I figured as much, I was kind of hoping it could provide an extra power boost. But I guess it just is a means to add up to a hundred percent, fusion does that as well, no going over.
I figured as much, I was kind of hoping it could provide an extra power boost. But I guess it just is a means to add up to a hundred percent, fusion does that as well, no going over.
Well, if you consider ways to get to the full power of a wizard-type magic user, Fusion is one of the ways that unlocks their full potential - though one can of course work on awakening one's inhuman heritage independently as well. Wandcraft is faster to learn and easier to use, but...its not going to let you reach the same levels of power.Originally Posted by Caster
How does one safely go about awakening their inhuman heritage? We have been warned from just trying to awaken it as the results might overcome us depending on the heritage. It something that I think would suit Shinji as he has been barred from his Matou heritage with his lack of circuits, he can fall back on the inhuman heritage given to him by his mother. In a way, it is all we ever received from her. That and her wand that we gave away. And Hogwarts. And our magic. Ok so owe a lot to her.
I am really curious on what the heritage will be for Shinji. It should not be related to worms as its the wrong family side for it but if its also connected to death/decay...well that will be a scary day.
Last edited by Skull Leader; November 2nd, 2015 at 03:20 AM.
Yeah, I was just trying to figure out if they were mutually exclusive. From the sounds of it they are. Any chance of Shinji unlocking his inhuman potential? Kind of curious how that would turn out.
That's something to pursue when he's more seasoned and stronger mentally. Preferably after he's gotten control of both of his elemental affinities, which are related to his heritage in some ways. Similarly, working on fusion is not recommended until one has at least begun and gotten somewhat proficient at elemental training and the mindsets required of each.
Basically don't use a wand while you're in fusion form. Pretty much every group that uses shamanistic techniques / fusion will eschew the use of a wand during that time, due to it not being fully compatible with the resultant mix.
You can use one while not in fusion form, however, which is useful, especially when one is still building up one's talents and hasn't yet acquired a familiar. Mahoutokoro's current teaching incorporates both ofuda and wand use, as it makes some more options available, though as has been noted, its philosophy on wand crafting and pairing is a bit different from most of Europe. As mentioned, in the East, crafters prefer to have wands and other more specialized catalysts (which they used before wands) match with the alignment and affinity of the user, sometimes foregoing consistency of performance for a more personalized catalyst tailored to one's strengths.
Unlocking his inhuman potential would come later.
Last edited by alfheimwanderer; November 2nd, 2015 at 04:14 AM.
We can't master our wands and their magic with our current Yin/Yang imbalance. We can't master water due to the large chance of it running amok due to said imbalance. We been told that he needs to master Earth to get in control of Water. And now the same is being said for him connecting to his inhuman side as well as mastering his fusion form.
I assume that the next level for Ofuda, being able to control Shikigama, also requires mastery of the elements as his inhuman side because of the same logic. You are going to need the will, fortitude and experience gain from mastering your elements to succeed without killing yourself.
So almost everything that makes Shinji different from anyone in Hogwarts, ultimately boils down to Shinji needing to master his elements, Earth and then Water.
Yet currently Shinji is doing everything but working on Earth control. He dueling, flirting, working on fusion and his relationship with his familar, learning the art of movement, learning advance charms with Prof Weasley, skipping rune grade levels and doing the catch up required for said skip, leading school organizations, buying houses, planning raids against spiders and if he thinks about it maybe completing his normal school work. And soon he going to add learning potions for real(finally) and group planning and group coordination drills with the stone cutters.
Yep, Shinji gonna totally master Earth well enough by the beginning of summer with all of the free time he has. And this was suppose to be a less busy year compared to last year.
Last edited by Skull Leader; November 2nd, 2015 at 05:25 AM.
You're not doing badly with Earth actually. Zelkova's affinities and Shinji unlocking fusion / training with his familiar both serve as a powerful boost in gaining proficiency with that element, with a healthy dose of practical combat use.
With an earth-aligned anchor, you should be ready to begin working on water, if that is what he wishes to do, as opposed to Shikigami or further Yin training.
Last edited by alfheimwanderer; November 2nd, 2015 at 06:02 AM.
Which does make me wonder, Alf: What current and further benefits would we gain from Yin training? I know we get dark-empowered spells right now, but how does that differ from Yang-aligned spells like the ones Luna has? To my knowledge hers gives her more punch, but what about ours?
Yang-infusion boosts the physical damage of spells. Yin, on the other hand, boosts the spiritual damage they do. Most spells that you have learned up to now lack that component - though the Dark Arts certainly would contain some of that. Alternatively, it also allows powerful sealing arts as well, allowing one to potentially say, seal away an affinity someone has. Or their magic completely, but that would be at a very high level.
So considering this, we don't have much going for Yin right now - or at least, nothing affecting our immediate spells? Or did things like our twin Yin Verdimillious Tria have additional effects attached to it besides the coloring? Also, what sort of Dark Arts are we talking here? The run of the mill HP dark arts? As for sealing, do you mean advanced Yin or advanced Ofuda (or both)?
Additional effects? I suppose if you're dealing with a spell that does not already have such a component, you add a spiritual damage bit to them, allowing yourself to bypass physical defenses to deal damage directly to the mind or soul. Damage that is much harder to heal from, may I add.
Studying yin unlocks advanced sealing, in ofuda and otherwise.
Last edited by alfheimwanderer; November 2nd, 2015 at 07:42 AM.
I look forward to seeing our ranking with our skills later on. And I got the impression that a wand wouldn't be all that useful even if it was aligned with the fused form, am I wrong? Not that Shinji needs a third wand, but it makes me wonder still.
You are correct on that. Since your soul and that of your familiar / whatever you are fusing with would already be resonating with one another, using a wand then, even if it was aligned, would be superfluous at best.
Please cast all votes for Shinji's team by the end of today. Currently, the top two are Daphne at 7 and Neville at 9, with a tie between Susan and Fay at 5 votes apiece.
Last edited by alfheimwanderer; November 2nd, 2015 at 03:46 PM.
[ ]Neville
[ ]Fay
[ ]Whatever
Is it good to have daphne in the team since she is a potential rival in the potion championship?
Rivals? No way.
Daphne is the advisor/girlfriend of our long/best friend Harry. As stone cutters, Harry and Shinji are brother in arms. There can be no rivalry between two who have fought back-to-back against certain death. The entire wizard world might seen the two groups as rivels but I do not believe those involved see it that way. Daphne would work with us well because we are her boyfriends biggest supporter.
And if it came done to a big finality between Harry and Shinji to determine the championship, I believe you would get a result very similar to Harry/Cedric's Triwizard sharing victory.
Also if Harry came to Shinji and told him that he truly wanted to be the champion for a really good reason like wanting to connect with his mother's past, I would like to think that we would vote to let Harry become the champion. The reverse is also true, if Shinji told Harry that he needed to be the Potions Champion in memory of Sion, Harry would very likely step aside.
Last edited by Skull Leader; November 2nd, 2015 at 05:34 PM.
Can we make Shinji and Harry fight an awesome battle to decide who is gonna go to the potions tournament?
Sounds like the Horcrux soul splitting from the HP universe and Gae Buidhe's effect of making the wounded state max health in the Nasuverse
Given the skillsets they're best at, with Harry being the best of the Potions brewers at Hogwarts (as it should be, since he's been receiving personal instruction from Snape), it is quite likely Shinji will force such a confrontation in the field, so it doesn't come down to a brewoff.
Harry asking that from shinji would most likely be a choice for us, given our Sion-loving war-minded hive-mentality Shinji is figthing Harry and having Daphne see our tricks and tactics can be a disadvantage. Of course im puting the tin foil hat while writing this but it is something to think.
Please note that the Daphne that will be in our team for the Kobayashi Maru is gong to be a projection and not the actual person.
Last edited by mr_Trickster; November 3rd, 2015 at 01:05 AM.
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