Or Scott's running with a idea while its in his head. Feel free to hit me. Also feel free to hit me and say "NO! Naughty! You are a silly man!" Finally feel free to point out why this is a bad idea.
-edit: Cause of something Zero said-
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Of the Natural schools of magic:
Dance Magic:
As old as Shamanism, Dancing magic (Boogeious Arcanum) was once a wildly popular magic when the people of the world were slightly more barbaric. This magic classed was first designed by none other then the moogles, who also wrote a few intructional books on the art. Dancing magic is different from other magic’s in that it doesn't use the magical aura of the user but the user uses the dances movement and there intense emotions to manipulate the magical aura of the world and people around them.
This could technically make Dance magic one of the most accessible magic’s of the world, as no great inner magical power is needed, however the "caster" needs to be able to almost control there emotions to a single state. Masters of Dance magic can make themselves feel intense anger, depression or happiness at a mere force of will and stay this way until another emotion is needed.
Dance Magic itself isn't very powerful. Its main use was not even in battle, but for "parties" were a magical dancer would lift the spirits of the tribe. Inside of battle it is used too help friends feel surges of power or rage, to take there abilities beyond what they thought they could do, or downcast there enemy, making them drop there weapons in terror or to give up from seer depression. How many people are affected by the Dance is dependant on how good the Dancer is.
Once Dancing the Dancer cannot stop the dance least they want the effects to be stopped, as such Dancers cannot defend themselves while they are casting. (If used in Phil System this could mean there base Parry is used with no dice mod OR they get no defence at all. If in windows it could mean a roll of 1 would hit them regardless). Nor can they attack.
Magical attacks are possible with Dancing magic, however to date only the greatest magical dancers are able to achieve this, and even then it was a low level simple fire spell.
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So there ya go. Sort of stolen from FFX-2 of all things. Sort of stolen from Choark, as he had a Happy Dance (he was a mage and never even knew it). And sort of just running with me happy feelings.
Basically yeah, it’s designed to be a status effect thing. The details are technically up to the Dancers RPer, though I will note its not meant to be very powerful, so now Flare's or anything. One of the best things done with it is probably a suicidal dance, were all the enemies are made so depressed + suicidal they try to kill themselves.
But yeah =D Wheeee!
Now I'll find out this already exsists anyway. How hum! <p><div style="text-align:center"> </div>
<div style="text-align:center">Cowgirl fanboy - Barbarian Ninja - Expert Mouse Catcher - Holder of the Iron Glasses Of Doom!</div></p>Edited by: [url=http://p068.ezboard.com/brpgww60462.showUserPublicProfile?gid=choark>Choark</A] at: 6/7/04 2:19 am