(09-03-2011, 11:25 AM)c0rzilla Wrote: [ -> ]I realize this.
I don't think I said you could do exactly the same things, but I think Light can do more than we're lead to believe by game mechanics. It's the magic of creation isn't it?
And whatever Lightgineering I'm allowed to do, would only be based on Light spells we know, and are related to Light spells we know. The staff? Really a magnified Smite. The grenades? Holy Novas, or Consecrations.
I would like to see opinions on what people think can be done with Light and engineering rather than what can't.
'Tis the Light of Creation, as the Draenei put it, indeed. You can, for example, shape a bolt of light(Usually Smite), like a sphere, or spear, or a little golden bird, or pretty much anything. It's purely aesthetic, and gives you no advantage, though. Same way most NElf Priests of Elune toss about silver light instead of the usual gold.
That said, you could definitely imbue objects with priestly blessings. Take grenade, cast Holy Nova, pull pin and throw. Result? Explosion + Holy Nova.
Spellguns in the RPG books transform actual spells that a character has, into beams, by channeling them through crystals, rather than casting them on the spot. Basically, you cast the spell on the crystal in the spellgun, and when you pull the trigger, the spell fires in beam form.
Moving on, we know that blessed bullets exist, alongside the Argent Cannons and such. Blessed bullets being just that, and containing a small amount of sacred herbs within their core as well.
Additionally, I could definitely see Paladins wielding sledgehammers with Steam Ram heads. Basically, they're hammerheads that expand rapidly on impact, adding extra kick to blows. Also, Chatter blades(Essentially adding chainsaw teeth to edged weapons), and Voltaic Coil weaponry(An electrical grid set upon a weapon that allows it to discharge electricity on contact, a la Gnomish Lightning Generator).
Now, couple a Nigh-invulnerability belt with a Power Word: Shield.
Couple a Healing Potion injector with a holy blessing, for increased effect. A la Moonwell Water.
...Couple a Gnomish Gravity Negator(Which is what Alliance Airships use to stay afloat) with a Levitation spell, if you really want to keep on going.
Couple
hatred with love crystals with healing, or perhaps with holy novas.
The thing about blending magic and technology is that you need broad-use spells, like Levitation, Heal, Holy Nova and such.
Nigh-invulnerability belt with Shadow Resistance. Mind-control cap with Fear Ward/Psychic scream/Mind Sear.
The only limit is the imagination. Perhaps blessing a mere gauntlet so it singes the Undead and Demons that it hits. And so on.
So, yeah. Just try and think of combos that don't feel over-powered or under-powered, but rather, that simply expand upon your natural abilities and those of the Engineering profession, as any Priest can have both, and blend'em together.
Light-tech.
Will it blend?
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(09-03-2011, 11:42 AM)Aphetoros Wrote: [ -> ]On the contrary divine magic is infinitely more malleable than the rigid and strict arcane. Arcane is an energy laden with effort, divinity a path paved with faith. Should one's faith rise to carry it, the Light can be many things. Hammer of justice, a mace. You can, in fact, create a mirror image of yourself with the Light, albeit much more difficult as it requires the concentration of a sage and the sagacity of an ascetic.
There are holy grenades represented somewhere, but I don't remember were. Theoretically it's very possible--it's still magic, and we oft see objects able to release the Light from confines.
Exactly. Faith defines form. By believing, the Divine spellcaster shapes reality, akin to the Clerics and Psionics of DnD.
What would be difficult in meshing technology and divine magic, is that the caster not lose their belief, and start treating the Divine like a science, as opposed to faith, for it is not.