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Fistful of Warlocks -- Law Notes
Mr. Death:
So I got Brief Cases the other day, and when Luccio comes upon the necromancer card game, she briefly considers lighting them all on fire.
She dismisses the idea because the fire would probably burn the place down and the unspoken rule against using magic in front of civilians.
She does not, however, take into account that torching four men with magical fire would be breaking the First Law of Magic.
Harry has mentioned before a "self defense" clause, but I think this is the first time we have someone who is (or will be) a real authority on the laws and how they're administered considering using magic to kill.
What think y'all?
raidem:
Maybe since they are necromancers it doesn't count?
I'm kidding.
Slowpool:
--- Quote from: Mr. Death on June 13, 2018, 09:52:41 PM ---So I got Brief Cases the other day, and when Luccio comes upon the necromancer card game, she briefly considers lighting them all on fire.
She dismisses the idea because the fire would probably burn the place down and the unspoken rule against using magic in front of civilians.
She does not, however, take into account that torching four men with magical fire would be breaking the First Law of Magic.
Harry has mentioned before a "self defense" clause, but I think this is the first time we have someone who is (or will be) a real authority on the laws and how they're administered considering using magic to kill.
What think y'all?
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Something I've never been clear on perhaps; when a Warden has to ice a warlock, does using magic against them still count as black magic? Is that why they specifically have to finish the job with the sword? It makes sense, in a technical way, but I can't remember anything specific on the matter.
peregrine:
That was always my understanding, supported by some stuff Jim said about how they used magic to bind and neutralize their enemy but the actual execution was with the sword.
Though others do disagree with that view.
groinkick:
--- Quote from: peregrine on June 14, 2018, 04:16:46 AM ---That was always my understanding, supported by some stuff Jim said about how they used magic to bind and neutralize their enemy but the actual execution was with the sword.
Though others do disagree with that view.
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How it's supposed to happen.... Probably doesn't always work out that way though. They do have plausible deniability lol... When talking about lighting them on fire it would probably be to neutralize them as you said, and then kill them with her sword as they roll around on the ground screaming in pain from the fire.
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