what-the-flux:“Oh too bad, looks like luck isn’t on your side today friend! Better watch
what-the-flux:“Oh too bad, looks like luck isn’t on your side today friend! Better watch the cards next time and not the hands!”This fun, self-indulgent mixed media piece of Hoskk is done! Wanted to show off how his Mesmer magic manifests. He creates his own foci in the form of playing card (or tarot card) blanks that he draws symbols on, usually in alchemical ink. When casting what would be his utility or focus spells, he draws a card. That card then becomes his focus, and the physical anchor for his spell and phantasms. If he wants to create a clone that’ll persist for a while, he draws extra cards, one for each clone that holds one. He can also charge one with chaos magic and throw it like an explosive weapon (yes it totally looks like Gambit from X-men).Used cards disappear once a clone is done using them or if Hoskk is holding one, after a duration of about 9 minutes though this number is not set in stone. He can’t simply place the card back in the deck otherwise it’ll disappear prematurely. With the exception of casting more complex things like wells or clones, one card can be used for multiple spells. His deck is stored in an extra-dimensional space but is not infinite so he must periodically create new cards in his downtime. His magitech bracers also bear mentioning. They’re a magic capacitor that can convert other forms of energy into a signature he can use for his Mesmer abilities. Hoskk can “catch” magic effects from other spellcasters, for instance a lightning bolt from an Elementalist. He uses them sparingly though as their effectiveness and effects can be chaotic sometimes so he only uses them if he needs a boost in power or spellcasting (oftentimes using them when casting Continuum Split or giving himself alacrity. He’s still figuring out how to integrate them when casting Mirage mirrors). -- source link
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