![]() Hope that answers your questions! Unless I goofed up obviously.Actually, this description is applied on the nature of the Arabic calligraphy itself, to explain it we need to remember that the most types of ancient writing was dependant on pictures or drawings, like Chinese, Hieroglyphics and many other writing systems, it was pictorial, and until it was decoded it became letters as we see now. I'm just not sure on which one to go with. Proper is multiple things, confidence in drawing strokes, readability and form. Or 2: 'proper' is an actual thing that is directly linked to how powerful and/or lasting a spell is. Though the general idea is that either 1: Proper is not an actual thing is is something the university/arcane world teaches in order to maintain some sort of control over it's use. 'proper' is a term that I've been struggling for a little bit to define. ![]() You know, gotta have reasons why both are used and all. And as said before are more flashy compared to writing the word instead. However, the symbol needs to be written more "proper" in order for it to work. drawing out the symbol instead of the word itself and allowing a magic user to overlay different symbols on top of each other. Yes! I was actually thinking of having pictorial calligraphy be an advanced form of shorthand for common/"beginner" spells. Though perhaps one could sway it i their favour by figuring out some method. If it's like a coding error that cannot be executed, I would say the spell either doesn't work at all, or it's like a Russian Roulette situation where the spell with only go with one of the contradictory things with no indication of which one it is. Though the world it features in is one of those Hidden World kind of situations. ![]() The former, anyone with sufficient training can do it. I would say no, mostly because I have no idea how to make it affect the spell accordingly. So yeah, like I said, could use some help with brainstorming this little system, as I'd like t expand on it and make it more extensive. More angular, jagged writing turns the word aggressive and offensive while the same word written cursive can become gentle or even healing. The same words can be used offensively or defensively/utility depending on how the word is written. An example could be "Explode only in the presence of 'insert name here' after 5 15 pm today." ![]() A more complicated spell can be made the more words are written, often done by writing directly onto an object which will only effect that one object. The more 'proper' a word is drawn in the air, the resulting spell cast will be more powerful and longer lasting. Examples such as "Push," "Burn," "Flee," "Bind," "Engage," etc. A person is able to draw words in the air before casting them, causing objects and people to follow said word as a command if the word hits them. The magical world has access to special ink from massive, secret wells hidden throughout the world. One of the main parts being if different kinds of Calligraphy around the world (such as Arabic Khat or Japanese shodō/shūji to name only two examples) could be included into the system and how to incorporate them. Though I need help with brainstorming in order to figure out some elements to it. I thought maybe it'd be a cool idea if the main form of magic that people use in the college is based on old Calligraphy. Been having an idea for a dark academia inspired setting of a magical university (think Hogwarts but for adults), and when doing research on old universities such as Harvard, Yale, etc.
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