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===Line of Forbiddance===
 
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Straight lines that project a vertical wall.
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It takes four seconds to dismiss a line of Forbbiddance.
   
 
===Line of Vigor===
 
===Line of Vigor===

Revision as of 22:06, 21 May 2013

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Rithmatics is a magic system that uses chalk.

Rithmatic Lines

Line of Warding

Line of Forbiddance

Straight lines that project a vertical wall.

It takes four seconds to dismiss a line of Forbbiddance.

Line of Vigor

Line of Making

Line of Silencing

Line of Revocation

Rithmatic Schools

There were eight schools that taught Rithmatics.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Armedius Academy
Located in Jamestown on New Britannia.
Valendar Academy
Located in the California Archipelago.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Rithmatic Defenses

Two-Point Circles

Four-Point Circles

Ballintain Defense
A basic and easy to set up defense, that however lacks much internal support.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Sumsion Defense

Six-Point Circles

Eskridge Defense
Matson Defense
A defense that relies heavily on defensive chalklings.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Nine-Point Circles

Easton Defense
Hill Defense
A defense that uses Lines of Forbidding, though it can be modified to work without them.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Shoaff Defense
Taylor Defense
A defense characterized by a pair of concentric, circular Lines of Warding.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Ellipses

Jordan Defense
A defense characterized by the large cage of Lines of Forbiddance drawn around it. Large numbers of offensive chalklings are drawn inside the cage and are released in waves by dismissing the front Line of Forbiddance, which is then redrawn after the chalklings have moved forward.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Osborn Defense
The only basic defense based off of an ellipse.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Unknown Configuration

Blad Defense
A defense that uses Lines of Warding "non-traditionally"Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content by combining four ellipsoid segments. The configuration is strong enough that some believe it should be banned from official competitions such as duels and the Melee.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Keblin Defense
A defense that is weak against the Easton Defense in most cases.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content
Miyabi Defense
A defense with a "convoluted history".Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; refs with no name must have content

Notes

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