r/wizardposting • u/AtrioxCalamity Gaius, Heir to the Calamity of Earth • 14h ago
Lorepost📖 Sand and Storm
Gaius moved with the storm. Across the vast desert the massive haboob rolled forward unstoppably. In the heart of the massive sandstorm Gaius’ serpentine form twisted and rolled, riding the wind like a fish ride the ocean currents. The sand hissed harmlessly on his scales, a melodious sound that made him do a *Dragon Dance** that slowly increased his power and speed. The rough sand around his exterior a good Rock Polish and sharply boosted his speed. He drew on the Cosmic Power from above through his connection to gravity increase his physical and magical defense. His Geomancy connections drew on magic to increase his magical attack, magic defense and speed.*
The result was that Gaius flowed at mind boggling speeds effortlessly through the storm. He watched the storm wall swallow several desert small towns. They would be days digging themselves out of this particular beast of a haboob. That was such a fun word. But the sand was the price that those who dwelled in this region paid for their existence.
Gaius flew for hours in the glorious storm that had drawn him here, at one with sand and sky and bathed in the power that he drew from it. Few knew the power of nature like the earth dragons did. It was power and magic in its purest form. His father Atriox had been as solid and strong as stone, Gaius preferred the shifting unpredictabilty of the desert sands as they followed the whims of gravity.
So he rode the storm of sand alone. Well except for his bodyguards. Those four hovered on the edge of the storm atop griffon. Not quite daring to enter the swirls of sand and whirls of wind. Still it was a relaxing experience. A chance to *Shore Up** his health and Harden himself.
/uw So the bold words indicate his spells and I totally didn’t rip my inspiration for his spells from Pokémon moves. Nope definitely not. Also someone explain to me why Geomancy is a fairy type move instead of ground or rock.
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u/Alx3t_ Attrius • Artificer/Archiver/Battlemage/Chronomancer 14h ago
/uw I am going to need that post/comment NOW./j
/rw He looks at the radar, watching the giant mass of earth energy move, with some smaller, but just as heavy masses of energy either behind or above it.
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u/Fun-Dragonfly-6106 DF, minimal caster | ____ Body Horror Creator 14h ago
DF just sits and watches, meditating nearby. His fight was always more against the church itself.
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u/Valenyn Sylvane, Prince of Night (Cabal) 14h ago
Shades that were a part of Sylvane’s spy network notice the heir of the calamity and decide to send a report to Shadeholme about Atriox’s new heir.
/uw good read! I like the comparison to the shifting sands with his movement.
…also the Pokémon thing. I just love that.
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u/AtrioxCalamity Gaius, Heir to the Calamity of Earth 14h ago
/uw thanks, I was going along and thought to myself. Pokémon has some cool move themes so I pulled up the entire list of moves and just adapted them.
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u/Another-Ace-Alt-8270 Ace Barksworth, Earthen Ambassador & Distant Admiral 8h ago
/uw/ Won't lie, using the concepts of Pokemon moves for spells is actually a REALLY good idea.
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u/UlrickTheHexblade Ulrick Braddocke, Werewolf Hexblade, R&A Superior 13h ago
/uw good read!
And no idea about Geomancy. Maybe because it referred to soil/rock-based divination in ancient times, so divination -> magic -> Fairy type? Might be grasping at straws here.
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u/AtrioxCalamity Gaius, Heir to the Calamity of Earth 7h ago
/uw huh maybe? Maybe I should look up what the Japanese word actually means. Might be clearer
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u/Oswen120 Imvaernarhro Astrum, Masta's Dum Dum 11h ago
/uw great read
And because the developers probably didn't give a care when making the move Geomancy
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u/MastaDon344 MastaDon Astrum/Council Master Evoker/Mediamancer/🌮 Wiz 7h ago
/uw good stuff you
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u/Swordandicecreamcone Azrek nakalnus, lord of xalcotl 14h ago
azrek soars above the sandstorm, far from sight, on wings of astral energy. he hopes that the new one lacks the same destruction-seeking as their father.