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Tazenhani · 09-08-2010, 03:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Cassirin

"I think you've won your point, Mr. Dakest," Tate nodded. Impressive argument. "But I would never say that a Dark spell is cast to survive. We all have options. To crucify or to stun. To kill or to stop. To control someone's will... or to come to terms with them. The choice makes the Dark Wizard."

He paced back to the middle of the room. "Now, let's move on. We've discussed... the very nature of Dark Arts, and I hope that you are developing your own opinions on what constitutes Dark magics. In time, I hope that you can all speak eloquently about your own ideas on this topic. Now, I'd like to move the discussion onward."

Tate put his hands behind his back and fixed his eyes on the students each in turn. "Who has heard the phrase 'The best defense is a good offense'? What does it mean?"

Sabel frowned a little at Tate's responses, jotting a few notes and thoughts down in shorthand on a folded piece of parchment. He would have liked to further discuss the option of options that people had, that sometimes there was just simply no option than kill or be killed, but perhaps that was a naive perception that experience clarified. Now it was onto offense and defense.

A small smile touched his lips as he raised his hand. "They use it often in hockey strategy, Sir." Err..this wasn't Canada and it wasn't a muggle place. Good job Dakest. "But it can apply to all areas and goes along with the concept that by striking first, hard, and unexpectedly you lower your need for a defense by putting your enemy off-guard. If you surprise them, they have to focus on their defense so that your concern in that area is reduced. It gives you the upper hand, but only if pulled off right for one can easily make a mistake in such a maneuver, sacrificing their defense, giving the enemy the advantage and thus putting themselves at great risk of defeat and loss." They should really be playing Risk for this.

09-08-2010, 03:17 AM	#148 (permalink)
Tazenhani DMLE & DoM Doxy Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 6,150 Hogwarts RPG Name: Amur Neverwinter Fourth Year	~ Rise and Rise Again, Until Lambs become Lions ~ Quote: Originally Posted by Cassirin "I think you've won your point, Mr. Dakest," Tate nodded. Impressive argument. "But I would never say that a Dark spell is cast to survive. We all have options. To crucify or to stun. To kill or to stop. To control someone's will... or to come to terms with them. The choice makes the Dark Wizard." He paced back to the middle of the room. "Now, let's move on. We've discussed... the very nature of Dark Arts, and I hope that you are developing your own opinions on what constitutes Dark magics. In time, I hope that you can all speak eloquently about your own ideas on this topic. Now, I'd like to move the discussion onward." Tate put his hands behind his back and fixed his eyes on the students each in turn. "Who has heard the phrase 'The best defense is a good offense'? What does it mean?" Sabel frowned a little at Tate's responses, jotting a few notes and thoughts down in shorthand on a folded piece of parchment. He would have liked to further discuss the option of options that people had, that sometimes there was just simply no option than kill or be killed, but perhaps that was a naive perception that experience clarified. Now it was onto offense and defense. A small smile touched his lips as he raised his hand. "They use it often in hockey strategy, Sir." Err..this wasn't Canada and it wasn't a muggle place. Good job Dakest. "But it can apply to all areas and goes along with the concept that by striking first, hard, and unexpectedly you lower your need for a defense by putting your enemy off-guard. If you surprise them, they have to focus on their defense so that your concern in that area is reduced. It gives you the upper hand, but only if pulled off right for one can easily make a mistake in such a maneuver, sacrificing their defense, giving the enemy the advantage and thus putting themselves at great risk of defeat and loss." They should really be playing Risk for this. __________________ I've got a fire for a heart._________________________________________________ I'm not scared of the dark._________________________________________ _______________________________________You've never seen it look so easy.