Is the definition of retcon a commonly known definition? They always talk about retconning in 40k forums because of Games Workshop's liberal hack and slash use of the retcon machete and I've kind of just started using it (word, not machete) on a regular basis.
In my Q&A I sort of muddy the waters about magic and psionics. I feel the need to elaborate. Fundamentally, they are powered by the same source, the cosmic energy produced by the universe. Each force is guided by the perceptions and willpower of its wielder. The main difference is that magic is wild and can go screwy and psionics are completely stable. This is true partially because people believe magic = wild and that psionics = stable. It also occurs because of the method of use. Wielders of magic use funky words and illegible scribbles and nonsense symbology (don't start, I am well aware it is not a word) from dead languages to channel their power, whereas psionicists route it through the pathways of their minds. Essentially the psionicsts have a greater control over their power because it is channeled through the very fiber of their being, rather than a wooden stick and some pictographs that they believe might hold the mighty forces at their command in check. Psionic characters are just far more intimately involved with the power they command than arcane characters are and that allows them greater control over the energies gifted to them by a broken Cosmic Engine. The real question is, how does Glamour relate to all of this?
In my Q&A I sort of muddy the waters about magic and psionics. I feel the need to elaborate. Fundamentally, they are powered by the same source, the cosmic energy produced by the universe. Each force is guided by the perceptions and willpower of its wielder. The main difference is that magic is wild and can go screwy and psionics are completely stable. This is true partially because people believe magic = wild and that psionics = stable. It also occurs because of the method of use. Wielders of magic use funky words and illegible scribbles and nonsense symbology (don't start, I am well aware it is not a word) from dead languages to channel their power, whereas psionicists route it through the pathways of their minds. Essentially the psionicsts have a greater control over their power because it is channeled through the very fiber of their being, rather than a wooden stick and some pictographs that they believe might hold the mighty forces at their command in check. Psionic characters are just far more intimately involved with the power they command than arcane characters are and that allows them greater control over the energies gifted to them by a broken Cosmic Engine. The real question is, how does Glamour relate to all of this?
Also, just as an FYI, when I say "great" or any other word like twelve times in one paragraph, it is intentional. I am aware of the whole "don't repeat yourself all the time" rule about writing.
Music: Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath
Music: Planet Caravan - Black Sabbath
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