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Firestorm & Razorwind - Recommended practices

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OfF KiLTeR
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Firestorm & Razorwind - Recommended practices

Post by OfF KiLTeR »

There seems to be a big debate over when it is and when it is not appropriate to use mass arts, especially damaging ones, so here is something for your consideration.

Preamble: No dreamer or group of dreamers has the right to tell you when you can and cannot evoke mass arts. That said, you may want to consider how you interact with some of these dreamers.

1: The consideration of other dreamers in the room:

Always be aware of the dreamers in the room. You should do your best to ensure that there is as little collateral damage as possible. It may not be possible to entirely erase these risks, but it is always prudent to ensure that it is minimized when possible.

2: Consider what you are combating:

If you are fighting a low level threat like a GateKeeper or a Datoken, they aren't a mass threat to a great number of dreamers. You don't need mass arts to deal with single dreamers or datoken. Darkmares, Echten, Tehthu, or other large scale threats are a "by all means necessary" situation. If Agonarius or some such threat to the city is attacking groups of dreamers - use whatever tools you have at your disposal. Just remember you are always best served by minimizing the damage to friendly or mutually aligned dreamers.

3: Think about what you are trying to accomplish.

If you are looking to gain experience, FireStorm can be used in many locations without doing much harm to the general populace in mare fights. If you want to prove you are good at fighting, use chakrams and blades. If you are collapsing something that is a threat to the general population - is it worth being a smaller threat to the dreamers to dispatch a greater threat? This is the question one must consider.

After discussions with other FateSenders - the general consensus on mass-arts is that they should be evoked on a case-by-case basis. I think that is the fairest statement. If you have mass arts, they are yours to evoke. Just remember to consider the other members of your community!
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