(11-05-2015, 10:45 AM)Sounsy Wrote: That's an interesting question! Likely the more insular members of the guild rely on trial and error to judge the wellspring of their aetherial vitality - but that said, during the THM questline, the youngest Coco brother, Cocobusi, has very weak anima and is said to have attempted (unsuccessfully) to augment his mana pool with alchemy. It's likely that if such a test exists at the Order of Nald'thal's disposal, it uses modern alchemy.
Aiswynd also pointed out that there are other means with which to measure aetherial energy. The Sharlayan Scions have aetherometer goggles, Professor Erik created an aether-measuring device to track residual aether from old battlefields, and the Skysteel Manufactory's aetherconverter that takes a person's aether and converts it into lightning aspect, if I'm remembering right. But with all these options in place, I imagine you could easily wing having some method to determine your character's anima limit, whether it be through alchemy or machinery.
Hope this helps! ^^ More lore on magic spellcasting, as well as a lore compilation on thaumaturgy can be found in this post!
Thanks Aiswynd and Sounsy!
Sounsy, your previous lore threads are where I've gotten a lot of my info so far! It is certainly a lot to absorb too.
I'd love to pull in other people for RP so the idea that maybe having to go through other disciplines to do testing would be a lot more fun not just for me, but others as well I would think looking to put their skills to use.
