Magic for Dummies | Class Three | Period One

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"Morning, guys," Paige said. "Today we're going to learn about the rules of magic. Of course, these rules vary between different magic systems, but I'll share with you the ones I know and then we'll talk about the rules you may know from your world or the ones you've seen in popular fiction."

Paige walked over to the white board and picked up a marker.

"The biggest rule in my magic system is no personal gain."

She scrawled this on the board. "What does that mean? Well, it means that I can't use my gifts to benefit myself without serious consequences. For example, if I were to, oh, say, conjure up the perfect man to help me relax? That is personal gain. And the consequence of something like that might be unwittingly conjuring his evil twin who manages to wreak havoc on the city before he's discovered."

Hypothetically, of course.

"A well known guideline of Wicca that is prevalent in pop culture is the Rule of Three which essentially states that whatever energy a person puts into the world, positive or negative, will be returned to them threefold."

She wrote 'rule of three' on the whiteboard and then turned to the class.

"So, let's discuss the rules you've observed, heard of or have questions about."

Comments

Sign In [MfD 3]

[angelandwitch.livejournal.com]

Breaking the rules

Re: Sign In [MfD 3]

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

Harper Finkle, breaking the rules of fashion since 1993

Re: Sign In [MfD 3]

[trigons_child]

Raven, breaking the rules by having emotions

Re: Sign In [MfD 3]

[redandblueblur.livejournal.com]

Clark Kent, breaking the rules by not getting a glass

Re: Sign In [MfD 3]

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

Hurley Reyes, totally has no license for that gun.

Re: Sign In [MfD 3]

[willbethenight.livejournal.com]

Bruce Wayne, punching the rules until they break

Re: Sign In [MfD 3]

[walks-two-paths.livejournal.com]

Savannah Levine, what rules?

Lecture [MfD 3]

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Take notes, chat with your classmates (quietly), etc.

Discussion [MfD 3]

[angelandwitch.livejournal.com]

What rules of magic exist in your world? What rules have you seen in popular culture? Discuss the rules Paige talked about. Feel free to make threads messy.

Re: Discussion [MfD 3]

[trigons_child]

"Where I am from, magic is only to be used for knowledge or something such as transportation, not any sort of attack or defense," Raven offered up.

Re: Discussion [MfD 3]

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"Really? I can understand the attacking thing, but you can't even use your magic to defend yourselves?" Paige asked. "What is the reasoning behind that?"

Re: Discussion [MfD 3]

[trigons_child]

"Those of Azarath are pacifist," Raven explained. "They do not believe in any sort of violence, even to defend their own lives."

Re: Discussion [MfD 3]

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"...Wait, what about like... what you did last night?" Hurley asked.

Re: Discussion [MfD 3]

[trigons_child]

"That was healing, an acceptable use," Raven said, giving him a soft smile.

Re: Discussion [MfD 3]

[likes-chicken.livejournal.com]

"...cool," Hurley said.

He suddenly had a Barry White song going through his head. He shook his head and ignored it.

Talk [MfD 3]

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To Paige or Harper

Paige [MfD 3]

[angelandwitch.livejournal.com]

She would be happy to answer any questions.

Re: Talk [MfD 3]

[chic-harper.livejournal.com]

Harper was there if anyone wanted to talk to her.

OOC [MfD 3]

[angelandwitch.livejournal.com]

I almost forgot it was Wednesday.