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Dennis
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 Posted - 31 Dec 2012 : 15:33:02
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Originally posted by Markustay
I believe Szass Tam used a spell to duplicate this sort of 'prophesy effect' - he was able to see down several branches (which equate to alternate realities).
It's something like it, but not exactly the same. His spell allowed him to view reality in nine dimentions, but it was limited to the 'here and now,' and did not extend back to the past, or onwards to the future. |
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
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Posted - 31 Dec 2012 : 16:12:26
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Love the time tree branch analogy. Good stuff. Another popular metaphore for describing divining the future is the river of time.
Certain seers describe their prophetic visions as being able to dam the river of time, giving the seer the time to study the stream or timeline of specific events in the vicinity of the clear waters near their dam. Looking up and down the stream without a dam is as mentally tyring as physically swimming in a strong current of a turbulent river.
Being mentally strong makes seers good swimmers, so old seers can become more able to see further away into time. But extending too far takes them further downstream a riverpath, sometimes leading to the erosion and redepositing of their dams wholesale into false realities.
On the contrary, young seers would have clear sight into their unblemished dams waters, perhaps with a specilised area of expertise or timeperiod, but need help looking further downstream the main timeline. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 31 Dec 2012 : 17:22:46
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The river analogy is good, because it allows certain paths to re-converge.
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Originally posted by Dennis
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Originally posted by Markustay
I believe Szass Tam used a spell to duplicate this sort of 'prophesy effect' - he was able to see down several branches (which equate to alternate realities).
It's something like it, but not exactly the same. His spell allowed him to view reality in nine dimentions, but it was limited to the 'here and now,' and did not extend back to the past, or onwards to the future.
First, time itself may have been one of those dimensions (Temporal Prime), unless the text explicitly said otherwise.
Also, its really not that different - he could see 'perturbations' in the various dimensions surrounding Realmspace, which means he could probably see at least some of those divergent reality paths (not the realities themselves, but the possibilities). Picture being on a road, and off to the side you can see dirt-paths leading off the main road. As you looked in those directions, you can see off in the distance some clues about what is happening there - perhaps a grey skyline, or one filled with dragons, or the smoking ruins of cities... that sort of thing. No specifics, but you can get a general idea of what direction you DON'T want to go in. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
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Posted - 31 Dec 2012 : 17:40:42
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I'm away from my books at the moment. Later, I'll post an excerpt detailing the casting of the spell in question. |
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Failed "prophecises" in the Realms
