(09-24-2015, 10:14 AM)FreelanceWizard Wrote: Well, we know from mechanics that you need both focus and the ability to speak and move to cast -- since quick movement, injury, Silence, and Paralyze all stop spellcasting. Ruin II is just as disabled when you're Silenced as Fire IV is.Silence is called silence is every game. I think it's the universal concept of halting magic basedo n the traditional idea that spells must be spoken.Some spells (the Instant ones) just require less focus than others.
Gegenji's given a good summary of things.
I do need to go back through the AST quest text, though, as I'm pretty sure Leveva at some point says that Gates and constellations are metaphors, much as the Royal Road is, and ultimately you're using your own potential to cast the spells -- but I'm not confident in saying that 100% without rereading the dialogue.
But Silence is more than that. It has more to do with the target's ability to channel magic...like pressing mute during a dramatic part of a movie...the moment loses all its magic. It seems it can halt the flow of aether. Otherwise a dark knight's rage could still manifest and a dragon's fire breath could still spark. Silence even stops the channeling of magics that are based on will alone. Aetherflow is one of those instant, sheer will abilities. Ruin 2 is the point where the Arcanist has mastered the ruin spell to a point where he can summon it at the flick of a finger. No words, just the focus in hand.
Its possible that silence breaks the connection between caster and focus. Imagine how it would feel to suddenly go deaf- suddenly you are cut off from truly experiencing the world and can only watch it unfold around you.
