Anti-Magic is a discipline unique to members of Broken Sword Templar. It's origins date back over a millennia ago, from a magical gauntlet that gave the person wielding it the power to absorb magic. Over the centuries, and through a process never revealed to outsiders, members of the Broken Sword have learned to use the gauntlet's power independent of holding it. The process does not work on everyone and not every member is as skilled at the task as others. It is said that handling the gauntlet yourself is enough to turn a wearer mad. You either come through able to possess the power, or you don't. There's no way to achieve it otherwise.
Anti-Magic, though perhaps misnamed, is a Discipline that stresses the absorption and disruption of other Magics. The function is quite simple, though difficult to learn. Anti-Magic utilizes ones body as a conduit, siphoning and 'sealing' the magic of another being. This is of course incredibly dangerous, and one wrong move can spell an almost instant death.
This technique also only works on certain types of magic, and sometimes only for a short time. Anti-magic is highly dependent on the sorcerer one faces. For instance, a Necromancer attempting to siphon a Templar's life would likely find surprise as his magic is absorbed and then sealed away, the connection simply broken and the price being paid through the Necromancers own life force. In the same instance however, a mage throwing a fireball would almost certainly suffer no ill-effects, anti-magic being unable to simply dispel conjured energy.
Anti-Magic is exceptionally situational and dependent on the sorcerers involved. A baseline however is an anti-mages ability to at least temporarily 'seal' and stop a mage from accessing their powers. This affect can only occur through touch, and takes an incredibly heavy toll on the Templar creating the effect. Cutting a mage off from their magic, even for a a short time, can feel like running ten miles in full armor. Sometimes the effect can even injure the Templar, depending on the Mage being cut off.
Though rare, this 'cutting off' can also be used to outright kill a mage in question. When done properly, the Templar quite literally uses the mages own abilities against him. Through his touch, the Templar overcharges the Sorcerer with his own abilities, killing him through the cost of Magic itself.
Of course, these effects are not universal, and are highly dependent on the Mage involved. Despite this however, Anti-Magic is an exceptionally powerful tool in a Broken Sword's pocket.
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Anti-Magic, though perhaps misnamed, is a Discipline that stresses the absorption and disruption of other Magics. The function is quite simple, though difficult to learn. Anti-Magic utilizes ones body as a conduit, siphoning and 'sealing' the magic of another being. This is of course incredibly dangerous, and one wrong move can spell an almost instant death.
This technique also only works on certain types of magic, and sometimes only for a short time. Anti-magic is highly dependent on the sorcerer one faces. For instance, a Necromancer attempting to siphon a Templar's life would likely find surprise as his magic is absorbed and then sealed away, the connection simply broken and the price being paid through the Necromancers own life force. In the same instance however, a mage throwing a fireball would almost certainly suffer no ill-effects, anti-magic being unable to simply dispel conjured energy.
Anti-Magic is exceptionally situational and dependent on the sorcerers involved. A baseline however is an anti-mages ability to at least temporarily 'seal' and stop a mage from accessing their powers. This affect can only occur through touch, and takes an incredibly heavy toll on the Templar creating the effect. Cutting a mage off from their magic, even for a a short time, can feel like running ten miles in full armor. Sometimes the effect can even injure the Templar, depending on the Mage being cut off.
Though rare, this 'cutting off' can also be used to outright kill a mage in question. When done properly, the Templar quite literally uses the mages own abilities against him. Through his touch, the Templar overcharges the Sorcerer with his own abilities, killing him through the cost of Magic itself.
Of course, these effects are not universal, and are highly dependent on the Mage involved. Despite this however, Anti-Magic is an exceptionally powerful tool in a Broken Sword's pocket.
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