Why is 'imbue champion' part of the death magic book?

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That just seems odd to me...  Shouldn't it be life magic, or is the sov going to resurrect the land wielding death magic?

Maybe make 2 versions of the spell for Kingdoms & Fallen...  Would seem just as odd to have Fallen sovs start out with a spell from life magic...

Maybe imbue champion could turn into 'corrupt champion' for the Fallen  }:)

Better yet, make a 'Sov' spell book, and that plus the other starting spells could be part of that.  It does seem odd that a sov with no earth magic books would still start with 2 spells from a book he doesn't have.  But, making them sov only would mean champions could raise or lower land, but maybe that would work since the sov (and his heirs) are supposed to be the only ones with a connection to the land....

 

 

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Reply #1 from Elemental Forums Top

All the better to get swarms of spies... 

That said, I believe both Life and Death should start with Imbue. 

Reply #2 from Elemental Forums Top

I don't get why "Imbue" is supposed to be related only Life magic. Isn't it just "take a part of yourself and put it in someone else"? O_o

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Reply #3 from Elemental Forums Top

I looked at it as 'take part of your life force and share it with someone else', or 'share it with the land' with some of those spells we saw in earlier betas.

 

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Quoting Wintersong, reply 2
I don't get why "Imbue" is supposed to be related only Life magic. Isn't it just "take a part of yourself and put it in someone else"?
End of Wintersong's quote

 

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@OP

 

i really don't know. the way that spells in this game are assigned to books is really confusing to me. i think they should just reorganise them all like this https://forums.elementalgame.com/396590

Reply #7 from Elemental Forums Top

I'd rather share spells (spell-name) that share functionality.

Reply #8 from Elemental Forums Top

Sethai, the ideas you presented in that thread are excellent.  That would so be the way to go, imho.

Good job man.

 

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That just seems odd to me...  Shouldn't it be life magic, or is the sov going to resurrect the land wielding death magic?

Maybe make 2 versions of the spell for Kingdoms & Fallen...  Would seem just as odd to have Fallen sovs start out with a spell from life magic...

Maybe imbue champion could turn into 'corrupt champion' for the Fallen 

Better yet, make a 'Sov' spell book, and that plus the other starting spells could be part of that.  It does seem odd that a sov with no earth magic books would still start with 2 spells from a book he doesn't have.  But, making them sov only would mean champions could raise or lower land, but maybe that would work since the sov (and his heirs) are supposed to be the only ones with a connection to the land....

 

 

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Why shouldn't Fallen channellers get to imbue their champions like the Men channellers do? That's the thing, it's what channellers can do. Changing the name would be interesting from a flavor point of view but I do think both races should get a spell that does the same thing with perhaps some subtle differences (maybe death gives less essence to the champion, but takes less from the channeller, stuff like that).

Granted, I don't know what the "basic" spells are or what element they are (maybe I should make a non-caster sovereign) but I'm guessing that the "basic" spells are just what all channellers are capable of, regardless of what element they actually draw from.