would they be able to simply put sigils reflecting all magic outward, not allowing any energies to touch upon the gun, even the reflection set upon it?
One factor to be aware of when using a magical gun is what hand you hold it in. If I remember rightly, the left takes energy in and the right throws energy out. So if you hold a "warded to keep Murphyonic disruption away from it" gun in your right hand, your ability to do evocation (or any magic) could be badly compromised, either by dampening it or making it just go everywhere when you try to use it. Hold it in your left hand, and maybe you can't draw in the energy you need to do magic at all... or it sucks the energy out of you instead.
Both good limitations on use of a magic gun.
Better to make magic bullets (ho ho) instead... with "explosive runes" (of force, or electric) for when they impact.
would they be able to simply put sigils reflecting all magic outward, not allowing any energies to touch upon the gun, even the reflection set upon it?
One idea that comes out of this is a focussed practitioner who was pretty much a gun-fu expert. He uses a pair of six shooters, since they're simple enough that the murpyonic field is no threat to them.
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Though I wonder if a flintlock or wheelock would be more prone to the murphyonic field than a modern firearm, since there's more that "could go wrong". . .
I think iPhone incendiary is taking it a bit too far. IMHO I think an iPhone would just smoke and become your new paper weight.Mine has gotten uncomfortable to the touch on long flights (when watching a movie), but I was kind of making a point without meaning literally bursting into flames. I tend to forget that my typing lacks inflection sometimes. :o
Magical computers just can't work. Not because "It is technology, therefore it cannot work around a Wizard" but because of the magnetics. I've honestly thought about telling you you would need to Macguyver a motherboard and make computer components that run on magic and you would need to be a sensitive, but in the end it comes down to Magnetics. The Hardware of a PC can be duplicated, but the software cannot be. Wizards wipe magnetic storage devices and therefore could not be in the vicinity of a normal hard drive let alone tiny magnetic devices such as Processors with BIOS on them. Without the ability to store and access information, a computer cannot work. Therefore, no magic computers.
Although if I were a wizard I would just get a really long extension cord and go through a lot of mice and keyboards if not make a keyboard out of a typewriter and Macguyver a Trackball.
A faerie gun might resist the effects, but that begs the question as to whether such a thing would exist. The Sidhe seem to go for anachronistic arms and armour when it comes time to throw down. The same seems to be true for the common faeries. You'd need an odd confluence of events to produce a faerie crafted gun.
We know normal magic has a murphonic effect but not that necro magic does nor that fae magic or any other nevernever magic does.Dead Beat's plot development has the mule hiding the Word of Kemmler's location on a thumb drive so Cowl and the likes wouldn't screw him over. Didn't Butters have to put up a circle to get a GPS signal during the Darkhallow? I can't remember if we have seen fae magic around tech before...
A faerie gun might resist the effects, but that begs the question as to whether such a thing would exist. The Sidhe seem to go for anachronistic arms and armour when it comes time to throw down. The same seems to be true for the common faeries. You'd need an odd confluence of events to produce a faerie crafted gun.Oh I wasn't thinking the gun would be a fae idea but as Nic designed the anti-wizard manacles and presumably had troll-smiths manufacture them I was thinking some human would commission the fae (or other nevernever magic capable being) to manufacture the gun.
Also, steel, or Cold Iron is not something the fae would touch with a ten foot pole.But not all fae are anti iron/steel, Harry has said some are totally unconcerned about the stuff and usually in mythology that is the metal working crafters e.g. toll smiths being one example.
I'm not saying that the theoretical firearm couldn't be made of other stuff (what are their swords made of again), but it would not be something you could just get made without a very heafty priceFor a 'normal' human sure, unless the smith was interested in the challenge, but if the Winter or Summer Knight ordered it or one of the people requested to act as agents for the courts demanded/requested one for their mission their might be no cost.
Dead Beat's plot development has the mule hiding the Word of Kemmler's location on a thumb drive so Cowl and the likes wouldn't screw him over. Didn't Butters have to put up a circle to get a GPS signal during the Darkhallow?Yes but it was Grevane not Cowl that made the deal and its not clear from that example that necro does cause murphonic issues just that the guy believed it would act as a deterent and that would be based on info he had about normal magic rather than necro.
I can't remember if we have seen fae magic around tech before...In Summer Night, first in the dead Summer Knight's home (minor time), but also when Harry and Murphy when up against the Veggy construct (major time - chainsaw). When Lea visited Harry at his office, probably other times. Still partly speculative an idea though.
I couldn't see a gun having so much veneration that it has a power of faith, unless it was the hypothetical M1 Garand that assinated Hitler. Even then, we would still be talking about a historical artifact, famous maybe, but not something that has a direct connection with peoples' faith.I'm not thinking of it as a current faith item but a possible one and as Sanya, Harry and Micheal demonstrate faith is broad so it could easily be possible as a holy item (likely no but not impossible), given the number of wacky cults and 'survivalist' groups an alignment of both could set up a gun as a holy item and who knows maybe Nic's fanatics might qualify as such a group. I'm just raising the possibility not the probability and Nic's nuts apart there is no known DF group that might.
I'm not thinking of it as a current faith item but a possible one and as Sanya, Harry and Micheal demonstrate faith is broad so it could easily be possible as a holy item (likely no but not impossible), given the number of wacky cults and 'survivalist' groups an alignment of both could set up a gun as a holy item and who knows maybe Nic's fanatics might qualify as such a group. I'm just raising the possibility not the probability and Nic's nuts apart there is no known DF group that might.
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So, how about duplicating the effect instead of just enhancing a preexisting gun?Love the idea.
Instead of gunpowder, use some kinetic charged magic thingy. Charge it up by leeching off a train's momentum. Load some bullets, pull the trigger, and some of the kinetic energy is released. Instead of pushing directly onto the enemy, it's used to accelerate a small piece of enchanted metal.
Not really that high tech, but it's still a magic gun.
Perhaps the enchanted item has to be in contact with the skin or in very close physical proximity in order to store/release energy. ???Yea, tha's why I put in the reference to 'personal space' (e.g. on him - hands- or close to him - punching bag).
Yea, tha's why I put in the reference to 'personal space' (e.g. on him - hands- or close to him - punching bag).
But on feet is so much more useful (eg absorbing falling momentum) than hands
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Harry could pick up waterskiing and attach the energy charger thingies to his feet. He'll be distant enough from the boat to avoid any tech complications, but still be able to power up quickly.Or for a thrill take up skydiving.
Thinking about it, if you want your 30 round cap .22LR to pack as much punch as a .729 Jongmans with Hydro-shok, of course (a 110lb rifle with "brutal" recoil), you better work your butt off on 30 enchantments, strap them on your shoes (think 1980's 'Roos shoes), and go run a marathon or three.You aint lying bout the .729 man that sh!t just bout tore off my shoulder bout 3 years ago. Had the f'd up idea of trying to make a few of the heavier ammos out there just for kicks. Made em but damn somethings just aren't necessary and a bullet that'll almost give ya the hollywood bad guy flying back is among them. Now the kick without the recoil THAT's something I'd go for, however I hate going uber so I'm thinking a vanila mortal with a passed down revolver or rifle that either fires some magic ammo or has imbued properties ala auto aim ;D . A practioner that can blast you with bullets that leave craters just isn't fair, maybe as a villain....
Put the CPU in a Faraday cage, as well as the magic circle. A 60's vintage dumb terminal just might hold up better than a modern mouse and keyboard. Our hypothetical technomancer would have to be Unix geek. (Makes sense...)No need for the terminal just stick a projector in that cage and use a laser keyboard. Expensive yes but a simple way to keep a magical powerhouse in the know. For the mouse I'd say either trackball or even simpler touchscreen with the projector......