UN: music2myears

[afoolshope]

Name: Minato Arisato |
Date: 7/14
Format: Text

For those who are Witches, how do you decide what you want to learn first or specialize in?

I was a bit of a jack of all trades back home, you could say. A wildcard. [Heh. Of course only Persona Protags would get that.] I know I could just try everything and see what sticks. But I’d like to hear other opinions, please.

Thanks.

Comments

text; un: sylphid

[sylphid]

[very possibly from across the same room]

food.

[afoolshope]

You have Shinjiro for that.

[sylphid]

you'd be quicker.

un: elliot

[fiddlestick]

Well for me I tried to learn the basics of every subject, and then I picked the stuff that felt the most relevant to me. Which was mostly healing, a way to defend myself and music related stuff.

[afoolshope]

That seems like a reasonable start. What does music have to do with it?

[fiddlestick]

Well I am a musician!

So since I was staying in the barracks for awhile, I wanted to learn how to make a soundproof barrier so I could practice whenever I wanted. Oh, and how to conjure instruments so I could save money.

text: un fuckingusername

[fuckingpassw0rd]

Depends if you got yourself a bond or not. In my case, started out just trying to make his life more comfortable.

Plus I'm fucking old. So you know, shit like making chairs being able to move on their own is goddamn helpful when you don't have to do the lifting yourself.

After that, mostly because it looked cool.

[afoolshope]

No bond, not yet.

Hm. This feels like straight out of a Destiny movie, conjuring food, using music, making furniture move like those broomsticks... although looking cool is always nice too.

How long do I have before bonding with someone is absolutely necessary?

[fuckingpassw0rd]

Yeah but chopping up the broomsticks won't give you more of them, thank fuck.

Think it's a few months? Got some time, don't stress too much about it. At worst, if you got some friends from home, you can just hook up with them. You can also have multiple bonds.

text| un: reddeer

[rightfoot]

Admittedly, I didn't know much about magic so I picked something that looked... fun. But since it's been nearly a year, I've gotten decent at a couple things that are more useful.

[afoolshope]

Having it be fun isn't a bad way to start, though. What seemed the most fun for you?

text; un: kor

[spirialink]

I picked out something that seemed like it'd let me do the kind of stuff I can do back home. So... Maybe go for something that's close to what you're most familiar with?

Re: text; un: kor

[afoolshope]

Yeah, I had thought about that. But the thought of learning something completely new was also eye-catching, so I was torn. Figured a second opinion wouldn't hurt.

text; (un: aragaki)

[hoboagogo]

maybe start with whatever you liked best from back home and focus on that first

like did you like being in the action or helping someone out or what

though i guess thats all combat related. i dunno what they really offer at the coven.

[afoolshope]

I liked both, to be honest. I had the pick of the crop when it came to Personas and their magic, you know. I usually went with what I felt was most beneficial at the time. But here I'm not sure.

[loadme]

Honestly, I just picked the first few that I felt myself gravitating to.

For me it was something that wasn't really focused on fighting and all that.

[afoolshope]

Can I ask what it was, then?

[galdorleod]

They told us to learn one family of magic first, but I don't see why one must listen to that instruction - especially those of us with personal familiarity with magic. I intend to study whatever spells will help me regain my skills the fastest.

[afoolshope]

My skills aren't quite the same as witchcraft, that's why I'm not sure. I suppose picking the more familiar would be a lot more ideal, though.

text; un: braveheart

[shadowsthedawn]

I started with learning as much of the basics of magic as I could. Understanding the simpler spells builds a good foundation for going forward with any of the schools of magic.

From there I went with things that were similar to the magic I could do back home, like elemental magic. Now I choose what to do next by going with what sounds the most interesting or useful.

[afoolshope]

I see, that does make sense. They do allow studying universal magic so it's like a little bit of everything at first. Branching off from there makes sense after that. Thank you.

text; un: styx

[tothemetal]

think im gonna just pick wutevrs the easiest
but im not good at this kinda stuff so u probly dont need 2 do that
haha

[afoolshope]

Going with what's easy isn't wrong though. Many have already suggested going with what I'm familiar with, which would be the easier route in a way. So I might end up just doing that.

un: normalperson

[inheirence]

I'm trying to start with abjuration, specifically barriers. It's the closest to the magic I knew back in my world, and that's saved my life before.

I want to learn to make a light to read by after dark, too.

[afoolshope]

Barriers are definitely good to have. It's certainly saved my life a number of times as well.

Why not just use a candle or a magitech light? Is there a specific kind of light you want?