CURIOUS! A New Year Means New Things! [BBS/Action]

[dragonspooker]

[The video ticks on showing Lina in uniform, and those familiar with it will notice that she's in her classroom.]

So, I'm curious - those of you here who have magical skills that aren't Paramagic, I'd like to talk to you. I'm curious as to how they work. You can either answer here, or come see me in my classroom if you'd prefer to do so in person. Especially if you feel a demonstration is needed. This will help me work out ways to teach future Offworlder cadets some of the more complex Paramagic spells - and you'll get to show off a little, if that's your kinda thing.

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[dragonspooker]

Excellent - just come right in whenever you're ready. I'll be waiting!

-Professor Inverse

[permaction!]

[marearcana]

[It takes about ten minutes for her to stop by, magically carrying a small stack of papers. Those must be very comprehensive notes.]

So, where would you like to start?

[dragonspooker]

[Not that she'd admit it, but there's a small flickering of pride at the sight of that stack of notes. It's always good to see someone else who has a similar devotion to research.]

Well, the big question on my mind is the source of others' magic. And if others have been cut off from any of their spells in their time here.

[marearcana]

Well, for a unicorn pony like myself, it's a simple matter of biology. The horn converts mental and physical energy and willpower into magical effects that I admittedly can't explain very well. Pegasi like Rainbow Dash and earth ponies have use magic as well, but for them it's more passive, giving them the ability to manipulate weather and fly [pause for breath] and great physical strength and affinity for plant life, respectively.

I think it's mostly because of that that I've had no difficulty with it at all.

[dragonspooker]

[As Twilight explains things, Lina leans over on her desk, elbows on the surface, chin on her hands, nodding along as the pony explains things.]

So it's based more around a general force of will than the use of actual spells with verbal, material, and motion components?

[marearcana]

Don't get me wrong, there are still codified spells, but no, there aren't any components involved. Written spells are essentially guides to forming the unicorn's will into more complicated effects, like granting cloudwalking, or locating valuable gems.