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| Magic Barrier | |
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魔法障壁 |
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Mahō Shōheki |
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Magic Barrier (魔法障壁, Mahō Shōheki), otherwise known as Barrier Magic (障壁の魔法, Shōheki no Mahō) is a defensive form of Caster Magic, centered around the formation and shaping of magical barriers.
Overview[]
Barrier Magic is a defense-oriented form of Caster Magic that gives its users the ability to manipulate and shape their magic power into barriers, shields, and walls to protect themselves and allies from both physical and magical attacks. This is done by outwardly projecting their magic power, shaping it into a solid semi-translucent structure. The user is capable of creating "barriers" in various forms including rectangles, domes, small shields and more. Even the structure of the barriers is malleable, manifesting their barriers with patterns such as hexagons or plating. Additionally, more advanced users of Barrier Magic have shown the ability to shape their barriers around themselves to form durable armor.
Depending on the strength of the caster, they are capable of creating barriers that are monumental in size, stretching across massive distances to protect thousands of people. The strength of the barriers is often comparable to a brick wall, sturdy enough to cause injury to those that strike it. Aside from its obvious defensive purposes, Barrier Magic can also be to trap foes within cubes or cages of magic barriers or push their barriers inward to crush enemies or outward to fling them away. Overall, Barrier Magic is an extremely versatile magic that has deceptive power when used by a powerful wizard.
The durability of the barriers created is typically associated with the magic power consumed to cast each spell, the size of the barrier, as well as the amount of time it takes to create the barrier. Some casters prefer to generate swift and more fragile barriers, meant to defend against singular attacks, however other casters take their time, crafting barriers that can weather even the strongest spells.
Spells[]
Notice: The spells listed here are a combination of spells based on those in canon and collaborative user-submitted spells. Any spell listed is Free Use. If used, the FTF Administration encourages you to customize the spell description to your character.
Basic Spells[]
- Circle Shield (丸の盾, Maru no Tate): The first of the primary spells and shapes of Barrier Magic. The user channels their magic power to create a circular barrier of energy. This barrier can appear in many different ways, usually unique to each caster. It can be the size of a small buckler up to large enough to cover buildings or even greater depending on the magic power exerted.
- Great Wall (大きい壁, Ōkīheki): The second of the primary spells and shapes of Barrier Magic. The user channels their magic power to create a rectangular barricade of energy. This barrier can appear in many different ways, unique to each caster. The scale and thickness of each wall can range from something akin to a pane of glass, a brick wall, or even beyond depending on the magic power exerted and the priorities of the caster.
- Hexagon Barrier (六角障壁, Rokkaku Shōheki): The third of the primary spells and shapes of Barrier Magic. The user channels their magic power to form a hexagonal or smooth dome of energy around themselves or others. The barrier's appearance tends to be unique to each caster, though they are all semi-translucent. The scale and thickness of the dome correlates to the magic power expended.
Advanced Spells[]
- Multi-Layered Barrier Wave (多層障壁波, Taso Shōheki Nami): The user, usually in conjunction with a magic circle or sigil, expends their magic power to create a series of sequential barriers between them and their target. These barriers raise one after another and create multiple layers of defense equivalent to the magic power used to cast the spell. It is an advanced application of Barrier Magic due to the focus required to cast and maintain so many barriers quickly.
- Barrier Lock (錠前の障壁, Jōmae no Shōheki): The user channels their magic power to form multiple barriers surrounding the target (or targets) or ensnares them in a single sphere. The strength of the barriers correlates to the amount of magic power used to create the power and so long as the barriers are unbreached, the user can continue to strengthen them to enclose their target. Casting Barrier Lock is often thought of as a tug of war, it is a contest between the caster and the entrapped to see whose magic can overpower the others.
- Crush (潰す, Tsubusu): Once a Barrier Lock is established, the caster can also exert their magic power to cause the barriers to enclose on whatever is inside it, damaging whatever is inside and crushing it with substantial force equal to the magic power exerted. It is one of the few ways Barrier Magic can be used offensively, even lethally.
- Magic Armor (魔法の鎧, Mahō no Yoroi): The caster channels their magic power to form multiple malleable barriers to form a suit of semi-translucent armor around them. More powerful casters are even capable of coating their allies in this magic as well. It increases their durability and ability to withstand any magic spells, though it is taxing on the caster as it expends magic power so long as the spell is active.
See Also[]
Trivia[]
- The current description of Barrier Magic was written by GloamingEve.
- Feel free to submit spells to be added to this page, although they will be free to use and perhaps subject to grammatical and syntax correction by fellow users.