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Jack of Hearts:
My apologies if this has been discussed before but I was curious if it has been established that a death curse has to be cast on the person who is responsible for the wizards death? The reason I ask this is because if this isn't the case then could a wizard's death be used in positive way instead of cursing someone? By this I mean instead of harming the person who is killing you you instead use the power of your death to boost the power of another magic user. Or maybe something less permanent like using your death to power or boost the effect of a spell being performed by another. We have seen rituals being powered by human sacrifice which wouldn't be much different.

I think it would be cool to see an important magic user character know they are about to die and use their death to boost or give power to a spell or ritual that Harry attempting to perform. Or give Harry another boost in power when he needs it. I love me a good willingly heroic sacrifice in stories and if this is possible I think it would make a good way for certain characters to go out with a bang....

peregrine:
Yes, you could use a Death Blessing.  When Harry thought he was about to die, I think in Dead Beat when Morgan was gonna execute him, he made plans to use it for something to help Morgan and Luccio stop the necromancers, rather than use it against Morgan.

The main thing is that when you're a wizard who is about to die, you're most likely going to be focused on revenge against the person who did it.  So that's the most common use.

Fcrate:

--- Quote from: peregrine on May 24, 2018, 01:43:34 AM ---Yes, you could use a Death Blessing.  When Harry thought he was about to die, I think in Dead Beat when Morgan was gonna execute him, he made plans to use it for something to help Morgan and Luccio stop the necromancers, rather than use it against Morgan.

The main thing is that when you're a wizard who is about to die, you're most likely going to be focused on revenge against the person who did it.  So that's the most common use.

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He planned to use it to destroy or at least cripple the necromancers. Not boost the power of, say Carlos or to heal Luccio.
I think Jack of Hearts meant something along the lines of Traitor Son Cycles, where the Saint -I forgot her name, the b**ch- used her ascension/death to boost the magical reserves of her allies.
For DF however, I don't think that's likely; as a death curse is cast by a dying wizard, it would be primarily destructive. To perform magic you have to believe in it, and it's tough to believe in peace and love or anything constructive while your throat is being slit, or so I believe.

Jack of Hearts:

--- Quote ---I think Jack of Hearts meant something along the lines of Traitor Son Cycles, where the Saint -I forgot her name, the b**ch- used her ascension/death to boost the magical reserves of her allies.
For DF however, I don't think that's likely; as a death curse is cast by a dying wizard, it would be primarily destructive. To perform magic you have to believe in it, and it's tough to believe in peace and love or anything constructive while your throat is being slit, or so I believe.
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Yes this is pretty much what I meant. I can understand why most death curses are used in destructive ways because of the natural human reaction to dying and wanting to lash out at the person or thing responsible for your death.

 Lets take it a step further. What if a magic user is dying of natural causes or old age? They would be more likely to know when its their time to go compared to a mortal. Could they pass down their power or a portion of their power to another? Perhaps this is how some wizards got to be so powerful? I know this a stretch but it got me thinking. It could even be a mantle of sorts if it was continuously passed down....

Fcrate:
Interesting thought, I'm not sure if it's possible, but if it happened like you think it would, we'd have "bloodlines" of wizards getting more powerful every generation.

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