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Pomphis · 01-01-2021, 07:30 AM

M80 is about Magical Gates and Portals. IMO that means that they are magic (need mana). Nexus Portals do not have such a requirement, so can exist on worlds without magic.

Seek Gate detects Gates. So one could argue that they only discover Gates, not Portals. OTOH M80 does not explain whether there is a difference between (magical) Gates and Portals and Create Gate creates a "magical portal" which implies that for G:Magic Gates and Portals are the same.

IMO Gates and _Nexus_ Portals are two different things, with the Nexus Portals being independent from the existence of magic and working a bit different.

I would permit Seek Gate to discover both, though the spell would require magic even if the Nexus Portal does not.

01-01-2021, 07:30 AM	#3
Pomphis Join Date: Oct 2004	Re: Does Seek Gate work on nexus portals? M80 is about Magical Gates and Portals. IMO that means that they are magic (need mana). Nexus Portals do not have such a requirement, so can exist on worlds without magic. Seek Gate detects Gates. So one could argue that they only discover Gates, not Portals. OTOH M80 does not explain whether there is a difference between (magical) Gates and Portals and Create Gate creates a "magical portal" which implies that for G:Magic Gates and Portals are the same. IMO Gates and _Nexus_ Portals are two different things, with the Nexus Portals being independent from the existence of magic and working a bit different. I would permit Seek Gate to discover both, though the spell would require magic even if the Nexus Portal does not.