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Rel Fexive:
That would only work if you kept your hands inside the circle, wouldn't it? Reaching for the steering wheel would break it, either by your hands crossing the line or the wheel doing it.
Maybe what is needed is a bleed-off... like those static strips that used to be attached to the backs of cars. But instead of grounding the car for static, it connects to a strap around the wizard's waist and and grounds him for magic.
While leaving an almighty trail of energy to follow, of course....
hollow49:
Actually, from what we've seen in the books, "grounding" a wizard's power is prone to make things even worse technology-wise. (click to show/hide)(There's one scene in WN that comes to mind...)When the wizard releases the power without shaping it, either in an emotional surge, as overspill from an existing spell or by releasing excess energy, it seems more prone to cause malfunctions a la Murphy's Law. Grounding the power as it builds would only lead to a constant chance of failure (lower rate of risk than releasing a larger amaount, but spread over longer time it evens out). The opposite strategy, namely deliberately concentrating on holding the magic in (like on Larry Fowler) seems to work best, but requires serious control and calm.
Rel Fexive:
That's true... but if you drove fast enough, or had a long enough 'grounder', it might all be going wrong to someone else behind you somewhere ;)
More seriously, yes, good point :)
Slife:
--- Quote from: von Bek on April 17, 2007, 10:14:23 PM ---That would only work if you kept your hands inside the circle, wouldn't it? Reaching for the steering wheel would break it, either by your hands crossing the line or the wheel doing it.
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Again, if the circle was made of car parts the steering wheel wouldn't interfere.
Samldanach:
--- Quote from: Slife on April 18, 2007, 12:30:01 AM ---Again, if the circle was made of car parts the steering wheel wouldn't interfere.
--- End quote ---
But, the steering wheel would be inside the circle. So would the drive train under the car. So, the car itself can't be insulated from the mage through the use of a circle.
Hmm, taking the "static strip" idea, what if you bled the excess energy into a special container, rather than out into the environment. Kind of like Harry's ring that stores up kinetic energy. There would be no way to make it perfectly efficient, but you might be able to significantly lessen the effects. And, as a bonus, you're charging up a magical battery for later!
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