New Arc Line - The Art of Spellcraft

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New Arc Line: The Art of Spellcraft

Greetings, Magicians and Technologists!

Your wish is our command, and based on the poll we ran recently, you have chosen an in-depth look at the Spell Crafting System as the topic of this article. However, before we dive into the lore and gameplay mechanics surrounding this staple of New Arc Line, we would like to announce that the works on the language update we have mentioned previously are progressing at a steady pace - and we will bring Ukrainian, German, Russian and Simplified Chinese subtitles to the game in April, along with some much requested bugfixes and quality of life improvements. And not too long after that, we plan to finalize and release the first Content Update; more details about that coming soon. For now, let's talk about...

Spellcrafting in the World of New Arc Line

Magic and technology in our world currently exist out of balance, with technological progress gradually eroding established traditions. After the creation of the Barrier by Reus, magic became strictly limited.

However, mages refuse to give in and abandon their power completely - they can still remember what it was like to rule the world. In places where magic accumulates in great concentrations, the Barrier weakens, creating reality rifts - unstable areas offering a brief glimpse beyond the Barrier's thin veil, allowing mages to hear whispers from the other side.

Those proficient in the arcane arts can try to listen, recognize and remember magical words emanating from such rifts. These tears in reality are a fleeting occurrence however - once the Barrier senses an attempt to breach it, it instantly seals the rupture. Thus, the knowledge a mage acquires depends on their experience: the more skilled they are, the more magical words they can perceive, comprehend and recall. The size of a rift, or the thinning of reality’s fabric, also depends on the power of the rituals and spells that caused it to manifest.

This is how the art of Spellcraft emerges - the creation and modification of spells using magical knowledge gleaned from beyond the Barrier.

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