Timeline for Logical/Scientific Explanation for Umbrakinesis?
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| Jun 3 at 8:59 | answer | added | Going Durden | timeline score: 0 | |
| May 31 at 14:36 | answer | added | Lynnwood Alridge III | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 3, 2022 at 23:05 | answer | added | Steve Cooper | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Sep 3, 2022 at 5:39 | vote | accept | PlanetJuice | ||
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| Sep 2, 2022 at 23:18 | answer | added | Nepene Nep | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 22:16 | answer | added | Stilez | timeline score: 4 | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 21:51 | answer | added | DWKraus | timeline score: 1 | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 21:18 | answer | added | Robert Rapplean | timeline score: 1 | |
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| Sep 2, 2022 at 14:17 | comment | added | John O | You basically need a new physics model. This isn't impossible, Keyes did it with his Age of Unreason series... in the book, Newton masters alchemy and the physics model is based upon it. Steampunk with flying machines, a world war, and a demiurge trying to destroy humanity for some grudge that no one ever learns the details of (King Louis destroys London by nuking it with a wayward comet). By the end of the book (I don't think this is a spoiler), the physics model of the universe is changed to the Standard model we all know and love-hate. But you're not going to do this with that model. | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 14:08 | comment | added | PlanetJuice | @BarbaudJulien I just thought of this. My definition of darkness is the absence of light, in the context of my story. The lack of photons in a given area. I treat this factor in the same context if someone was manipulating cold for example. Since cold and heat exist on a spectrum, there would be an energy barrier of some kind to distinguish the two. I imagine this barrier would create 'friction' or 'polarity ' that would cause energy to become more compresses in some form. That is currently what I had in mind when it comes to the manipulation of light and darkness and how they're plausible. | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 14:03 | comment | added | PlanetJuice | @sphennings I wasn't trying to brainstorm, I was trying to find to explain to the readers of this story of how to make umbrakinesis plausible. But I understand, I won't do it again. | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 13:18 | answer | added | Alot | timeline score: 3 | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 10:32 | answer | added | Amadeus | timeline score: 4 | |
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| Sep 2, 2022 at 7:25 | comment | added | sphennings | Asking us to brainstorm an explanation for how your magic works isn't a good question for this site. It's your magic system and it can work however you want it to. As is explained in the help center brainstorming and idea generation aren't permitted. | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 7:08 | answer | added | Matthieu | timeline score: 12 | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 6:54 | comment | added | JBH | If you read the rollovers for the science-based and science-fiction tags, you'll learn that they're mutually exclusive. You need to pick just one. Please enjoy the habit of reading the tag wikis before use. | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 6:52 | answer | added | JBH | timeline score: 25 | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 6:29 | comment | added | Barbaud Julien | @PlanetJuice your comments did not clarify your question for me, and left my questions unanswered. If you ask for a science-based answer, you're naturally gonna be expected to be much more thorough in the details you give. Please give a clear definition of what you call darkness. Your wiki takes black paint as an example in its definition of darkness. Is it really what you have in mind? Please clarify your level of expectation as well. To be blunt; your power is gonna make no sense to anyone scientifically-minded. So we need you to define the standards of what you deem logically acceptable | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 6:23 | comment | added | PlanetJuice | @BarbaudJulien Yes, Barbaud is correct. I'm trying to find a way to make it seem like its credible in terms of logic. I would say in terms of power... well the closet I can compare it to would be the conduits from the Infamous series? But with the power-scaling toned down a notch | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 6:20 | comment | added | PlanetJuice | @KerrAvon2055 When I mean on the same level, I mean it is a reliable element to use in general. That's what I mean by on the same level. my bad, | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 6:18 | comment | added | PlanetJuice | @BarbaudJulien I mean on terms of it not emitting light. | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 6:10 | comment | added | Barbaud Julien | @KerrAvon2055 I understood it as "putting it at the same level of credibility" as the other powers, from the context of the question, not the same level of "power". Tho your comment still stands; we don't know just how far-fetched the other powers are, so we can not compare in that regard either | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 6:08 | comment | added | KerrAvon2055 | How can we provide an answer that will put umbrakinesis on the same level as the other elemental powers with no idea of what they are or what they can do? They're probably not going to be equivalent either, I'd expect heliumkinesis to be weaker than plutoniumkinesis, for example... More seriously, it's not even comparing apples with oranges, it's comparing apples with internet service providers. A pyrokinetic may be the best at combat but an umbrakinetic would presumably be the best at stealth missions - which is "better" depends on context. | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 5:58 | comment | added | Barbaud Julien | What is the difference between what you call darkness and what I call shadow? By darkness, do you mean an area that is not emitting/reflecting any light? Also, what are you exactly expecting from an answer. I don;t think this power (and most likely the other ones you have) will actually "make sense on aphysical level" by any rigorous standard. So can you clarify what you need from an answer exaclty? | |
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| Sep 2, 2022 at 5:36 | comment | added | PlanetJuice | Removed the bullet points and rephrased them | |
| Sep 2, 2022 at 5:31 | comment | added | user86462 | Hi, I'm afraid there is a strict one question per post rule. You will need to separate your questions. Reusing text is OK. | |
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| Sep 2, 2022 at 5:19 | comment | added | CommunityBot | Please clarify your specific problem or provide additional details to highlight exactly what you need. As it's currently written, it's hard to tell exactly what you're asking. | |
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