Sumith Uddin
asked
Garon Whited:
Could Eric create enchanted barding for Bronze to convert excess heat into life force. Could he also try to create a new pet rock on an early earth time line to create the world the way he wants. And try to use a matter conversion reactor to convert to divine energy?
Garon Whited
This answer contains spoilers…
(view spoiler)[There are a lot of "could he" questions where the answer is "yes." However, most of the time the answer is "Yes, but."
Enchanted barding? Yes, but. Two issues mean he won't. First, she tends to body-hop a lot. The barding doesn't come with her. Second, the conversion ratio is abysmal. Yes, there could be some output of vital force, but it would be even worse than the conversion of electrical energy into magic. It's a lot of work for a *very* small return.
A pet rock turning into a planet? Yes, but. He could to this in a long-ago-world and just let it do its thing--but it will need a global solar array to power it, a universe branch stabilizer to keep the branch from collapsing, and the end result will be a barren rock that can very slowly do what Eric tells it to. It's not going to be wilderness; it's going to be a rock. Even assuming he manages to program it with the correct ecological algorithms... why? It's a lot of time and effort for... uh... some sort of advantage...?
Matter converter into divine energy? Yes, but. Again, the conversion is abysmal. Divinity dynamos are much more efficient than any conversion spell he knows. Whether the power source is a geothermal plant, nuclear reactor, or matter-conversion plant, turning it into electricity to power the dynamos works better. And yes, he could use the wimpy spells to feed on a star--an entire star--but, as has been noted, such power sources are local. The vast majority of the power goes into the local celestial aspect, not into any related celestial aspects on other planes. There's also no way to hide such a thing from the local gods, angels, or anyone else; too much of a good thing is likely to make it impossible to use.
So, in short, yes, but he wouldn't. (hide spoiler)]
Enchanted barding? Yes, but. Two issues mean he won't. First, she tends to body-hop a lot. The barding doesn't come with her. Second, the conversion ratio is abysmal. Yes, there could be some output of vital force, but it would be even worse than the conversion of electrical energy into magic. It's a lot of work for a *very* small return.
A pet rock turning into a planet? Yes, but. He could to this in a long-ago-world and just let it do its thing--but it will need a global solar array to power it, a universe branch stabilizer to keep the branch from collapsing, and the end result will be a barren rock that can very slowly do what Eric tells it to. It's not going to be wilderness; it's going to be a rock. Even assuming he manages to program it with the correct ecological algorithms... why? It's a lot of time and effort for... uh... some sort of advantage...?
Matter converter into divine energy? Yes, but. Again, the conversion is abysmal. Divinity dynamos are much more efficient than any conversion spell he knows. Whether the power source is a geothermal plant, nuclear reactor, or matter-conversion plant, turning it into electricity to power the dynamos works better. And yes, he could use the wimpy spells to feed on a star--an entire star--but, as has been noted, such power sources are local. The vast majority of the power goes into the local celestial aspect, not into any related celestial aspects on other planes. There's also no way to hide such a thing from the local gods, angels, or anyone else; too much of a good thing is likely to make it impossible to use.
So, in short, yes, but he wouldn't. (hide spoiler)]
More Answered Questions
Grant
asked
Garon Whited:
Can we get a story were Erik goes to all out war with vampires of another world, and I mean war. Not running away like in Nexus or doing espionage like in Flintridge but full blown, the vamps tried to chomp on the little person, strapped C4 to Bronze and held a preschool hostage level of angry Erik War. Don't you think that would provide the perfect backdrop to illustrate just how different Erik is compared to vamps?
David
asked
Garon Whited:
I really want to see Eric save Shasa and Travis. I was re-reading the first and second book recently and the fire goddess tells him that Shasa rests after a long labor and is content. I could totally see older Eric showing up and rescuing her then staging her death. Plus, he only saw a grave marker for Travis. There was no body! Pretty please? Can we have Travis as a Nightlord adventuring with Eric?
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