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Klezmer Gryphon

#20
March 25, 2015, 09:11:14 AM
I was thinking along the lines that they would have a stronger immune system than humans, so perhaps they wouldn't be affected to the degree that humans would be, or perhaps not affected at all depending on the state of the individual in question.

Cambie

#21
March 25, 2015, 09:23:44 AM
What's the vector (how it spreads)?

What if the disease spreads by being in too close proximity to an infected magic user, if that magic is used? So maybe it affects non-magical people too if they're standing too close. This could lead to a cool situation where social stigma is so great that mages basically get kicked out of their homes for fear of the disease, like with leprosy.

Klezmer Gryphon

#22
March 25, 2015, 09:47:56 AM
I'm actually not sure what the vector should be. I was thinking bacteria or parasite initially.

I also like the idea of the mages being outcasts if they catch the disease. Hmmm.... That also gives me an idea.... What if this plague spread further south into the mage camps in Connlaoth? *evil gryphon is evil*

visualspice

#23
March 25, 2015, 10:34:10 AM
Quote from: Klezmer Gryphon on March 25, 2015, 09:47:56 AM
I'm actually not sure what the vector should be. I was thinking bacteria or parasite initially.

I also like the idea of the mages being outcasts if they catch the disease. Hmmm.... That also gives me an idea.... What if this plague spread further south into the mage camps in Connlaoth? *evil gryphon is evil*

Or what if it originated at the mage camps and spreads North? XD
Though I still like it coming from the Fell (as that makes sense with the site's canon), but it COULD be both, like it was discovered in the Fell and first used and infected a mage camp?
Or you  know, it spreads on 'accident'.
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Klezmer Gryphon

#24
March 30, 2015, 01:52:50 PM
Quote from: visualspice on March 25, 2015, 10:34:10 AM

Or what if it originated at the mage camps and spreads North? XD
Though I still like it coming from the Fell (as that makes sense with the site's canon), but it COULD be both, like it was discovered in the Fell and first used and infected a mage camp?
Or you  know, it spreads on 'accident'.

Yeah... "Accident". If it was, as you were suggesting earlier, discovered in Fell, and used in experiments by the church, I imagine it would have to be some sort of fungus or parasite, since they wouldn't know about bacteria or viruses. If that's the case, then I can definitely see it being tested in a mage camp, and then "accidentally" getting loose further up in the tundra. Although... That also makes me think: would it affect only mages with life and elemental magic, or would it affect those with other forms of arcane knowledge as well? (In my personal opinion, divination and scrying would more fall under blessings from higher powers rather than common form of magic... But that's just me... )

visualspice

#25
March 30, 2015, 02:28:17 PM
That's probably up to you (or your peers lol), but that makes sense to me!
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Ethereal-Star

#26
April 01, 2015, 03:29:55 PM
Simply put, I think it would make the most sense and be simpler if it affected ALL kinds of mortal magics (excluding immortal forces). So that would be elemental magic, life magic, primal magic, divination and demon craft. Also necromancy too which for some reason isn't listed as a magic discipline. So those with glamour, holy power and demonic power would remain unaffected.

By the way, I think this disease should have a cure, albeit difficult to come by as I don't think people are gonna want to kill off their mage characters like this. Maybe some, but you would get more takers if you did have a cure or tonic of some kind. Just my thoughts on the matter.

Klezmer Gryphon

#27
April 07, 2015, 04:50:45 AM
There was eventually going to be a cure. If it were only Muirne looking for the cure, it'd take A LONG, LONG time before it was ever found (mainly because she's only one woman having to deal with a LOT of sick people at once...). So far as it affecting all schools of magic, excepting immortal forces, I can see that being simpler. But, perhaps like I stated earlier, it would only affect humans and other human-esque beings, such as elves and dwarves (I'm doing this primarily because I wouldn't know how the immune system of something like a dragon or a deer-woman would work, although in either case, I can see the disease being a minor inconvenience for them rather than a life threatening problem).

Also, I got to thinking about factions and whatnot. Obviously, you'd have people trying to cure the disease and help those infected (Muirne definitely falls into this group), but I also think there'd be some superstitious or religiously zealous people trying to appease the gods to lift the plague? Ideas on that, guys and gals?

visualspice

#28
April 11, 2015, 12:36:53 PM
Just some food for thought, it could be THEE Fell curse (as this more or less what we've all been talking about describes the Fell curse prefectly. Info on it found here!)

We could presume it's some sort of corruption of this curse, thus making it seem a bit worse and possibly something easier to control, but as equally deadly and quick to spread?
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