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Answer date: 2025-08-07 |
I'm here to So, Gale has been pondering whether his magic is limited because he doesn't have access to his native energy source/magic fuel (the Weave), or maybe because Karteria just doesn't have as much ambient magical energy to tap into and that's why none of the natives do big magic like he's used to. He's wondering if he can... add an additional magical fuel source, so to speak. If he experimented with trying to absorb magic from some piece of technology or trying to absorb Katalyth (as mentioned in the previous comments above), could he use it as a sort of energy boost and allow him to cast bigger spells? So far, I've been playing it like he can cast cantrips/low level spells, he can cast medium level spells but they're much smaller (fireball is fire baseball now), but what would happen if he tried to do a shot of Katalyth and cast something higher level? I know he'll probably suffer horrible physical consequences and die if he pushes it, but would he be able to figure out how to do it even a little? A bit of chain lightning while he writhes around on the ground with four thousand new teeth or whatever? Or maybe something Weirder happens? I promise I don't want to make an OP character to break the setting or anything! I just have a power hungry boy full of hubris. What's a wizard without that high int/low wis arrogance? |
To channel Katalyth as suggested, to absorb its power into himself as Gale is accustomed to doing... it might just well have the effect he's after! It's an immense source of energy, and if he can tolerate the immediate emotional effects of being around it (and not become too hopeless to even cast his chain lightning), this would allow him to use his higher level spells as nature intended. Of course, it comes at a cost. It is likely to include physical corruptions, or disfigurations such as those 4000 teeth, and some new limbs to carry them all. It will almost always cause him to spontaneously Shift, if he hadn't been Shifted already, as though to better defend against the Katalyth intrusion into himself. Gale might also notice a particular pain in his neck- exactly where the Augmenter had first been inserted. It feels like something is boiling in there, becoming dangerously hot, with the pain radiating to the rest of his extremities. The degree of mutation/pain is naturally determined by how much he's using at once. Pushing it too far (and this includes doing small amounts too frequently), and he'll temporarily lose sanity entirely, with his Natural Soul taking full command of their body and likely reacting with violence to everything around it. And being properly charged up with Katalyth energy means it might randomly fire off those high-level spells, mixed with owlbear Carnivora magics, along with just... inexplicably bizarre effects (Gale's a wild magic sorcerer now...). He would need to be restrained/subdued until it all works its way out of his system, and he would not be in great shape for a time after. But, if Gale is responsibly reckless, he can occasionally cast a Big Spell, and then... wait for any new growths to rot away or fall off, but otherwise not suffer permanent damage. (Although, to go this route: Gale is also likely to start hearing the Katalyth music as described here, if he isn't already.) |
