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|a=DR-ARMIFER
|t=Re: Questions about mixing mana types.
|d=11/11/2009 1:58:30 AM 
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|f=The Necromancers (26) \ Spells - Necromancers (6)
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|p=Part of the confusion is that we've traditionally used "{{PRel|Category:Sorcerous Magic|sorcery}}" to describe two related but distinct things: evil spells and a way of manipulating {{PRel|mana}}.

One of the differences of the current write up is I'm trying to draw a clearer distinction between sorcery (the act, theoretical outside of {{PRel|Necromancer}}s, of using multiple manas at once), and something which is sorcerous (something that happens or exists in conceptual relation to this process).

A [[Paladin]] casting [[Shadows]] is not performing sorcery -- he is utterly incapable of doing so, since he can only ever jam Holy energy into a spell pattern. But the act of doing so creates the same risks as casting a sorcery, including the backfire iconic to sorcery blowing up in your face. It is fair to describe it as sorcerous.

This is confusing, and I might just invent some new term later on. Alternately, since this is a topic that involves arrogant, self-described "sorcerers" trying to skirt the laws of man and Immortals alike and torch-wielding mobs, some confusion in terms might be flavorful to keep.

-[[Armifer]]
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==Also See==
* [[Post:Questions about mixing mana types. - 11/10/2009 - 20:07:32‎]]
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