u/GlitteringYou4770

Hi y’all,

A couple friends and I are putting together a D&D-style campaign with a Cradle-inspired sacred arts system. I’ll be the GM, but it’s been a while since I read the books, so I’m trying to refresh my understanding.

How does someone actually learn an established technique in Cradle?

Is it basically a combination of:

1. having the right madra/aspect,
2. cycling or moving that madra through the correct channels/pattern,
3. shaping it with intent or visualization,
4. then releasing or applying it in the correct way?

For example, if someone were learning a sword madra Striker technique, would the process be something like: draw sword madra from the core, circulate it through the arm channels, compress and shape it, then release it in a narrow cutting line?

I’m just trying to get as close as possible to how the mechanics seem to work in-universe. Thank you!