Slow down! I'm not sure I can keep up with all the questions.
[He holds a finger up to stall her while he tries to mentally organize his thoughts, then lowers it before he starts speaking again.]
There's energy in my world that's a part of everything. Everything needs it to live. Everyone can use it, to a certain extent, though it takes training to do much with it. Sometimes the energy in the world itself forms concentrations, and sometimes those concentrations condense to form crystals that we call materia.
[He holds up his hand, letting her take a look at his bracer, where three gem-like marbles are inset. If not for their green color, they might look an awful lot like Exspheres.]
People who can tap into their magic can use these to focus the magic into specific abilities or spells. In some rare cases, the materia actually allows a connection with a Summon, but that's only possible if the person's magic is strong enough for what the Summon needs. I've heard stories of Summons making you fight them before they'll let you use their materia- [Mostly from Zack, the unlucky bastard.] -but that's not usually the case.
Proportionately, there's only a small fraction of people with the training necessary to do any of this, but in terms of actual numbers, there are plenty of people who can use materia or pull of limit breaks. It is rare to get your hands on a Summon materia, though. I personally know maybe only a dozen people who've ever had one.
[He takes a breath.]
I think that covers all the questions about that? As for the split world, I can't say that I have. How would that even work?
I'm so sorry for all this tl;dr.
Slow down! I'm not sure I can keep up with all the questions.
[He holds a finger up to stall her while he tries to mentally organize his thoughts, then lowers it before he starts speaking again.]
There's energy in my world that's a part of everything. Everything needs it to live. Everyone can use it, to a certain extent, though it takes training to do much with it. Sometimes the energy in the world itself forms concentrations, and sometimes those concentrations condense to form crystals that we call materia.
[He holds up his hand, letting her take a look at his bracer, where three gem-like marbles are inset. If not for their green color, they might look an awful lot like Exspheres.]
People who can tap into their magic can use these to focus the magic into specific abilities or spells. In some rare cases, the materia actually allows a connection with a Summon, but that's only possible if the person's magic is strong enough for what the Summon needs. I've heard stories of Summons making you fight them before they'll let you use their materia- [Mostly from Zack, the unlucky bastard.] -but that's not usually the case.
Proportionately, there's only a small fraction of people with the training necessary to do any of this, but in terms of actual numbers, there are plenty of people who can use materia or pull of limit breaks. It is rare to get your hands on a Summon materia, though. I personally know maybe only a dozen people who've ever had one.
[He takes a breath.]
I think that covers all the questions about that? As for the split world, I can't say that I have. How would that even work?