Interesting... though I tend to take the view that Bramimond is literally outside the rules of reality as we know it, and as such is not bound by mortal rules. I mean, Nergal WAS capable of quite a few fancy tricks by the end... and that's with the implication that his scholarly interests had derailed due to his obsessive pursuit of power. And, in FE6, we do get this exchange: "Niime: The power you're trying to obtain... It's not to be taken lightly. It can tilt the planet if misused. Ray: Hmph...so? I'll blow up a planet or two any day. Niime: ...I see. Well said, boy."
So I DO think the endgame of elder-magic IS the power of a god. The problem is that Bramimond is the ONLY one who has ever attained it in millenia of humans mucking about with the elder magic... which indicates just how easy it is to screw up. And Bramimond still lost its identity - all that differentiates it from the 'failures' is that it retains free will.
[It's not elder magic that confuses me, actually. It's LIGHT magic. What is its power source? I'm cynical about its supposed divine origins - Kenneth was an atheist, yet he had no problem wielding it. We also know it overpowers the darkness, but is subordinate to elemental forces. How's this work, again? ...It would be an interesting parody/deconstruction to write a fic exploring just what Elimine tapped into...
...Or I could be over-complicating it, and the answer is just "It's solar energy, dimwit." |P I don't know. I like fanwanking magic systems.]
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Fanwank is good for a fandom! It keeps the fans slavishly buying any and all new material in a desperate attempt to gather enough canon to find out just WTF is going on here. |P
Ah, but tell Roy's stats that. |P
(I'd LOVE more of those antics. *cackles* And I would totally go against optimal stats to keep my favored couples together.
Actually, I thought of another horrible idea - what if the optional parent determined which of the kids would be stronger? So Nino/Erk would power up Lugh, but Nino/Jaffar would power up Ray. >:D Imagine the furious arguments over which is better! And then contemplate what would happen if they went the Phantasy Star III route and had the game take place over THREE generations...)
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"Niime: The power you're trying to obtain... It's not to be taken lightly. It can tilt the planet if misused.
Ray: Hmph...so? I'll blow up a planet or two any day.
Niime: ...I see. Well said, boy."
So I DO think the endgame of elder-magic IS the power of a god. The problem is that Bramimond is the ONLY one who has ever attained it in millenia of humans mucking about with the elder magic... which indicates just how easy it is to screw up. And Bramimond still lost its identity - all that differentiates it from the 'failures' is that it retains free will.
[It's not elder magic that confuses me, actually. It's LIGHT magic. What is its power source? I'm cynical about its supposed divine origins - Kenneth was an atheist, yet he had no problem wielding it. We also know it overpowers the darkness, but is subordinate to elemental forces. How's this work, again? ...It would be an interesting parody/deconstruction to write a fic exploring just what Elimine tapped into...
...Or I could be over-complicating it, and the answer is just "It's solar energy, dimwit." |P I don't know. I like fanwanking magic systems.]
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Fanwank is good for a fandom! It keeps the fans slavishly buying any and all new material in a desperate attempt to gather enough canon to find out just WTF is going on here. |P
Ah, but tell Roy's stats that. |P
(I'd LOVE more of those antics. *cackles*
And I would totally go against optimal stats to keep my favored couples together.Actually, I thought of another horrible idea - what if the optional parent determined which of the kids would be stronger? So Nino/Erk would power up Lugh, but Nino/Jaffar would power up Ray. >:D Imagine the furious arguments over which is better! And then contemplate what would happen if they went the Phantasy Star III route and had the game take place over THREE generations...)