Or I may be wrong, of course. It just looked like a good option to consider.
> > For most magic, you have to make a conscious
> > decision to use it actively. Charms can kick in as
> > augments with no thought on the part of the user,
> but
> > feats don't, as I understand it.
> >
> > And the more I think about it, the more sense that
> > makes.
> Wait, now I am confused. So our argument is that
> augmented magic
> requires you don't think about it? It gets to kick
> in as an always on augment?
er, no. I don't think that was what I meant. I think what I was trying to say is that active magic requires that you use it consciously and knowingly. Not automatically, not subconsciously, not as an instinctive response. I may be wrong, as always, but this looks to me like a useful avenue to explore.
What cases do we have where magic cannot be used actively? Can all of those be recognised as situations where the magic is instinctive, not fully understood, or only happening in response to an "attack" - like my own "teleport across room" feat that I can only use on being surprised by a large spider?
Jane Williams
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