Sumith Uddin
asked
Garon Whited:
Could Eric create enchanted barding for Bronze to convert excess heat into life force. Could he also try to create a new pet rock on an early earth time line to create the world the way he wants. And try to use a matter conversion reactor to convert to divine energy?
Garon Whited
This answer contains spoilers…
(view spoiler)[There are a lot of "could he" questions where the answer is "yes." However, most of the time the answer is "Yes, but."
Enchanted barding? Yes, but. Two issues mean he won't. First, she tends to body-hop a lot. The barding doesn't come with her. Second, the conversion ratio is abysmal. Yes, there could be some output of vital force, but it would be even worse than the conversion of electrical energy into magic. It's a lot of work for a *very* small return.
A pet rock turning into a planet? Yes, but. He could to this in a long-ago-world and just let it do its thing--but it will need a global solar array to power it, a universe branch stabilizer to keep the branch from collapsing, and the end result will be a barren rock that can very slowly do what Eric tells it to. It's not going to be wilderness; it's going to be a rock. Even assuming he manages to program it with the correct ecological algorithms... why? It's a lot of time and effort for... uh... some sort of advantage...?
Matter converter into divine energy? Yes, but. Again, the conversion is abysmal. Divinity dynamos are much more efficient than any conversion spell he knows. Whether the power source is a geothermal plant, nuclear reactor, or matter-conversion plant, turning it into electricity to power the dynamos works better. And yes, he could use the wimpy spells to feed on a star--an entire star--but, as has been noted, such power sources are local. The vast majority of the power goes into the local celestial aspect, not into any related celestial aspects on other planes. There's also no way to hide such a thing from the local gods, angels, or anyone else; too much of a good thing is likely to make it impossible to use.
So, in short, yes, but he wouldn't. (hide spoiler)]
Enchanted barding? Yes, but. Two issues mean he won't. First, she tends to body-hop a lot. The barding doesn't come with her. Second, the conversion ratio is abysmal. Yes, there could be some output of vital force, but it would be even worse than the conversion of electrical energy into magic. It's a lot of work for a *very* small return.
A pet rock turning into a planet? Yes, but. He could to this in a long-ago-world and just let it do its thing--but it will need a global solar array to power it, a universe branch stabilizer to keep the branch from collapsing, and the end result will be a barren rock that can very slowly do what Eric tells it to. It's not going to be wilderness; it's going to be a rock. Even assuming he manages to program it with the correct ecological algorithms... why? It's a lot of time and effort for... uh... some sort of advantage...?
Matter converter into divine energy? Yes, but. Again, the conversion is abysmal. Divinity dynamos are much more efficient than any conversion spell he knows. Whether the power source is a geothermal plant, nuclear reactor, or matter-conversion plant, turning it into electricity to power the dynamos works better. And yes, he could use the wimpy spells to feed on a star--an entire star--but, as has been noted, such power sources are local. The vast majority of the power goes into the local celestial aspect, not into any related celestial aspects on other planes. There's also no way to hide such a thing from the local gods, angels, or anyone else; too much of a good thing is likely to make it impossible to use.
So, in short, yes, but he wouldn't. (hide spoiler)]
More Answered Questions
David
asked
Garon Whited:
It’s a new year with new hope. And a new question - in book three, The Orb, there is that guy, Balaur, who turns into the bats and flies away - since Eric has gone back in time and is developing his super new spy scrying spells that let him peek in on universes without being noticed, is he going to watch Balaur fly away and find out where he went, who he was, and why he has that power?
David
asked
Garon Whited:
So Eric hangs out in the 1950s and 60s, avoiding advanced technologies, but hypothetical question - if he was on an alternate Earth in the right year and he ran into an Alternate-Mary (because it’s still many years before Rethvan is ready) how would that effect him? Would he talk to her? I mean it’s not his Mary, but would he be tempted to talk to Alternate-Mary? Or would he avoid her at all cost?
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