Arthnek
First Post
Yes I realize that wizards have used magic item / wands for a long time.
Yes I realize that wizards have had magic wands in literature for longer than Harry Potter although none of the wizards in the fantasy fiction i enjoy reading use anything as hokey as a magic wand. Wands seem so completely presto the stage magician I've never even used them in my games.
What makes this smack of Harry Potter is that the post implies that Wizards function more effectively with a wand or some other object than without one. Wizards leaning heavily on their wands is very much a Harry Potterism.
Having a wizard carry a magic wand as a simple magic item, a wand of magic missiles for example, seems to present a very different flavor from wizards leaning on these objects in order to cast spells effectively.
If the wizards can still cast just fine without them then great. Then it won't matter one bit when I toss the entire magic wand stuff out the window.
Yes I realize that wizards have had magic wands in literature for longer than Harry Potter although none of the wizards in the fantasy fiction i enjoy reading use anything as hokey as a magic wand. Wands seem so completely presto the stage magician I've never even used them in my games.
What makes this smack of Harry Potter is that the post implies that Wizards function more effectively with a wand or some other object than without one. Wizards leaning heavily on their wands is very much a Harry Potterism.
Having a wizard carry a magic wand as a simple magic item, a wand of magic missiles for example, seems to present a very different flavor from wizards leaning on these objects in order to cast spells effectively.
If the wizards can still cast just fine without them then great. Then it won't matter one bit when I toss the entire magic wand stuff out the window.