explosion magic being once again forgotten about
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Who was the Greek god of nuclear fission again?
Hephenheimer
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im gonna need a source on that
Okay maybe they don’t in lore, but the Rites definitely have limits.
yeah exactly so could an oracle create a nuclear bomb
well I’m not talking about in game this is a hypothetical, unless vetex happens to give another dev who particularly likes vitality a spec, I don’t think “Hephaestus’s nuclear bomb launcher 9000” is getting added
The way I see, while the rites may have limits, the Olympians wouldn’t want mortals having too much power. I don’t think legacies, mortals who can manipulate spirit energy, would have those same limits.
Given the fact that Oracles, with a spirit weapon, are able to summon real lightning. Implies that they have some degree of microkinesis, or control over the different atomic forces (weak, strong, ect.) Meaning it’s probable that a legacy (who’s able to manipulate spirit energy without a spirit weapon) could split an atom. Curse Users are also likely capable of similar feats, given that they are capable of creating matter (may be wrong about that, but how else would Wotan make his ships?)
well I’d assume that canonically, the real limiter would be creation. its just some spirit weapons are naturally more powerful.
its like curses, sure a lost magic curse is naturally stronger than a base magic, but an extremely proficient base magic curse user can outscale a lost magic curse user
I was more implying that spirit weapons would be limited to whatever rites the Olympian which blessed it imbued it with. Meaning that spirit weapons would be somewhat less versatile than magic, unless one is able to innately manipulate spirit energy and create new rites. I think that makes sense?
well this comes down to the question of are rites canon, considering weapon skills aren’t, I honestly don’t know
do you really think that the amnesiac the mc is can comprehend what nuclear fission is
I didn’t say the mc 
well, whoever is the oracle
do you think they could comprehend nuclear fission back when spirit weapons were created
or the same question when rites were written (presumably a long time)
also what’s the source on this im curious
I mean if one has any form of atomic manipulation, especially with how intuitive a lot of the magic system seems (I know we’re talking about spirit energy but it’s still a form of magic.) If the legacy/oracle is able to visualize the particles they’re manipulating, they’ll be able to see the bonds holding them together, and given the fact they can manipulate electrons (natural lightning) it’s not that far a stretch to imagine they’d be able to break those bonds. Which would cause fission.
vetex said that oracles will have the ability to actually manipulate and create real things in the future, such as lightning strikes
lets say this random oracle happens to have the nirvana curse too and understands how to construct a nuclear weapon
They don’t even need a weapon or a curse, again they’re able to summon lightning. With enough practice it’s probable they’d be able to break atomic bonds without the prerequisite knowledge of fission.
true, but this is asking if they can construct one, not detonate a fission reaction.
I dont think its that far of a stretch that even an explosion magic user could explode it if they got their hands on some weapons grade uranium
Ah, well then still probably. They’d just need some way to, most likely magically, automate their spirit weapon. Though that would still require some knowledge of engineering that seems beyond the scope of any of the Sea Clusters.
Edit: Okay, reread the initial question, and I don’t think so. While they can almost certainly perform fission through their own ability, I doubt it would be possible to summon a fully formed atomic bomb. Given the energy it would take to form such a device, it would most likely kill the Oracle before they even get the chance to detonate it. There’s also the problem of detonation, it wouldn’t be effective in combat given the fact that either you don’t get enough energy to set the bomb off, or you just kill yourself in the blast. Overall it’s just too ineffective and dangerous for any Oracle to truly consider.