy that exists naturally. Spell books and staves can be thought of as vessels that store this energy. To release this energy requires a certain amount of skill, such as by chanting keywords or through mental control techniques. In order to acquire a sufficient skill level, one must undergo self-training. Prayers to the deities seems to reveal the keywords, while it also raises one's mental capacity. Meanwhile, to protect the most powerful spells, like Aura or Excalibur, Gotoh attached a contract to them so that only the user could wield them. The same kind of protection was also placed on the Falchion.
So...
Magic = Technology, at least in Archanea. Says Word of God, anyway. See, the dragons had this advanced technology thing going, and when the dragons declined and humans succeeded them as masters of the continent, they were granted magic as a replacement for dragon-technology. Through magic, they obtained an existence about as comfortable as what the dragons had with their fabulous technology that we never get to see.
This is kind of why I'd like to do a steampunk!Archanea. Or write something that shows Marth and Friends wandering around, confronted not by "classical" ruins of a bygone age but by... like, ancient turbines or suspension-bridge towers.
I love Kaga!Fire Emblem. It's so damned weird. Magvel has nothing on this kind of stuff.
To celebrate this and the lovely "spring" weather, I took the afternoon off and went to Le Petit Prince bakery to score some brioche, leek tart, and meringues. It was my first time there and I was surprised at how unique some of the pastries, sweet and savory, were-- definitely seemed to lean more to bread-based goods than fluffy creamy things. Also, the people staffing the place were actually French!
-x-
When all else fails, here's the designers' notes. I figured it was worthwhile to pull up the exact wording, given we were having a magic debate.
Q3: What is magic in the world of Fire Emblem?
Comment: Originally primitive deities existed at Akaneia and people believed these deities existed in all things. To lead mankind, Gotoh utilised the power of these deities. Magic (both offensive and recovery) is about as advanced as the dragon race's technology, but it was difficult and dangerous for humans to use. Gotoh convinced humans to borrow the deities' powers and warned them at the same time. So fire magic comes from the deity of fire, wind magic is borrowed from the deity of wind and etc. Magic is thus the technology where one harnesses energy that exists naturally. Spell books and staves can be thought of as vessels that store this energy. To release this energy requires a certain amount of skill, such as by chanting keywords or through mental control techniques. In order to acquire a sufficient skill level, one must undergo self-training. Prayers to the deities seems to reveal the keywords, while it also raises one's mental capacity. Meanwhile, to protect the most powerful spells, like Aura or Excalibur, Gotoh attached a contract to them so that only the user could wield them. The same kind of protection was also placed on the Falchion.
So...
Magic = Technology, at least in Archanea. Says Word of God, anyway. See, the dragons had this advanced technology thing going, and when the dragons declined and humans succeeded them as masters of the continent, they were granted magic as a replacement for dragon-technology. Through magic, they obtained an existence about as comfortable as what the dragons had with their fabulous technology that we never get to see.
This is kind of why I'd like to do a steampunk!Archanea. Or write something that shows Marth and Friends wandering around, confronted not by "classical" ruins of a bygone age but by... like, ancient turbines or suspension-bridge towers.
I love Kaga!Fire Emblem. It's so damned weird. Magvel has nothing on this kind of stuff.
