Editing Forgery

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'''Forgery''' is a manifestation of [[Investiture]] on [[Sel]] that is powered by the [[Dor]].{{book ref|mb7|53}}

In order for a Forger to access the [[Dor]] a few things have to occur. One generally has to be born in [[MaiPon]];{{wob ref|8516}} ancestry there does not seem to be required,{{wob ref|14908}} though it is possible that some combination of being of MaiPon descent or being born nearby and living in MaiPon at the time one gains the ability may also fill this prerequisite. However, not everyone who meets the geographical requirements can use the magic system,{{wob ref|6563}} despite what some believe.{{tes ref|5}} A Forger can Forge off of Sel if they bring Dor with them, dipping stamps in purified Dor, or making them with Invested Ink.{{book ref|mb7|42}}{{book ref|mb7|53}}{{book ref|mb7|54}}

A form is also needed, which is done with the use of [[soulstamp]]s. Most Forgers are taught how to do mundane forgery such as reading people,{{tes ref|30}} writing, art, or personal signets before being taught to use soulstamps. Though it is not necessary, these skills are useful when combined with Forgery.{{tes ref|17}}

Universal stamps can be used on any relevant object without being programmed with it in mind, but will not last more than a few minutes.{{book ref|mb7|42}} However, if imbued with more Investiture, the period in which they last can be extended.{{book ref|mb7|53}} They can be reused multiple times.

Soulstamps using Invested Ink can be used even off-world, bypassing the normal geographic limitation of Selish systems.{{book ref|mb7|42}}

The second base of knowledge is that of the altered history. The success rate of a soulstamp relies on the plausibility of a stamp to established history. While a Forger does not need to know everything about a subject to create a stamp for it, the more knowledge they have on the topic the more plausible, and thus successful, their stamp will be.{{tes ref|postscript}}{{wob ref|3521}} This is the reason why most Forgers spend so much time studying various knowledges and mundane forgery. Many simple Forgings require very little knowledge of the object, its history, or pertinent topics. Examples include reforging a table to be cared for rather than neglected,{{tes ref|12}} or reforging an [[Awakening|Awakened]] object to have a different command phrase.{{wob ref|7007}} Reforging things that are already Invested is more difficult.{{wob ref|7028}}

Forgery involves the use of Investiture present in the Dor accessed through a medium of a soulstamp. The seal on the soulstamp acts as the focus through the specific symbols carved upon it.{{wob ref|1083}} Like other [[Sel]]ish magic systems, Forgery uses a series of symbols that represent linguistic concepts applied with a variety of modifiers to encode the [[Intention]] of a given action into the focus directly. Though the Selish magics are often considered to use the concept of 'form' as their focus, it is more correct to think of these symbols as being a type of programming language using symbolic representation.{{wob ref|9831}}{{wob ref|4695}} A Forger must detail their intent with the correct pattern and arrangement of symbols and modifiers. The Dor is accessed through a [[Connection]] to MaiPon, and each soulstamp carries an impression of MaiPon on the reverse.{{tes ref|30}}{{wob ref|4680}}

Forgery shares a number of Realmatic similarities with other forms of magic. As with all Selish magics, it is powered by the Dor, limited by location, limited by birthplace, and encoded with symbols in a programmatic fashion.{{book ref|mb7|42}}{{wob ref|4054}}{{wob ref|9831}}{{wob ref|4695}}{{wob ref|4680}} Forgery is similar to Soulcasting, however instead of influencing a Cognitive aspect directly, it offers the change through the encoded symbols. It is theorized that the plausibility factor of Forgeries is why a physical transformation from a Forgery takes vastly less Investiture than the more forceful change from Soulcasting. The careful encoding also makes Forgery more precise and detailed than Soulcasting. The subtype of Forgery known as Resealing is suspected to work in a similar fashion to [[Aon#Ien|Aon Ien]], and to a lesser extent other healing methods throughout the [[cosmere]] such as [[Feruchemical]] [[gold]] or [[Stormlight]] healing. The physical medium of stamps and seals are shared with the cousin system of Bloodsealing, as is the use of organic inks.

Forgery has a specific tie to the land of MaiPon. Like all Selish magic, Forgery will decrease in power the further from MaiPon a Forger gets.{{wob ref|8617}}{{wob ref|6157}} The Dor is accessed through a connection to MaiPon, and each soulstamp carries an impression of MaiPon on the reverse.{{tes ref|30}}{{wob ref|4680}} It can be tricked into using the shape of a different location.{{wob ref|15954}}{{book ref|mb7|54}} For the same reason as the bloodline, the glyph of MaiPon cannot be simply changed to another glyph (such as Aon Aon) to allow Selish magic users of another location to use Forgery.{{wob ref|4054}} If a Forgery is taken to another planet in the cosmere, the Forgery would collapse.{{wob ref|5192}}

Forging can be done off-world if one uses Invested Ink,{{book ref|mb7|42}} and/or dipping it in unkeyed Investiture.{{book ref|mb7|53}}

With the power to change the past, Forgery can alter almost any property of anything, including humans, to create vast and interesting effects with other magic systems. However, since Forgery usually isn't powerful when it comes to raw Investiture strength, it has difficulty dealing with heavily Invested objects. Doing so requires much more Investiture than normal.{{wob ref|7007}}

Forgery could be used to turn a person into an Elantrian. This would require changing where they were born and then soulforging themselves into an Elantrian, it also requires a very large amount of Investiture to take hold.{{book ref|mb7|54}}

However, this would not give them access to AonDor, which would need a kind of super push from AonDor to achieve.{{wob ref|1386}} However, this has lately been called into question.{{book ref|mb7|54}}

An Awakened object could be reforged to have a different command phrase.{{wob ref|7007}}

A soulstamp's duration can be lengthened by a Bondsmith.{{wob ref|16232}}

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