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|a=DR-SOCHARIS
|t=Re: Another possible cyclic alternative
|d=12/14/2013 04:46 PM CST
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|f=Dragon Realms 3.1 Test \ Magic
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|p=So another thing we've been bandying around backstage that I think we're going to go forward with is something we're calling {{PRel|Arcane Symbiosis}}.<br>
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An Arcane Symbiosis is a very basic spell pattern that can be combined with another spell pattern. They reside in the same rough realm as the AP spells - patterns so simple that they work with every type of mana.<br>
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To gain access to a symbiosis, you must perform {{PRel|Magical Research|RESEARCH}}. To begin research on a symbiosis, you RESEARCH SYMBIOSIS [Symbiosis Name]. Once you've completed this research, you retain memory of that symbiosis and can activate it by using PREPARE SYMBIOSIS before casting another spell.<br>
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When a Utility, Warding, or Augmentation spell is cast after you've done PREPARE SYMBIOSIS, you gain the benefits of that Symbiosis. The catch is, Symbioses increase the difficulty of the spell you're casting dramatically.<br>
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The effects of Symbioses fall in either the Warding or the Augmentation category. Some examples are 'Add an electrical resistance barrier' or 'Add a First Aid buff'. These buffs are weaker versions of the buffs that any particular spell has - Spells whose matrices have been exhaustively researched and optimized to be as effective as possible. Instead, you have access to a variety of different effects at lower power that can be added to a spell.<br>
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If you cast a spell with a Symbiosis of a different skill than that spell, the spell becomes a hybrid spell and trains both skills (And is subject to the other Hybrid semantics too).
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