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Cinero: /* Arcane Backgrounds */

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‎Arcane Backgrounds

Cinero: /* Void ("Dissolution") */

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‎Void ("Dissolution")

Cinero: /* Major Sources */

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‎Major Sources

Cinero: /* Unbound and Sources */

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‎Unbound and Sources

Cinero: /* Void ("Dissolution") */

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‎Void ("Dissolution")

Cinero at 20:38, 2 December 2023

2023-12-02T20:38:53Z

Cinero: /* More About Belief */

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‎More About Belief

Cinero at 01:00, 15 September 2022

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Cinero at 01:00, 15 September 2022

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Cinero at 18:40, 3 September 2022

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	This is the unmaking of all other sources. It is unnatural entropy. It is an inherently irrational source, and it is widely seen as impossible to control.		This is the unmaking of all other sources. It is unnatural entropy. It is an inherently irrational source, and it is widely seen as impossible to control.
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		+	[[Bloodstones]] and other [[Adintec]] use Void as their Source.

	The distinction between natural and unnatural entropy is worth noting. In natural entropy, matter and energy are conserved. This includes the cycles of life, death, and rebirth in ecosystems, and the slow expansion and cooling of galaxies in the Prime Material Plane. Unnatural entropy removes matter or energy completely and often instantly. In other words, Void magic irreversibly leeches away the very substance of this multiverse. In some paradigms, the substance is being transferred beyond this multiverse to another (e.g., the Far Realm). Regardless, it is gone forever. Void magic is generally feared and forbidden among paranormal practitioners.		The distinction between natural and unnatural entropy is worth noting. In natural entropy, matter and energy are conserved. This includes the cycles of life, death, and rebirth in ecosystems, and the slow expansion and cooling of galaxies in the Prime Material Plane. Unnatural entropy removes matter or energy completely and often instantly. In other words, Void magic irreversibly leeches away the very substance of this multiverse. In some paradigms, the substance is being transferred beyond this multiverse to another (e.g., the Far Realm). Regardless, it is gone forever. Void magic is generally feared and forbidden among paranormal practitioners.

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 === Arcane ("Mind") ===
 This is the flow of mana in the Weave. It is essentially an invisible energy grid, embedded throughout the multiverse. Arcane is an inherently rational/logical source. It tends to be stronger where there are more minds and more evolved minds (e.g., humanoids).
 === Divine ("Soul") ===
 This is the flow of belief or faith. This source is collected and redistributed by gods and greater devils. Many spirits metabolize this source, including angels, lesser devils, and some nature spirits.
 === Primal ("Body") ===
 This is the flow of creation and natural entropy. It is an inherently non-rational/intuitive source. This source tends to be stronger where there are strong natural phenomena (e.g., storms, volcanoes) and less evolved minds (e.g., beasts). Many spirits metabolize this source, including most elementals and some nature spirits.
 === Void ("Dissolution") ===
 This is the unmaking of all other sources. It is unnatural entropy. It is an inherently irrational source, and it is widely seen as impossible to control.

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 == Unbound and Sources ==
-An [[Unbound]] being has a special relationship to Sources, because their access to external Sources is co-mingled with their interior nature. An Unbound being can use belief in themselves as a special Source.
+An [[Unbound]] being has a special relationship to a Source, because their access to external Sources is co-mingled with their interior nature. An Unbound being can use belief in themselves as a special Source.
 == More About Belief ==

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 === Void ("Dissolution") ===
-This is the unmaking of all other sources. It is unnatural entropy. It is an inherently irrational source, and it is widely seen as impossible to control. Demons have a special relationship to this source: they may spawn from it and clearly savor it. It is unclear whether they need it like food or merely enjoy it like a drug. (How a being might consume anti-flow is a subject for a different study.)
+This is the unmaking of all other sources. It is unnatural entropy. It is an inherently irrational source, and it is widely seen as impossible to control.
-  The distinction between natural and unnatural entropy is worth noting. In natural entropy, matter and energy are conserved. This includes the cycles of life, death, and rebirth in ecosystems, and the slow expansion and cooling of galaxies in the Prime Material Plane. Unnatural entropy removes matter or energy completely and often instantly. In other words, Void magic irreversibly leeches away the very substance of this multiverse. In some paradigms, the substance is being transferred beyond this multiverse to another (e.g., the Far Realm). Regardless, it is gone forever. Void magic is generally feared and forbidden among paranormal practitioners. -Max Witkey, ''Paradigm Mashup: The Rise of Tynkers'' (doctoral dissertation)
+  The distinction between natural and unnatural entropy is worth noting. In natural entropy, matter and energy are conserved. This includes the cycles of life, death, and rebirth in ecosystems, and the slow expansion and cooling of galaxies in the Prime Material Plane. Unnatural entropy removes matter or energy completely and often instantly. In other words, Void magic irreversibly leeches away the very substance of this multiverse. In some paradigms, the substance is being transferred beyond this multiverse to another (e.g., the Far Realm). Regardless, it is gone forever. Void magic is generally feared and forbidden among paranormal practitioners.
 == Arcane Backgrounds ==

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-The Source of a paranormal power is its origin and what sustains it. A Source can be unique, such as a god granting power to their followers. Instead, a Source can be generic, such as the many different ways that beings create and use [[bloodstones]].
+There are innumerable paradigms for understanding and leveraging paranormal sources of power. However, many paradigms identify four major sources.
-== Unbound ==
+== Major Sources ==
-An [[Unbound]] being has a special relationship to their Source, because it's co-mingled with their belief and their [[paradigm]]. An Unbound being uses belief in themselves to change reality. Their Source is where they believe that change comes from.
+Here are brief descriptions from the Rossman-Mackey Paradigm.
-A team of Unbound can store Source in the form of [[Source Points]] (SP).
+=== Arcane ("Mind") ===
 == More About Belief ==
-Belief is a uniquely powerful Source.
+Belief can be a powerful Source, especially when collected and concentrated by a deity.
 === Mortal Belief ===
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   Since a mortal's life is fragile and finite, they have a finite amount of belief to give. It is something that once given may never be replenished. This scarcity makes it more potent.
-=== Divinities ===
+=== Deities and Belief ===
-Belief is the essential Source for divinities, especially mortal belief. This is true for all gods, as well as many of the beings that serve gods, such as angels. Such belief can take many forms, such as faith or reverence, but also fear or submission.
+Belief is the essential Source for deities to persist and grow, especially mortal belief. This is true for all deities, as well as many of the beings that serve deities, such as angels. Such belief can take many forms, such as faith or reverence, but also fear or submission.
-=== Spirits ===
+=== Spirits and Belief ===
-Spirits have a different relationship to belief than divinities. A spirit can be created by a divinity, and thus be dependent on the divinity as their Source
+Spirits have a different relationship to belief than deities. A spirit can be created by a deity, and thus be dependent on the deity as their Source.
 However, other spirits arise spontaneously from belief. This especially includes the spirits of places that mortals invest with their meaning and labor, such as battlefields, monuments, and cities.

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 However, other spirits arise spontaneously from belief. This especially includes the spirits of places that mortals invest with their meaning and labor, such as battlefields, monuments, and cities.
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	OOC; Magic<br/>		OOC; Magic<br/>
	See also: [[Paradigm]]; [[Source Points]]; [[Unbound]]		See also: [[Paradigm]]; [[Source Points]]; [[Unbound]]