>>I know my shields are weak, because I never wanted to block stuff out, I wanted to absorb as much of the magick as I could take in. <<
Out of grounding, centering, and shielding I've noticed that almost everyone is good at one and bad at one; the third can be good, middling, or bad. I'm good at shielding and centering but not grounding.
You might try material resources for shielding, and given your preferences, I'd go with an artifact that you can physically take off and put on as desired. Pendant, ring, that sort of things. Plenty of shielding jewelry to choose from.
>> I mostly do a "mirror sphere" shield - anything that comes towards me bounces back in the direction it came from, and also recharged my own battery a bit.<<
Suitable for most purposes, but won't stand up to a heavy hit.
>> I learned that from a mad swordsmith who worked at Princeton University's Fusion Power Lab. (The one time I picked up a knife he'd made, I could feel it trying to adjust to my hand.) <<
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Re: Thoughts
Date: 2023-08-03 01:29 am (UTC)Out of grounding, centering, and shielding I've noticed that almost everyone is good at one and bad at one; the third can be good, middling, or bad. I'm good at shielding and centering but not grounding.
You might try material resources for shielding, and given your preferences, I'd go with an artifact that you can physically take off and put on as desired. Pendant, ring, that sort of things. Plenty of shielding jewelry to choose from.
>> I mostly do a "mirror sphere" shield - anything that comes towards me bounces back in the direction it came from, and also recharged my own battery a bit.<<
Suitable for most purposes, but won't stand up to a heavy hit.
>> I learned that from a mad swordsmith who worked at Princeton University's Fusion Power Lab. (The one time I picked up a knife he'd made, I could feel it trying to adjust to my hand.) <<
That is so awesome. :D