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Spell Research: An Introduction 法术研究:介绍 By Feros Nightfall
Congratulations apprentice, on taking your first step towards mastery in magic. 祝贺你学徒,正在带你走向掌控魔法的第一步 This tome will give you the basic understanding of spell architecture, spell research, and spell composition. 这本手册将会给你关于法术构造的基本理解,法术研究,和法术合成 Know that this will not be an easy process; 要明白这将不是一个简单的过程 it will take months, if not years, of constant study to be able to compose the most powerful spells. So, let’s begin your instruction. 这将会花上几个月,甚至几年,不断的学习去合成最强力的法术。因此,开始你的教程吧
The first thing to understand is the architecture of spells. 第一件事是了解法术的构架 Each spell is unique in every instance; 每个法术的情况是独立的 the same spell taught to different people may be cast in slightly different ways, 同样的法术教给不同的人可能施放有轻微的不同 and similar spells created by different mages will likely have different compositions. 同样的法术被不同的法术创造将会可能有不同的合成方式 However, similar spells do contain similar features in their composition and casting, these features are called Archetypes. 然而,相似的法术在他们的合成和铸造中包含相似的特点,这些特点被叫做原型 Think of this like the blacksmithing of magic. 想象一下这就像法术锻造师一样。 Each blacksmith was taught in a slightly different way, 每个锻造师被教授了不同的方法 and thus creates a sword in a slightly different manner, 并且因此用不同的方式打造了一把剑 but the raw materials are still very similar, and thus the swords made by two different smiths will end up being similar. 但是原材料仍然非常相似,因此用两个不同的铁匠最终将会打造相似的剑 A similar system is used here, such that spell crafting can be taught and mastered, despite magic being such an elusive subject. 一个类似的系统被用在这里,尽管魔法是一个如此难懂的东西,但是法术制造能被教会和被掌控 Archetypes are not so much the raw materials to create spells, 原型不需要太多的原材料来制造法术 as they are the techniques and invocations required to understand the magic, and thus be able to cast the spell. 正如他们是技术和发明必须理解的魔法,因此能施放法术。 These archetypes are not universal. 这些原型不是通用的 There are indeed several types of magic that do not at all follow this kind of architecture; 实际上,有好几种魔法,根本不符合这种架构 the Thu’um of the ancient nords is a prime example. 古诺德的吐目是最好的例子 Neither are these archetypes set in stone; 这些原型都不是一成不变的;
the list of archetypes has grown longer as time has passed, and some have been changed or merged with others. 随着时间的流逝原型列表变得更长,有些已经被改变或者和其他的合并 However, for most spells practiced by most wizards, these archetypes hold true. 然而,对于大多数巫师来说,这些原型都是正确的。 Archetypes can be roughly split into two categories: Elements, and Techniques. ‘Elements’ is a misnomer of sorts from when the imperial study of magic was still new. 原型可以大致分为两种类型:元素和技术。“元素”是一种用词不当的现象,来源于帝国对魔法的研究的不够。 While things like fire, frost, and shock elements are contained under this category, it also contains things like mortals,creatures, magical resistance, life, Magicka, etcetera. Essentially, elements are simply physical things that require deep understanding in order to cast the spell. 当如火,冰,雷电元素包含在这个分类,它也包含凡人,生物,魔法抗性,生命,魔法,等等。本质上,元素只是需要深入理解才能施展法术的物质。 Techniques are, well, techniques that are necessary to know to cast the spell. 技术是释放法术所必须的 They can be categorized further into Casting techniques, Targeting techniques, School techniques, and then just miscellaneous Techniques. 他们能够被分类深入铸造技术,针对技术,学院技术,和各种各样的技术 Most spells make use of at least one of each archetype category: elements, casting techniques, targeting techniques, school techniques,and techniques. 大多数法术使用至少一个原型类别:元素,施放技术,目标技术,学院技术和技术 Of course this is all abstract organization, so understanding it is not necessarily needed in order to advance in spell research. 当然,这都是抽象的组织,所以理解它并不一定要在法术研究中进步。 To begin your efforts in spell research you will need a number of things; 开始你的法术研究努力你需要一系列事物 a research journal, to document your findings and efforts, and writing materials including a quill, ink, and spare rolls of paper. 一个研究日记,来用用文件证明你的发现和努力,并且书写材料包括一个鹅毛笔,墨水和卷纸。 If you are of the frugal sort you can reuse some ruined books you may have found. You can usually get these materials from amiablemages or general merchants. 如果你是那种节俭的人,你可以重新使用一些你可能已经发现的废弃书籍.你通常可以从友好的法师或普通商人那里得到这些材料。
Once you have these you should begin researching spell archetypes. 一旦你有一些你应该开始研究的法术原型 I go into more detail on this in the other parts of this series, but for now, you can just simply begin your research by practicingthe spells you currently know or are taught from your superiors. 在本系列的其他部分,我将更详细地讨论这个问题,但是现在,您可以通过练习目前已知的或从您的上级那里学到的技能来开始您的研究。
Once you have some grasp on a handful of archetypes, you can begin crafting a spell by composing a thesis. 一旦你掌握了一些原型,你可以开始通过合成论文制造一个法术 A thesis is simply an attempt to write down new methods of using and understanding a specific spell archetype. 一个论文是简单企图写下使用和理解一个特别法术原型的新的方法 Once you have any knowledge about an archetype, you can attempt to write as complex a thesis as you want, but more complex theseswill require more materials, and will be more difficult to write, and are more likely to be incorrect if you don’t have the necessary experience. 一旦你有任何关于原型的知识,你可以尝试写一些你想写的复杂的论文,如果你没有必要的经验,更有可能是错误的 You should keep your theses with your research journal, and wait until you have a fair number before continuing. 你应该保持你的论文和你的研究笔记,并且在继续前等待直到你有一个平衡的数字 Once you have created a number of theses you can attempt to compose a spell. 一旦你制造了一连串论文你可以尝试合成一个法术 Note that for complex spells, every thesis you use for that spell’s composition must be as complex. 注意,对于复杂的咒语,你使用的每一篇用来合成法术的论文必须是复杂的。 You can create a novice spell with some master theses, but you cannot create a master spell with a novice thesis. 你可以用一些大师级论文创造新手法术,但是你不能用新手论文制造一个大师级法术 Again you should detail your attempt in your research journal. 同样,你应该在你的研究日志中详细说明你的尝试 I say attempt, as it is highly unlikely you will succeed the first time, or second, or third. 我说尝试,有很高的可能你不会第一次成果,或者第二次,第三次 As I said before this is not an easy process, and your first attempts will almost certainly contain mistakes. 正如我之前所说的这不是一个简单的过程,你第一次尝试将会几乎确定会包含错误 Simply stop, rest, research, and try again. 简单的停止,休息,研究,和再次尝试。 Neither Galerion nor Shalidor became a master in a day. 无论加里兰或者沙利多都不是一天内变成大师的 If you keep improving your knowledge of these spells, and keep trying to compose new ones, then you undoubtedly will becomea master of magic. 如果你保持提高你有关法术的知识,尝试合成新法术之后你毫不怀疑的变成了魔法大师
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