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[Ottofar]

>Return to the elf, and ask if we can keep the better sword. If not, just hand it over. Also, be impatient about learning.

[tombthedwarf]

>belt sword, return to elf and begin to barter about what the reward for the sword will be; if the magicks are not powerful or useful enough then keep the sword and kill the elf (then steal his crap and dog)

[Ottofar]

>belt sword, return to elf and begin to barter about what the reward for the sword will be; if the magicks are not powerful or useful enough then keep the sword and kill the elf (then steal his crap and dog)

Dont kill the elf. Bad things will (probably) happen. What if he could foresee things?

(I have a feeling the magic is similar to D. Eddings' Belgariad, the sword retrieving somehow brought to my  mind the part about training of Belgarath. I probably am wrong though.)

Edit was to close brackets...

[lordnincompoop]

> Return with the sword.

You pick the sword up from the ground. It feels strangely light, and seems to respond to your movements, helping you swing and hit. You are envious of the elf for having such a good sword.
You return to te elf's small camp, and present him the sword. He smiles, and says,
"Good. You did it with some sense, and went over the ice instead of trying to swim it or use 'tellykinasus'. Keep the sword, by the way. It's not mine. So, on to the magic."
He begins teaching you magic.

Spoiler: Magic System (click to show/hide)

The magic system works by combining different glyphs and symbols a la the plasmids in Bioshock and Bioshock 2, each raising the difficulty (how high you have to roll) by a bit, to make a spell. For example, a classic fireball may be composed of the Fire glyph, the Projectile glyph, and the Ball glyph. If you want to make it follow the target, you might need the Hostile Seeking or the Heat Seeking (could be a bit more prone to glitches: the fireball is a heat source in itself) glyph, and if you want to make it follow a straight trajectory or an extended one you might need an Anti-Gravity glyph. You can combine all sorts of glyphs to make something, but the end result may be unpredictable. Also, some glyphs may not like each other and clash, or work especially well, but that's to be discovered. You'll find more glyphs and stuff in books, or I might just give you some.

>Choose 4 from Level 1 and 3 from Level 2.
>
>Glyphs - Level 1:
>-Glyph of Fire
>-Glyph of Life
>-Glyph of Water
>-Glyph of Air
>-Glyph of Earth
>-Glyph of Light
>-Glyph of Projectiles
>-Glyph of Balls
>-Glyph of Blocks
>
>Glyphs - Level 2:
>-Glyph of Shields
>-Glyph of Expansion
>-Glyph of Duplication
>-Glyph of Heat
>-Glyph of Cold
>-Glyph of Void
>-Glyph of Speed
>-Glyph of Sonic

[Acanthus117]

Arrite,

>-Glyph of Fire
>-Glyph of Life
>-Glyph of Projectiles
>-Glyph of Balls

Level 2:
>-Glyph of Shields
>-Glyph of Void
>-Glyph of Expansion

If we pick this, we can make a fireball that expands on impact.

[100killer9]

Fire
light
projectiles
blocks

shields
heat
expansion

Wouldn't this give us a laser?

[Acanthus117]

Nah, it would give us exploding blocks.

[Faden]

Fire
Life
Projectile
Ball

Shields
Expansion
Duplication

Multiple fireballs!

[lordnincompoop]

> Chosen glyphs

After a few days of teaching, you now know how to cast spells. You are excited, and you are eager to use them. Levelup!


Status:
> You are happy and satisfied with your efforts.
> You are full.
> You are not thirsty.
> You feel excited and empowered.
> You have suffered no blood loss (5600/5600).
> Weapon: Slightly Rusted Iron Longsword (-2)
> Armour: Leather
> Rations: Full (10)
> Water: Full (10)
> Skills: Long Swords (4), Speech (1) (131/200xp), Pickpocket (0), Athletics (0), Culture Knowledge: Dwarf Fortresses (0), Geology (0), Psychology (0) (94/100xp), Magic: Glyphs (1)

Glyphs:
>L1
>Glyph of Fire
>Glyph of Life
>Glyph of Projectiles
>Glyph of Balls
>L2
>Glyph of Shields
>Glyph of Void
>Glyph of Expansion


Inventory:
> Apples (15)
> Leaves (20)
> Pretty Flowers (6)
> Green, Vinegar-y Globs (12)
> Interesting Rock
> Shiny Rock
> White Rock
> Ornate Silverite Longsword (+8 to attack rolls) (+5 to defence rolls) (+3)

What do you do?

[Acanthus117]

what about our shiny sword??

switch out rusty sword, ask elf what glyph of void does. does it make voids, or does it represent death?

[lordnincompoop]

what about our shiny sword??[/b]

switch out rusty sword, ask elf what glyph of void does. does it make voids, or does it represent death?

Oh, right. Retcon'd.

[lordnincompoop]

> Switch out rusty sword for shiny sword, ask elf what glyph of void does.

You switch out the sword and ask. The elf says, "It is hard to describe. It is best to use it to know what it is. It does not, however, represent death. There is another glyph for that."


Status:
> You are happy and satisfied with your efforts.
> You are full.
> You are not thirsty.
> You feel excited and empowered.
> You have suffered no blood loss (5600/5600).
> Weapon: Ornate Silverite Longsword (+8 to attack rolls) (+5 to defence rolls) (+3)
> Armour: Leather
> Rations: Full (10)
> Water: Full (10)
> Skills: Long Swords (4), Speech (1) (131/200xp), Pickpocket (0), Athletics (0), Culture Knowledge: Dwarf Fortresses (0), Geology (0), Psychology (0) (94/100xp), Magic: Glyphs (1)

Glyphs:
>L1
>Glyph of Fire
>Glyph of Life
>Glyph of Projectiles
>Glyph of Balls
>L2
>Glyph of Shields
>Glyph of Void
>Glyph of Expansion


Inventory:
> Apples (15)
> Leaves (20)
> Pretty Flowers (6)
> Green, Vinegar-y Globs (12)
> Interesting Rock
> Shiny Rock
> White Rock
> Slightly Rusted Iron Longsword (-2)

What do you do?

[Armok]

Test  projectile+life on one stone tree and projectile+life on another, then attempt projectile+life+void+balls on a third.

[Acanthus117]

let's go with Armok. We might make the trees live again!

[Ottofar]

Void+Ball+Shields+Expansion. That could possibly do a ball of nothing, surrounded by shields, and when the shields shatter, air will move to fill the void, creating wind?