CrystalApple

Edea Odyssey

@Rune_Alchemist
Hmmm... That may be true if we be using chalk/charcoal alone but what about drawing these magic circles with magic itself lol, consuming a bit of mana to create these circles in the moment which will decrease the net cost of the spell in exchange for a little bit of a waste in the beginning. In this sense, for every spell he cast this 'preparation time' is reduced to channeling the energy needed and control of the casting process. It'd take a few seconds to create these circles from magic and a few more to release the spell after the prerequisite are met. (At worst it would take about a several minutes to basically 'construct' a ritual circle along with additional time needed to cast the spell maybe)

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Maybe that's the point of his Magic Ritual? It's a specialized ability meant to help him out in specific moments. Someone is critically injured but no one has powerful healing spells? Set up a magical ritual to assist in enhancing his healing magics and save their ass. There's a giant ass monster sleeping beside them that no one can kill in one shot? Have him set up his magical ritual to achieve peak damage potential, before everyone else works to aggro the giant ass monster away from him. Big wall in the way? Magic ritual to blow it up.

@ERode

This path is also an option that can be pursued as well, besides the 'magic circles made out of magic' spam for every spell. It's viable once my character's repertoire of magic increased, but until then would be greatly limited to arcane magic which I don't mind. Which will actually have to force my character to create a ritual circle physically and use materials as well rather than spam magic circles everywhere instead. (Basically, to not water down the effects, making it 'special' if not more situationally viable)

Edea Odyssey

@Rune_Alchemist

Really Long Explanation

I've took out Witchcraft entirely, but I'll try to explain Ritual Magic so it can be better understood. It can in theory, be used to perform every kind of magic as it's sole purpose to make magic circles to control the spell being cast. However, you have to know what kind of spell you're trying to cast beforehand so you can use it with Ritual Magic. With the circle gathering magic and controlling the flow, the ingredients to be used to 'design' the spell if you don't have the magical aptitude and the words, song, phrases or gestures to solidify the spell aka enhance it. Its a form of magic designed to enchance the other arts of magic by drawing in magical energy to fuel the spell and control the energy during spellcasting process. In exchange for speed, it is basically adding on either power, control or both to a spell but requires time to do so. Once done, out comes the spell from the magic circle in a more powerful/stable state. It's basically an art of magic to boost one's own abilities artificially to get the extra insurance when used.

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For example:
Mage 1 shoots out a fireball vs. Mage 2 who shoots out a fireball using Ritual Magic to enhance it. Mage 2 would win in terms of sheer power, as the circle he would use would gather more energy into the spell but should Mage 1 shoot a fireball in Mage 2's immediate vicinity, he wouldn't be able to use ritual magic to empower his spell to defend. As he has to 'draw' the circle and draw the magical energy from the vicinity, which would be too slow to react to the fireball coming at him.

Or if Mage 3 wanted to create a barrier of lightning using magic, but lacked the skill/finesse to do so. He can draw a magic circle around himself to regulate the spellcasting process as it is a spell too strong for him and needs to control it, or he'll roast himself and friends. He'd have a higher chance of performing the spell correctly, but if he's already lacking the skill to do it normally he'll have to do it slowly and after casting it, if he doesn't have the resources to burn then faces the possibility of death by exhaustion.

tl;dr

There aint one here

Edea Odyssey

Hopefully I didn't overboard

Appearance

Name:
Destel

Race:
Human

Age:
24

Gender:
Male

Appearance:
Destel is an average human with neither too big or muscular of a build but simply slim. Being around 5'10 and having lightly tanned skin from traveling around the place, he is naturally pale from residing indoors all of the time. With eyes that are blue like the sea and his hair blonde to the point on getting tinges of white, his appearance is recognizable and noticeable wherever he goes. Often resorting him to always be hidden under his cloak to not be noticed as much.

Clothing/Armor:
'Armor' is a luxury to Destel for he wears simple clothing most suited for traveling rather than dragging around heavy pieces of metal around with him. However, he does wears something to protect him and lays upon him leather armor on his shoulders and feet but nothing else besides that, which in all honesty does not help at all. He instead relies on his cloak which wraps around his shoulders and behind his back, enchanted to turn semi-transparent and works better at night. So in general, if he doesn't get into trouble then he shouldn't be at harm as it is more than enough to keep him safe on a normal day.

Personality
It is impossible to describe Destel until you can apply the situation and context to him in which he will act accordingly. A realist with some issues at being hypocritical but despite that, he is a curious person at heart who wishes to expand what he knows. Being a variety of things, he can be described as weird most of the time and reclusive who prefers to spend time with himself. However, in general, he is nice to strangers and can feign naiveness until he decides with the charades is up with a pretty ambiguous morality. He is in sense a big gray area which his traits may change depending on the situation, being entirely chaotic depending on what is going through his head.

History:
Destel grew up apart from the Republic and Empire, growing up in what was known as the 'Citadel' which is a magocratic city-state which had segregated itself from the conflict between the two nations which had become a place of learning for mages all around the land. It was a floating city with a Castle to the west floating above the sea on the coastline, claimed by what was known as 'The Order' with a group of mages who formed a council to decide all decisions in the city. Before this however, their relationship with the two sides of the conflict was 'Shakey' at best, as they were forced to take sides in a matter they wished not to enter. Due to the fact that they themselves have been treated poorly which caused no motion to join the Republic which the city-state was located back then. Only through the threats of obtaining the support of the city by force, had incited the council to unwillingly accept their offer of helping them. During the war with the Empire, the Citadel changed immensely in order to become a force to be recognized in the shaky alliance of the Caededril back then. It was only apparent after the defeat of the Empire, that the Alliance saw that the Citadel itself became a growing threat that would be needed to be cut from the bud so that conflict could be prevented latter. Yet, betrayal was to be expected like time again which mages have been treated badly over the course of time and thus they left with their city and all, using their unique and honed mastery over magic to transport their city elsewhere to never be bothered. It now resides in the West literally floating above the ocean, about a mile offshore being surrounded by small uninhabited islands underneath the city.

The Citadel was a place where mages and apprentices all went to learn the arcane arts and thus, it was highly frowned upon to birth children in the city. Destel unfortunately, is one of those children born from such frowned upon meetings, but despite this was encouraged to learn magic from birth since he was already there. The results showed it as he excelled in the magical arts as predicted by the studies of the scholars of the Citadel. As those who are born in the Citadel, a congregation of magical energy both artificial, natural and even latently gathered from all places are absorbed into them during incubation. Despite this, there were always apprentices who were accepted by The Order as babies which was an honor by the parents who gave them up and those few who would turn out to be prodigies of magic even without being magically influenced would be memorable whether good or bad.

Magic can be obtained through vigorous training by those who are not magically adept nor attuned to it but it always helps if you are, in the case of Destel, he was. Under the tutelage of a teacher or 'master' as their official title, he would learn the basics of the magical arts before undergoing various tests to not only determine his aptitude and skill for the arts but to ensure he knew how to safely use them as well. Which as the years passed on, upon the age of 18 he was given his final test to determine if he could become an official mage by the minor council, a group out of four who handled the smaller business of the city while the high council handled bigger issues. Destel passed his tests with full marks and was ascended to an official mage now spending his time pursuing his own studies in hopes of finding what he should pursue.

Leaving the Citadel, he has wandered through the entire continent and has reached the opposite side of it to Oar's Rest in his continued search for knowledge. Hoping to apply his skills to practical situations which were glossed over mostly at the Citadel, learning to apply his magic. He acts as an extension of his home as well, destroying anything he can which do not fit in with that his teachings has taught him.

Weapons:
Tattooed Runes which are optionally given to mages who wish to have them inscribed upon them, allows to draw upon mana quicker from the area around them to cut a fraction that would cost a spell. Along with even being without active use, they passively increase the mage's absorption of mana for better or worse. These tattoos basically open the magical pores of the body to allow the intake of magical energy, allowing the possibility of the risk of corruption by how polluted the mana is that's entering. Due to the nature of these runes, they also have the properties of detecting magical sources whether they be inanimate or organic.

To his waist, he also possesses a short sword about 1 feet long in length along with a sheath to go along with it. Its mearly a ruse so that at least people second guess before taking him on, keeping his runes obviously hidden, it makes them think he's a warrior instead of somebody who can take them out from afar.

Physical Skills:

• Scholarly Sight - Destel has a keen eye to detail from his time in the Citadel where he upon close study and observation can notice things some people might not.
• Arcane Infusion - Born in the Citadel, he was infused with magical energies and since then has increased magical capabilities due to being able to hold more energy within himself and control it.

Magic:

• Ritual - The most basic form of magic that anyone can use due to the fact that it simply requires knowledge of what kind of magic that is wished to be performed. It requires at bare minimum a circle to focus magical energy and control it easier, which it gathers from the environment to cast the spell and is the broadest branch of magic along with being one of the easiest art to learn. Ritual magic touches every branch of magic as long as you have the knowledge to specific what is needed to be casted and the ingredients to do so. As the spells can be controlled and amplified with the use of materials to cast the ritual along with gestures, phrases and even dances but these are meant for those without magical aptitude. This form of magic's main purpose is to gather and control energy to cast spells which can be combined with other branches of magic to amplify them in what Destel isn't normally able to do. This form is basically a focus to channel your magic through, rather than free forming which trades in power and control for speed. However it is sometimes understandable when the need for speed is required but it will simply be more taxing if done so.

• Arcane - The beginner's step into the more magical side of magic which draws energy from the caster itself, it focuses on building blocks of more advance magics which is arcane or 'raw magic' essentially. Being magical spells with no specific elemental to them, they are raw magic which can be used to create missiles, blasts, shields and a variety of things. It should be the beginner's area of magic that a mage can learn before specializing in any other forms of magic in order to learn how to control their own mana. It also is the most common type of magic that mages use due to its simplicity and easiness to learn.

Weaknesses:
To beat any normal mage, it is easier to rush them down and attack them in close range to prevent them from casually slinging spells which rings true with Destel as well. They lack the physical training to compete is close quarters as most of their time is dedicated to learning their mystical arts. Often causing them to not have any or little martial skill or prowess, making them terrible at melee combat. While at the same time being lightly armored at best or simply wearing cloth like most, they are easily susceptible to damage by an surprise attack or damage from afar as well.

Magic when not being drawn from the environment target's the caster's own reserves causing also drain to their stamina as well when the point reaches to the bottom. Due to the time it takes to draw upon the environment around them, any rush from such melee opponents should be able to disable longer attempts of preparing for a spell usually. As its usually the case that you want to take down the person who can throw fireballs at you before he can do it.

Other Inventory:
A bag for traveling, lets hope everyone has one...

• A Sleeping Bag
• Blanket
• Smaller bag of charcoal
• Smaller bag of chalk
• Organized box of common ingredients
• Waterskin
• A map
• Rations for two extra days
• A few spare leather baggies

If its okay, can I make a more detailed post of my character's nation/city for lore reasons?

Edea Odyssey

@Rune_Alchemist

Is the magic section basically individual Spells or are they types of magic that you can use as a magic-user? As I'm making a magic-based character.

Etrian Odyssey Inspired/Dungeon Crawler RP

I'd be interested

Gobstoppers

The endless abyss which enveloped him had consumed all of his senses, the whispering that had once been silently chattering to him had been silenced with a single boom. One that which dug him from up from his slumber, with the ocean of shadows enveloping his form had now pushed him to the top to hear a single command from somewhere. "Wake up..."

With the uttering of those words, the next things he could even roughly remember wasn't anything significant as the light flooded his eyes from his nap. The day of light burning them as they began to adjust to the sudden exposure, with the cave's darkness being sort of a comforting haven to him still. With three days worth of time wracking his brain over the memories in his head along with the fact of the other goblins around in the cave with himself whom he spent the last several days with. He felt different from them and gave a sigh out loud as he stood up from the crowd. Falling down shortly after with his shaky legs still unused to walking, however, with the assistance of a branch which he found among the edges of the cave. There were other sticks and twigs among the floor along with rocks and pebbles but this branch was perfect for his height with a few branches still on it and with a few snaps, it was mostly fine. Using the wooden branch as an additional limb to support him for walking, taking notice of other goblins beginning to stand as well.

Continuing to use the branch as a crutch, he slowly but surely exercising his muscles as he walked slowly outside of the cave to reach the outside. Poking his head silently as he peeked from left to right, with his eyes already adjusted from earlier before but he remained still at the opening of the cave unsure if he should go out further.

Gobstoppers

Cas

Name:
Cas

Gender:
Male

Appearance:
Cas is a slightly darker green-skinned goblin who stands barely under four foot stubbornly trying to work that one extra inch to reach his goal. An obviously fugly creature coming from who knows where, but you swear you see a spark of something greater in his eyes somewhere but that might just be you going crazy...

Personality:
Cas can be quite the loner of his kind who likes to be reclusive doing his own weird things that he ponders about idly during his day. Being a very curious soul which gets him into trouble sometimes, he likes trying to wrap his brain around certain things he finds interesting. With his ideas and hobbies being mostly misunderstood as mindless blabbering by the others. Sometimes he can be found mummbling things to himself as he review whatever goes on in his head, which only reinforces the weirdness that surrounds him.

Past Life History:
As everyone else, his memories of his past are hazy at best with little to go on for his curious mind to try and dig up from his head. From what he remembered was a giant but dark room with many book at each of his sides with a longing to be there. He felt that he could almost touch the covers of the book through those scattered memories through his head, and burns several hours every week trying to do so. He felt almost addicted to reaching that familiar place within his head with a certain longing to be there, and that if he could not reach it with his memories then he'd try to replicate it in his current life as best as he can.

Talent:
Magician's Confusion - Something always from the back of his head always whispered into his ears when he stared into the shadows and it stared at him, as he always knew with every fiber of his body that it was alive. Other times they would whisper unintelligent things into his head that he couldn't make out but racked his brain for meaning for them, perhaps one day he'll find out? On some days though, he feels like he's getting somewhere but easily loses his thoughts when doing something so... strange.

Magic (Unholy) - The orbs of light he always have seen have gone unnoticed by those of his tribe, being pointed to and laughed at for being crazy when he first pointed them out. He's learned to keep his mouth shut about these weird things, but whenever he chases after them, they'd always disappear after a while or upon touching them causing them to shattering into thousands of pieces like sparks. Other times the pools of water gathered after a rainstorm bathing in the moonlight always glowed with a certain awe to them. With the light disappearing as he dipped his hand into the waters, these strange things are what he always wondered about.

Skills:

• Dark Eye - Allows one to see more effectively in the darkness. (Passive) E-Rank
• Absorption - A monster specific skill. This skill allows monsters to gain the skill(s) of the creatures they devour. The amount of skills gained in this process is limited to a 6 time usage. Choose your stolen abilities wisely. Uses will reset to 6 upon Ranking Up regardless of the amount you have used. (Remaining Uses: 6)

Gobstoppers

@Alupi
I would take unholy magic then for his type that he will be performing, and I hope that's all the questions you have? Or is there anything else that needs to be addressed?

here it is for quick reference

Name:
Cas

Gender:
Male

Appearance:
Cas is a slightly darker green-skinned goblin who stands barely under four foot stubbornly trying to work that one extra inch to reach his goal. An obviously fugly creature coming from who knows where, but you swear you see a spark of something greater in his eyes somewhere but that might just be you going crazy...

Personality:
Cas can be quite the loner of his kind who likes to be reclusive doing his own weird things that he ponders about idly during his day. Being a very curious soul which gets him into trouble sometimes, he likes trying to wrap his brain around certain things he finds interesting. With his ideas and hobbies being mostly misunderstood as mindless blabbering by the others. Sometimes he can be found mummbling things to himself as he review whatever goes on in his head, which only reinforces the weirdness that surrounds him.

Past Life History:
As everyone else, his memories of his past are hazy at best with little to go on for his curious mind to try and dig up from his head. From what he remembered was a giant but dark room with many book at each of his sides with a longing to be there. He felt that he could almost touch the covers of the book through those scattered memories through his head, and burns several hours every week trying to do so. He felt almost addicted to reaching that familiar place within his head with a certain longing to be there, and that if he could not reach it with his memories then he'd try to replicate it in his current life as best as he can.

Talent:
Magician's Confusion - Something always from the back of his head always whispered into his ears when he stared into the shadows and it stared at him, as he always knew with every fiber of his body that it was alive. Other times they would whisper unintelligent things into his head that he couldn't make out but racked his brain for meaning for them, perhaps one day he'll find out? On some days though, he feels like he's getting somewhere but easily loses his thoughts when doing something so... strange.

Magic (Shadow/Unholy) - The orbs of light he always have seen have gone unnoticed by those of his tribe, being pointed to and laughed at for being crazy when he first pointed them out. He's learned to keep his mouth shut about these weird things, but whenever he chases after them, they'd always disappear after a while or upon touching them causing them to shattering into thousands of pieces like sparks. Other times the pools of water gathered after a rainstorm bathing in the moonlight always glowed with a certain awe to them. With the light disappearing as he dipped his hand into the waters, these strange things are what he always wondered about.

Skills:

• Dark Eye - Allows one to see more effectively in the darkness. (Passive) E-Rank
• Absorption - A monster specific skill. This skill allows monsters to gain the skill(s) of the creatures they devour. The amount of skills gained in this process is limited to a 6 time usage. Choose your stolen abilities wisely. Uses will reset to 6 upon Ranking Up regardless of the amount you have used. (Remaining Uses: 6)

Gobstoppers

@Alupi

Ugh i don't remember clearly doing this character sheet because I might of passed out after this xD I think i meant Magician's confusion is supposed to be 'Magical Knowledge' that Cas cant understand. His magic type, I'd like to ask what is the difference between shadow magic and unholy magic though.

Gobstoppers

Name:
Cas

Gender:
Male

Appearance:
Cas is a slightly darker green-skinned goblin who stands barely under four foot stubbornly trying to work that one extra inch to reach his goal. An obviously fugly creature coming from who knows where, but you swear you see a spark of something greater in his eyes somewhere but that might just be you going crazy...

Personality:
Cas can be quite the loner of his kind who likes to be reclusive doing his own weird things that he ponders about idly during his day. Being a very curious soul which gets him into trouble sometimes, he likes trying to wrap his brain around certain things he finds interesting. With his ideas and hobbies being mostly misunderstood as mindless blabbering by the others. Sometimes he can be found mummbling things to himself as he review whatever goes on in his head, which only reinforces the weirdness that surrounds him.

Past Life History:
As everyone else, his memories of his past are hazy at best with little to go on for his curious mind to try and dig up from his head. From what he remembered was a giant but dark room with many book at each of his sides with a longing to be there. He felt that he could almost touch the covers of the book through those scattered memories through his head, and burns several hours every week trying to do so. He felt almost addicted to reaching that familiar place within his head with a certain longing to be there, and that if he could not reach it with his memories then he'd try to replicate it in his current life as best as he can.

Talent:
Magician's Confusion - Something always from the back of his head always whispered into his ears when he stared into the shadows and it stared at him, as he always knew with every fiber of his body that it was alive. Other times they would whisper unintelligent things into his head that he couldn't make out but racked his brain for meaning for them, perhaps one day he'll find out? On some days though, he feels like he's getting somewhere but easily loses his thoughts when doing something so... strange.

Magic (Shadow/Unholy) - The orbs of light he always have seen have gone unnoticed by those of his tribe, being pointed to and laughed at for being crazy when he first pointed them out. He's learned to keep his mouth shut about these weird things, but whenever he chases after them, they'd always disappear after a while or upon touching them causing them to shattering into thousands of pieces like sparks. Other times the pools of water gathered after a rainstorm bathing in the moonlight always glowed with a certain awe to them. With the light disappearing as he dipped his hand into the waters, these strange things are what he always wondered about.

Skills:

• Dark Eye - Allows one to see more effectively in the darkness. (Passive) E-Rank
• Absorption - A monster specific skill. This skill allows monsters to gain the skill(s) of the creatures they devour. The amount of skills gained in this process is limited to a 6 time usage. Choose your stolen abilities wisely. Uses will reset to 6 upon Ranking Up regardless of the amount you have used. (Remaining Uses: 6)