Pixin<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://studio8502.ca/@mos_8502" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>mos_8502</span></a></span> <a href="https://fandom.garden/tags/ALT4you" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>ALT4you</span></a> <br>A text conversation:</p><p>From mug-of-beans, <br>“The old magic persists thanks to it’s unfathomable power” </p><p>No, the old magic persists because the new magic can’t run the legacy spells | need to do my job, and keeps trying to install spirits | don’t want or need onto my orb. </p><p>from aqueerkettleofish,<br>Look, if the new magic didn't have a personality construct that kept trying to tell me which spells to use, maybe | wouldn't still be using the old magic. </p><p>from wizard-council-bureaucrat,<br>Yes it had a deep blood cost, but at least it was a one time sacrifice and not this monthly bloodletting nonsense new age magic has. </p><p>from wizard-archivist-official, <br>The old magic is robust enough to survive a decade of use and it's compatible with every wand, staff, scroll, and charm in our collection. </p><p>The new magic stops working after three days and every spell uses proprietary runes. </p><p>Our preferences, as an archiving institution, should be pretty clear. </p><p>from charlesoberonn, <br>You try to get guidance for the new magic and the king's sorcerers maybe will answer you in a few days with an unhelpful suggestion to buy the newest orb. </p><p>You need guidance for the old magic and a dozen retired middle-aged wizards will pop up to explain it to you rune by rune if necessary.</p>