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<blockquote data-quote="AbdulAlhazred" data-source="post: 7241871" data-attributes="member: 82106"><p>But my contention is that it isn't a source of power at all. Knowledge of how to plug a cord into the wall is not a source of electricity. The nuclear reactor down the road that supplies the power to the line that goes to the wall socket IS. Knowing how to tap into it and what to do with it may be vital, but the power still COMES from somewhere.</p><p></p><p> </p><p>I think my comment above still applies, and I think (though I am not a huge expert on Hermetic magic) that it relies on the concept of accessing the power of various angels, devils, etc. Even when creating 'magic items' this seems to be the case. So hermetic spell-casting could be seen as more like Divine or Primal.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Well, yes, all of these are possible. They don't all fit well with the 4e paradigm of class orthogonality and equality of roles in combat situations, obviously. HOWEVER, I'm not really opposed to a slightly modified paradigm where some characters 'do stuff' before-hand to get themselves set up, to bolster other PCs, etc. There's a number of ways that could work. It would, to some degree, modify class orthogonality, but if it can still slot into AEDU then I think its cool (well, plus the whole rituals stuff, that's fine too).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AbdulAlhazred, post: 7241871, member: 82106"] But my contention is that it isn't a source of power at all. Knowledge of how to plug a cord into the wall is not a source of electricity. The nuclear reactor down the road that supplies the power to the line that goes to the wall socket IS. Knowing how to tap into it and what to do with it may be vital, but the power still COMES from somewhere. I think my comment above still applies, and I think (though I am not a huge expert on Hermetic magic) that it relies on the concept of accessing the power of various angels, devils, etc. Even when creating 'magic items' this seems to be the case. So hermetic spell-casting could be seen as more like Divine or Primal. Well, yes, all of these are possible. They don't all fit well with the 4e paradigm of class orthogonality and equality of roles in combat situations, obviously. HOWEVER, I'm not really opposed to a slightly modified paradigm where some characters 'do stuff' before-hand to get themselves set up, to bolster other PCs, etc. There's a number of ways that could work. It would, to some degree, modify class orthogonality, but if it can still slot into AEDU then I think its cool (well, plus the whole rituals stuff, that's fine too). [/QUOTE]
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