(08-20-2015, 04:41 AM)N Wrote: I'm not sure color has anything to do with anything, but no. The constructs themselves are made of a dark stone with a blue aetheric core - and I said in my first post on the subject that the voidsent had managed to make use of the objects within the city, not that they had created the things themselves.
I wasn't trying to imply any wrongdoing on the part of the Amdapori, or that the stones were a spell. I agree that they are objects, but am pointing out that they cast the spell Regen (the effect icon on the mob is clear) and their magicks have been subverted and possibly corrupted by the voidsent. White magic is not something one would expect to work on beings of the void, yet the Baalzephon have somehow made use of them to keep themselves alive.
But we actually know that the Amdapori were doing wrong. Â They absolutely had taken White Magic and perverted it for selfish gain. Â It's one of the few things that remains consistent in the various stories we're given about that time period. Â So actually, yes, the Magestones could very well have been (as I said) created with a perversion of White Magic by the Amdapori. Â When I initially read your post, I thought you were saying that the voidsent themselves had perverted White Magic to create the stones. Â I'm personally of the mind that creatures of the void cannot really interact with Succor - it would be anathema to them. Â I don't think they would, themselves, be able to twist Succor to their will, but I do think they'd be able to use constructs, similar to the way that the Garleans, who cannot use magic at all, are able to use Magitek.
Quote:I quite agree that succor is not the only healing magic in the game, but... in this case that's what it is. You're in the ruins of the civilization of white mages, the object in question has white mage in the name and it's casting a white mage spell - it's a game mechanic, yes, but in my opinion a deliberate one.
All I was saying is that jumping to conclusions that it's voidsent actively twisting White Magic to heal themselves is a stretch. Â If they were actively twisting magic, it would make more sense for it to be something like Arcanomancy (though that would probably be just as hard, since it's so ordered and voidsent appear to be chaotic) or Thaumaturgy (which absolutely has healing abilities).
Quote:All that said: This discussion, while interesting, wasn't the point of the thread.
I understand it's not the point of the thread, but threads on public forums go in various directions based on what is said in them. Â You can't expect people not to comment on something they find weird, or leave a statement of "fact" unchallenged because it might push the topic in a direction you don't want it to go.
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