Bob Schroeck Wrote:Magic runs off a fundamental force not yet discovered by physics, which can be expressed as a related energy ("mana") that living things "distill" out of the fabric of space-time. Beings with the proper genetic gift to perceive this energy and its effects can use it to impose changes on both the physical and spiritual worlds by force of will. However, working directly with raw mana and raw will is like working with machine language on a computer. While it's very powerful, it's hard to learn and use. And the user interface is non-existent -- the caster has to create all his tools and systems from scratch.It's scary how close that is (it's just not "magic," though "lesser" beings perceive it as such) to the way my multiverses work as well.
Bob Schroeck Wrote:Doug is like a computer professional who knows machine language and several dozen programming languages -- and can teach them all.
Unless turning Thamatology into a bang skill is necessary for him to have such a range of familiarity with the way spellcasting works in so many different systems, it seems that the basic skill would be more than sufficient.
Robkelk Wrote:The basic skill would suffice, if my reading of the skill description is correct.I don't know about that. Each "language" would be a different version of Thaumatology (or a different skill). So, Bang-skill it is. That should make it easier.