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Jszellmer: /* The laws of Conservation */

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The laws of Conservation

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	## Corollary One: Mathamancy can describe Numbers, but may not directly change Numbers.		## Corollary One: Mathamancy can describe Numbers, but may not directly change Numbers.
	## Corollary Two: For every change in Luckamancy, there is an equal and opposing change in Luckamancy.		## Corollary Two: For every change in Luckamancy, there is an equal and opposing change in Luckamancy.
		+	## Corollary Three: In the end, it all adds up to [[Zero]].

	== The laws of Entropy (like the 2nd law of Thermodynamics)==		== The laws of Entropy (like the 2nd law of Thermodynamics)==

Jszellmer: /* The law(s) of Similarity */

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The law(s) of Similarity

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	*** [[Mathamancy]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring.		*** [[Mathamancy]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring.
	*** [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place.		*** [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place.
		+	*** [[Dollamancy]] Molls and [[Dirtamancy]] Rock Golems are both made from stone.

	==Law of Contagion (rules regarding 'connections' between units and objects)==		==Law of Contagion (rules regarding 'connections' between units and objects)==

Jszellmer at 00:17, 27 August 2012

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	*** [[Mathamancy]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring.		*** [[Mathamancy]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring.
	*** [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place.		*** [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place.
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		+	==Law of Contagion (rules regarding 'connections' between units and objects)==
		+	# All units are bound to their ruler through Natural Thinkamancy, such as Loyalty, Duty and Obedience.
		+	# All units are connected to other units through Grandiocosmic Strings.
		+	# These connections can be manipulated through the use of Thinkamancy, Turnamancy and other external factors.

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	== The law(s) of Similarity ==		== The law(s) of Similarity ==
	# Similar spells cause similar effects, even if the spells are from different disciplines.		# Similar spells cause similar effects, even if the spells are from different disciplines.
-	## Example: [[Predictamancy]] sees Event X. [[Mathamancy]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring. [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place. ~~</BLOCKQUOTE>~~	+	## Example:
		+	*** [[Predictamancy]] sees Event X.
		+	*** [[Mathamancy]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring.
		+	*** [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place.

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2012-06-19T19:16:25Z

The law(s) of Similarity

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	== The law(s) of Similarity ==		== The law(s) of Similarity ==
	# Similar spells cause similar effects, even if the spells are from different disciplines.		# Similar spells cause similar effects, even if the spells are from different disciplines.
-	## ~~<BLOCKQUOTE>~~ Example: [[Predictamancy]] sees Event X. [[~~Mathemancy~~]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring. [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place. </BLOCKQUOTE>	+	## Example: [[Predictamancy]] sees Event X. [[Mathamancy]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring. [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place. </BLOCKQUOTE>

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	== The law(s) of Similarity ==		== The law(s) of Similarity ==
	# Similar spells cause similar effects, even if the spells are from different disciplines.		# Similar spells cause similar effects, even if the spells are from different disciplines.
-	## Example: Predictamancy sees Event X. Mathemancy calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring. Thinkamancy figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place.	+	## <BLOCKQUOTE> Example: [[Predictamancy]] sees Event X. [[Mathemancy]] calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring. [[Thinkamancy]] figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place. </BLOCKQUOTE>

Jszellmer: /* The laws of Conservation */

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The laws of Conservation

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	# Numbers can neither be created nor destroyed; they can only change form.		# Numbers can neither be created nor destroyed; they can only change form.
	## Corollary One: Mathamancy can describe Numbers, but may not directly change Numbers.		## Corollary One: Mathamancy can describe Numbers, but may not directly change Numbers.
-	## Corollary Two: For every change in Luckamancy, there is an equal and ~~opposite~~ change in Luckamancy.	+	## Corollary Two: For every change in Luckamancy, there is an equal and opposing change in Luckamancy.

	== The laws of Entropy (like the 2nd law of Thermodynamics)==		== The laws of Entropy (like the 2nd law of Thermodynamics)==

Jszellmer at 00:25, 11 June 2012

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	## Example: If Y is the cost in juice to cast a Croakamancy spell and Z is the juice cost of the same spell in Scroll form, then Z - Y = X, the amount of juice 'lost' to storing that spell in scroll form. Thus the total amount of juice is conserved, while accounting for the fact that a scroll costs more in juice than its conventionally cast equivalent.		## Example: If Y is the cost in juice to cast a Croakamancy spell and Z is the juice cost of the same spell in Scroll form, then Z - Y = X, the amount of juice 'lost' to storing that spell in scroll form. Thus the total amount of juice is conserved, while accounting for the fact that a scroll costs more in juice than its conventionally cast equivalent.
	# The amount of Shmuckers produced by a city is in inverse proportion to the number of cities a side controls.		# The amount of Shmuckers produced by a city is in inverse proportion to the number of cities a side controls.
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		+	== The law(s) of Similarity ==
		+	# Similar spells cause similar effects, even if the spells are from different disciplines.
		+	## Example: Predictamancy sees Event X. Mathemancy calculates that Event X has a given probability of occurring. Thinkamancy figures Event X will occur by studying cause and effect that allowed Event X to occur in the past or by putting themselves into another person's shoes and deciding what they would do in the other person's place.

Jszellmer: /* The laws of Entropy (like the 2nd law of Thermodynamics) */

2012-06-08T04:26:30Z

The laws of Entropy (like the 2nd law of Thermodynamics)

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	# The amount of juice used when casting from a scroll is always less than the amount of juice used to create the scroll, the rest being lost to 'storing' the spell in scroll form.		# The amount of juice used when casting from a scroll is always less than the amount of juice used to create the scroll, the rest being lost to 'storing' the spell in scroll form.
	## Example: If Y is the cost in juice to cast a Croakamancy spell and Z is the juice cost of the same spell in Scroll form, then Z - Y = X, the amount of juice 'lost' to storing that spell in scroll form. Thus the total amount of juice is conserved, while accounting for the fact that a scroll costs more in juice than its conventionally cast equivalent.		## Example: If Y is the cost in juice to cast a Croakamancy spell and Z is the juice cost of the same spell in Scroll form, then Z - Y = X, the amount of juice 'lost' to storing that spell in scroll form. Thus the total amount of juice is conserved, while accounting for the fact that a scroll costs more in juice than its conventionally cast equivalent.
		+	# The amount of Shmuckers produced by a city is in inverse proportion to the number of cities a side controls.

Jszellmer: /* The laws of Conservation */

2012-06-08T04:16:30Z

The laws of Conservation

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	# An equal number of [[Shmuckers]] being spent produces something with the same value of Shmuckers.		# An equal number of [[Shmuckers]] being spent produces something with the same value of Shmuckers.
	## example: a gem worth 10,000 shmuckers is created by converting 10,000 shmuckers through [[Moneymancy]].		## example: a gem worth 10,000 shmuckers is created by converting 10,000 shmuckers through [[Moneymancy]].
-	# Numbers can neither be created nor destroyed, they can only change form.	+	# Numbers can neither be created nor destroyed; they can only change form.
	## Corollary One: Mathamancy can describe Numbers, but may not directly change Numbers.		## Corollary One: Mathamancy can describe Numbers, but may not directly change Numbers.
	## Corollary Two: For every change in Luckamancy, there is an equal and opposite change in Luckamancy.		## Corollary Two: For every change in Luckamancy, there is an equal and opposite change in Luckamancy.