Board Thread:Character Discussion/@comment-173.251.92.250-20130325154637/@comment-7302713-20130327132951

It's a magic taser. We have no idea how it works or what rules govern it. Generally when new magic is introduced, that is, magic that does not already have percieved rules because of how it worked before, then it can do anything. The more it's used, even if it is never explained, generic rules will start to form based on the consistency of what we've seen.

Right now we're seen it used twice in very much the same way. We've heard no explanation about it, so it could be a twist on an old trope and we just don't know it yet, or it could be something completely new. Though given the penchant for taking something that has a place in culture and twisting it, subverting it, and reframing it, I wouldn't really bet on the latter.

Not that I would've bet on the latter anyway; there's nothing new under the sun.