#fantasy abilities

An energy-channelling incantation that requires sunlight.

Performed raising one hand with two fingers extended above one's head.

Above these fingers, a spiked halo formed from solar energy is formed. Then by casting the raised hand forward. The halo will be launched at a reasonable speed.

Regarded as a beginner incantation that is mainly seen as a stepping stone for later more powerful incantations.

Incantation: Spinning halo of the sun

A developed version of the "Halo of the sun" energy channelling incantation, requires more energy to create.

With a turn of the hand, the halo begins to rotate.

By spinning at a terrifying speed, the spikes of the halo bend and warp till they form a sharpened edge that can inflict deep slashes into targets. Cast forward via the same method as "Halo of the sun," the projectile moves much faster thanks to the rotation.

An incantation often learned by those who risk entering dangerous situations while under the light of the sun.

Incantation: Serrated spinning halo of the sun

A developed version of the "Spinning halo of the sun" energy channelling incantation, requires even more energy to create.

By opening the hand and then balling it into a fist the halo disc grows teeth.

Channeling more energy into the halo it's new edge grows saw teeth that can cut and sever with horrific ease. Cast forward via the same method as "Halo of the sun." The projectile moves at the same speed as the "Spinning halo of the sun."

If used to emulate the sounds of particular monsters and creatures they could potentially intimidate and ward off other creatures and monsters who are scared of them.

Maybe an odd cursed eye? Maybe the glare merely activates a spell? Maybe it's some other sort of ability activating while the glare is merely a distraction?

So here's an idea that'd be a neat way of giving your characters cool and interesting powers.

What if they could use spirits/demons/ghosts/spooky-entity-things as a way to fight?

Now the most obvious way of doing this would be summoning them into a more tangible state of being so they can just go around punching, casting spells, and yelling at the whoever the character tells them to.

But also I'm sure being used like that would probably make the most of entities a bit angry, even more so if they aren't respected or treated well. So why not have them occasionally resist orders, or do them in a way that hinders who summoned them.

Now a more interesting thing you could do would be turning the summoned entities into weapons and armour which are imbued with powerful magic abilities based on what kind of entity they are.

Also the armour and weapons should definitely be able to talk and sass the person who's using them and the people they're fighting.

A really interesting idea would be letting the summoned entities like temporarily and partially posses the character who summoned them as part of some sorta magical contract thing. Now this would grant the character power and the ability to fight for what they believe in, and the demon would get the chance to manifest themselves in the physically and in a way that grants them more freedom than the first idea.

Now I'd imagine they wouldn't be perfect. Would probably be quite big, and they'd struggle to move or totally convincingly, maybe they'd struggle to have convincing-looking joints and so they'd always be wearing loose-fitting clothes or heavy armour to help cover them up.

Also I'd imagine to fit the inside the people would have to wear either very light or no armour, so they'd probably have to take a their weapons from the outer shell.

I think it'd also be pretty neat if the shells after having split open to reveal the person inside could then unsplit themselves and begin moving on their own to help the monster to attack whatever it's attacking.

Maybe it's the loneliness in me but the idea of just. KNOWING someone so DEEPLY and creating something that is new to just you is such a- it feels more intimate than any depiction of sex, and it doesn't HAVE to be sexual, even romantic.