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How would you define inner fire -
Every guild except the Trader's Guild seems to draw upon a strength to build themselves and fuel their abilities. This "essence" that a guildleader instills in its members is how I would begin to define IF. Yet, their are differences between one guild's essence and another guild's. Mage type guilds usually draw their essence to fuel their abilities and spells via external matter. This refers to drawing mana based on the room your in or on the moon's energy, etc. A Barbarian's essence comes from within to fuel his abilities which give him strength.
- Ruffles
"The fire burns bright from within."
Interesting question...
Personally I see our inner fire as what is commonly refered to as ki (chi) in Eastern philosophy or what many see in animated series like dragonball z or naruto and the like.
I see this ki as the same type that thieves use, however we only express it differently. We use anger and rage to fuel and subsequently release this built up ki in the forms of berserks and dances while thieves are more inward with their expression and release.
I see mages lacking this inner ability and therefore rely on outside sources to fuel their abilities which are learned from outward sources.
I was always an advocate of a way to build the harnessing of our inner fire (like how mages harness mana...) the more trained you are the better you could pull off dances and the like, however I suppose no viable method to train this was ever really offered.
Having an ability based purely off stats/concentration/circle or whatever it is has its perks and its disadvantages. The main disadvantage is that we could never train our use of our inner fire above what we currently are circle wise. Like how mages could sit there and focus on primary magic and harness and be above the curve so to speak as far as their circle goes.
/me shrugs
Just my thoughts...
-G, player thereof
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Messenger Boy: The Thessalonian you're fighting, he's the biggest man I've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him.
Achilles: That is why no one will remember your name.
Personally I see our inner fire as what is commonly refered to as ki (chi) in Eastern philosophy or what many see in animated series like dragonball z or naruto and the like.
I see this ki as the same type that thieves use, however we only express it differently. We use anger and rage to fuel and subsequently release this built up ki in the forms of berserks and dances while thieves are more inward with their expression and release.
I see mages lacking this inner ability and therefore rely on outside sources to fuel their abilities which are learned from outward sources.
I was always an advocate of a way to build the harnessing of our inner fire (like how mages harness mana...) the more trained you are the better you could pull off dances and the like, however I suppose no viable method to train this was ever really offered.
Having an ability based purely off stats/concentration/circle or whatever it is has its perks and its disadvantages. The main disadvantage is that we could never train our use of our inner fire above what we currently are circle wise. Like how mages could sit there and focus on primary magic and harness and be above the curve so to speak as far as their circle goes.
/me shrugs
Just my thoughts...
-G, player thereof
---
Messenger Boy: The Thessalonian you're fighting, he's the biggest man I've ever seen. I wouldn't want to fight him.
Achilles: That is why no one will remember your name.
<<I was always an advocate of a way to build the harnessing of our inner fire (like how mages harness mana...) the more trained you are the better you could pull off dances and the like, however I suppose no viable method to train this was ever really offered.>>
Not positive here, but I believe that as you train your Barbarian and he gets higher in circle (not positive what stat does this); that he begins to refine his consumption of inner fire when he uses his abilities.
Supposedly, you would be able to dance dragon (as an example) and consume that IF less then someone who just barely gained the ability to dance dragon.
The whole idea of harnessing mana would be something gained from external factors of the area the mage is in; which could be done in a safe/hunting area. Barbarians, however, can kill creatures that will teach us in a weapon to regain our essence back - thereby continuing the use of ability X.
I'd say a Barbarian is at most home on the battleground killing creatures and that point just helps me mention that.
- Ruffles
"The fire burns bright from within."
Not positive here, but I believe that as you train your Barbarian and he gets higher in circle (not positive what stat does this); that he begins to refine his consumption of inner fire when he uses his abilities.
Supposedly, you would be able to dance dragon (as an example) and consume that IF less then someone who just barely gained the ability to dance dragon.
The whole idea of harnessing mana would be something gained from external factors of the area the mage is in; which could be done in a safe/hunting area. Barbarians, however, can kill creatures that will teach us in a weapon to regain our essence back - thereby continuing the use of ability X.
I'd say a Barbarian is at most home on the battleground killing creatures and that point just helps me mention that.
- Ruffles
"The fire burns bright from within."
