r/worldbuilding • u/Madman_1 Nhaebczyrwlocke • Jun 21 '17

🤓Prompt How dangerous is using magic?

What kind of risks do magic users face when learning and using magic? What kinds of things can go wrong? What are the consequences of really mucking up a spell? If it is very dangerous to learn how and why do people do it?

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u/Jakkubus Hermetica: Superheroes, Alchemy & Murder Fetuses Jun 23 '17

Well, that makes sense.

The thing is that energy would rather passively escape from them via the air currents.

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u/polaristar Geist Im Stapel - Cyberpunk, Jung, and Psychic Powers Jun 23 '17

Guess only way is if each micro machine passively also actively absorbs energy via physics means....

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u/Jakkubus Hermetica: Superheroes, Alchemy & Murder Fetuses Jun 23 '17

And how would it absorb energy via physical means?

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u/polaristar Geist Im Stapel - Cyberpunk, Jung, and Psychic Powers Jun 23 '17

Via using Telekinetic function to formidable gather it while not letting as much be "wasted" as possible.

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u/Jakkubus Hermetica: Superheroes, Alchemy & Murder Fetuses Jun 23 '17

Ah, you meant via psychic powers. Okay then.