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<blockquote data-quote="The Goblin King" data-source="post: 1460909" data-attributes="member: 10970">Depends on your view of Paradox.&nbsp; Certainly, Unbelief plays a part in it but some theorize that the mage himself generates some paradox.&nbsp; No one has 100% confidence in thier abilities.&nbsp; Its that little shadow of a doubt in the mages mind that sometimes causes things to go awry.&nbsp; The only Mages who could get away with no paradox would be Verbena and some Hermetics.&nbsp; Because that is how magic works in this setting.&nbsp; Any other paradigm, especially anyone with a technological focus, would be much worse off in the Age of Sorrows.Even without Paradox I think things would be an even fight.&nbsp; Some Charms would need to be clarified.&nbsp; For example, how does Adamant Countermagic interact with sphere magic?Each Mages carries a tiny sliver of spark they call the Avatar.&nbsp; These Avatars were formed from the Exalted Essences of the Sidereals that somehow became shattered.&nbsp; So, a Mage from the future transported to the past would have a copy of a piece of a living Sidereals soul.&nbsp; It might not be recognizable for what it is because it has been through like 10,000 lifetimes.&nbsp; The Avatar might not even remember what happened any more.&nbsp; It could be that knowledge of future events sets up the causality to make it happen.&nbsp; Who knows?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="The Goblin King, post: 1460909, member: 10970"] Depends on your view of Paradox. Certainly, Unbelief plays a part in it but some theorize that the mage himself generates some paradox. No one has 100% confidence in thier abilities. Its that little shadow of a doubt in the mages mind that sometimes causes things to go awry. The only Mages who could get away with no paradox would be Verbena and some Hermetics. Because that is how magic works in this setting. Any other paradigm, especially anyone with a technological focus, would be much worse off in the Age of Sorrows. Even without Paradox I think things would be an even fight. Some Charms would need to be clarified. For example, how does Adamant Countermagic interact with sphere magic? Each Mages carries a tiny sliver of spark they call the Avatar. These Avatars were formed from the Exalted Essences of the Sidereals that somehow became shattered. So, a Mage from the future transported to the past would have a copy of a piece of a living Sidereals soul. It might not be recognizable for what it is because it has been through like 10,000 lifetimes. The Avatar might not even remember what happened any more. It could be that knowledge of future events sets up the causality to make it happen. Who knows? [/QUOTE]

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