School of Applied Magics: Fabrication Discipline
Fabrication Discipline of Magic
At the School of Applied Magics, the fabrication discipline is the creation of implements and vessels that manifest magic in the external world of the caster, but may be unique to them. These are the tools, weapons, and heirlooms of a caster that can be passed down through generations.
Fabrication Form: Implements
Magic can be channeled through the use of an implement, such as a focusing unit, a tool, jewelry, or even a weapon. The most common focusing units are wands, staffs, or orbs, but they are not limited to these forms.
Limiters. An implement can have limited uses, which gives it the academic name of “limiter”. This can be by design, either because the magic contained within can’t preserve the implement, or because it requires a recharge from a source.
Trying to contain or produce even a sliver of magic in a device is like trying to do the same to nature. It always fights back or can grow out of control if left unchecked.
Limiters are flawed by design because they cannot indefinitely manifest, preserve, and evolve magic. They are lower grade copies of the original.
They are limited to containing magic for a time until its manifestation is discharged, leaving the implement useless and the magic depleted.
However, limiters have their uses. They exist because magic theory exists, but don’t require the normal components to cast spells, such as verbal, somatic, or material components.
If you have enough of them, then you have an arsenal of magical tools to exploit for various purposes.
If magic can be replicated to some extent, then it can be mass-produced, which lends itself well to research and testing, thus eventually leading to improvement.
Caster. Creating a limiter is just the first of many necessary steps in the broader research of the fabrication discipline. The final step is the implementation of a caster, which is a true magical implement that goes beyond the capacity of a limiter.
It achieves the pillars of the school of applied magic: manifestation, preservation, and evolution. It is as close to the original magic as it is going to get, and with enough breakthroughs, it could be even better.
A caster can reliably and without fail create a desired miracle at will, which can be shaped by one’s own intent and desires. Ultimately, the magic contained within it will not disappear and can be reproduced.
A true caster is the final product of a wizard’s research and is considered a signature of their work. To some, it’s the fruition of their life’s work.
Heirloom. The creation of a true caster means surpassing one’s limits in magic, as it lays the foundation upon which to build. It goes without saying that there are even old family magic houses that have casters treated as heirlooms, going back generations and meant to be passed down, with a wealth of magical research meant to be further built upon.
Even if magic does not come naturally to a family member, they are not left without it, as there are countless true casters in the family’s vault. For these families, a magical pedigree is everything, and it is expected for the next generation to carry on the tradition.
Fabrication Form: Vessels
Magic can be stored and siphoned, not just emulated, through the construction of vessels. Creating vessels is more akin to creating a battery or a cage for what is being stored, which is a source of magic itself. This source can be an elemental, a demon, or any other living source.
Living Source. If magic cannot be copied or replicated, then store that which can create it for you. If you cannot replicate it, then harness it. However, it is not always a magic source, but the life force of another that is meant to be preserved.
Curses. Wizards who use curse magic employ vessels to contain, extract, or release them. Curses are dangerous not only for their intended targets but also for their casters if not properly contained until needed.
