Right. First, it isn't so much a limit as it is knowing exactly how strong the enchantment needs to be for that volume, so yes, it is easier to prepare in several smaller batches than a single large one.
Second, it's not a figure, it's a glyph, and a copy would work, so long as the lines are all connected correctly. Some glyphcrafters actually carve stamps of their most commonly utilized glyphs so that they don't have to recopy them by hand every single time. It makes crafting them for the common magician who may prefer to buy them as opposed to write them themselves much easier. Pendlebrook Brimstone actually did that for a time, selling some of his more notable crafts to powerful court magicians. Of course, when someone else is activating a glyph crafted by another, you may run into the problem of a caster not being skilled enough to actually handle the energy output required for the glyph. That's why when I teach, I try to ensure that my students are capable of manipulating their own energy in the first place. It's not for everyone.
[You might want to stop him, Marian. He could go on like this for hours.]
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Date: 2017-03-14 12:09 am (UTC)Right. First, it isn't so much a limit as it is knowing exactly how strong the enchantment needs to be for that volume, so yes, it is easier to prepare in several smaller batches than a single large one.
Second, it's not a figure, it's a glyph, and a copy would work, so long as the lines are all connected correctly. Some glyphcrafters actually carve stamps of their most commonly utilized glyphs so that they don't have to recopy them by hand every single time. It makes crafting them for the common magician who may prefer to buy them as opposed to write them themselves much easier. Pendlebrook Brimstone actually did that for a time, selling some of his more notable crafts to powerful court magicians. Of course, when someone else is activating a glyph crafted by another, you may run into the problem of a caster not being skilled enough to actually handle the energy output required for the glyph. That's why when I teach, I try to ensure that my students are capable of manipulating their own energy in the first place. It's not for everyone.
[You might want to stop him, Marian. He could go on like this for hours.]