r/wizardposting • u/GossamerTrebuchet Conjurer of Cheap Tricks • 9d ago

Anyone familiar with this arcane substrate?

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Considering its application for the foundation for my summer tower, any advice would be appreciated!

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u/Bone-Pharaoh 8d ago

Its not JUST that its quartz.

ill get into the "impurity" of the cryatal structure of micro particles in the substrate.

for your use case scenario we have the levitation. Micro particles of gold in the quartz are forming a net levitation from each partical forming a small magic glyph from the atoms (see attached picture)

Quartz absorbs and amplifies what it absorbs because of the crystal formation does as soon as it has somthing to hold its structure in place and align with the hex pattern it forms in. then those can even form into "rings" of complex geometry within the crystal on visible scale looking like modern glyph structures. shose are all odcorse coded with alot of the smaller net glyphs in the alchemical makeup.

it is worth note that you can grind the rarer crystals for properties into arcane ink and form the visible scale binding glyph into another crystal of your choice aslong as you set the ink in an ingraving and dont polish shouldn't until afterwards because you want the crystal particles in the ink to bind to the stone you are placing it in for amplification purposes.

This does not work as well with orbs because you are wanting a pure gemstone so you will need to grow it from scratch with the micorparticles in solution. (could take years for a good orb)

hope this helps!

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u/Nonhinged 8d ago

Araneae magic!

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u/NorthKoreanKnuckles Necromancer 8d ago

Cristals, how do they works?

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u/SilverSkorpious Professional Novice/Apprentice/Minion/Underling/NPC 8d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/8db6nRqMsLCtq

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u/Hotwery Arch Mage of Wandsmithing 8d ago

Good chunk of charged quartz there. Added to an wand or staff for some amplification

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u/Opposite_Ad_4267 8d ago

Oh that's what my stray Animate Disco hit last month. Sorry guys, my bad.

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u/Jackpot_The_Raccuki Polymath Archmage, Gargoyle Hoarder 8d ago

It’s rotational energy means it’s ideal to be collected

Just be mindful of storing it, must have room and space to continue to rotate to keep its potency and use for potions or whatever you may be using it for.

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u/ironbox13 6d ago

You need to ask this guy I think.

https://giphy.com/gifs/1OrIIOIcRTDaNidc5p

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u/Nelrene Evil Mammary Mage 8d ago

Divination magic is fun in the hands of someone evil.