I'd say yes (unless it suited your scenario otherwise!).
>Before Greg's recent posts, I would have said no, it doesn't
>darksense like a cow because the a human does not understand
>darksense. Now I think that once the Trickster has learned enough
>cow magic, they can create a (temporary) cow that actually is a cow.
If they know cows then they can make cows to fool anyone. Even a bull.
>About the only power that I can think of that might be able to detect
>such a "creation" in general is someting related to Time itself. A
>user of such a power might see that the "creation" is much more
>temporary than would normally be expected. Kev the Visionary might
>have this kind of magic.
Maybe Kev could do this, if they were prophesying about that cow...
>For the specific case a powerful specialist in the power the
>Trickster has just (ab)used might be able to detect that something is
>not quite right.
Maybe. And MAYBE another Trickster MIGHT be able to tell. Of course, the Trickster in your scenario may CLAIM to be able to...
>BTW, just think of the horrible implications to Heortling society of
>a Trickster that _could_ create cows. It is possible that a
>Trickster with this power could gain serious social rank in their own
>right without being bonded to anyone. At least until they betrayed
>themselves ;-)
Ah yes, this is the stuff that great tales are made of.
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