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[ragnarok97071]

"In that case, basic magical theory.

In theory, there are a ton of different kinds of magic, each one more unique and strange than the last. From Elementalism, to Summonning, to Contract Magic, and so on. But in practice, there are only two different kinds.

First, there's Sorcery. This is your quick and dirty magic, the kind you just whip up through willpower and imagination and do. Any Magical Girl can do it, though depending on your powers some might be easier than others. Sorcery is pretty much complete shit in combat, but for things like what I did earlier to let us all talk more easily, it's very useful.

And Secondly, there's Magecraft. This is the kind that normally requires insanely difficult preparation and knowledge to attain and process, and immense amounts of power to use correctly. Luckily for us Magical Girls, we have Tsukaima to do the heavy lifting for us, allowing us to use their pre-existing 'Programmed Items' to use Magecraft more easily. Magecraft covers most Battle Magic, and usually is restricted to a single element per Magical Girl, though rare occasions of girls with two or even three elements are rumored.

Following me so far?"

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Sure. What all can sorcery do?"

[ragnarok97071]

"What do you believe it can do?"

[GreatWyrmGold]

"I have no earthly idea."

[ragnarok97071]

"Then for you, it won't do shit. Sorcery is powered and shape by your belief that you can do something, though it's tinged with your elemental affinity and the like. So basically shit is easier when you stick to bugs, but beyond that you could toss a car for all Sorcery cares, as long as you've got the power for it."

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Something tells me that believing I can do something because I know sorcery can do anything I believe id does isn't enough."

[ragnarok97071]

"Well, yes and no. If you've got the power to back it up and honestly believe it's possible, then yeah.

Otherwise, it'll probably blow up in your face at best."

[GreatWyrmGold]

"Magic seems to do that..."

[ragnarok97071]

"Why do you say that? Yours didn't so much blow up as your magical core suffered a catastrophic meltdown event."

[GreatWyrmGold]

"...I don't follow. What's the difference?"

[ragnarok97071]

"If it blew up there'd be more bug guts. Also you'd be dead rather than just injured and buried a bit."

[GreatWyrmGold]

"That's...refreshing...what happened there, anyways? Does that always happen when there's been a lot of magic slung about, or what? It almost seems a bit silly to save the world if we end up blowing up most of it anyways."

[ragnarok97071]

"Ah, right. That's kinda the downside of using the Tsukaima. A Magical Girl's body can only contain so much power, you see, and the process of drawing it from the Tsukaima isn't a hundred percent efficient. So some gets stuck in your body. We call it 'Overcharge', and if you get too much of it, shit happens. You used a whole lot of magic, since you killed that thing all by your lonesome, so you got a LOT of it running through your system. So your body vented it in the most expedient way possible, in something we call a Burst, basically venting every ounce of power you'd built up during the fight."

[GreatWyrmGold]

"...So, I blew up the school and the laws of thermodynamics? Excellent, just excellent."

[ragnarok97071]

"Excuse me? you created matter from nothing but pure Essence, and you're upset about a little explosion?"