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<blockquote data-quote="Simplicity" data-source="post: 3780001" data-attributes="member: 1496">It seems as though 3.5e magic is practically a science.&nbsp; Eight schools of magic, divided into scientific names.&nbsp; Get your elementals and your gears, we're taking a ride on the lightning railroad.&nbsp; At your local Wizmart, +1 will cost you 1500 gp, and your bag of holding comes in three sizes (wee, not-so-wee, and better than a donkey).&nbsp; 4e, on the other hand seems to be introducing favormatic names for magical traditions.&nbsp; Serpent's Eye, Emerald Frost.&nbsp; There seems to be an elemental component and co-mingled school component (orb/enchantment-abjuration/air), (staff/fire &amp; light), (wand/cold-acid).Very odd...&nbsp; non-normative.&nbsp; Does not compute.And maybe that's a good thing?&nbsp; To make magic a mystery again?&nbsp; Sure, everyone is going to play by the same rules.&nbsp; But it seems that every wizard you meet these days is in fact a mad scientist by another name.&nbsp; I think I could live with a little less of a magic system, and more of a &quot;traditions&quot; type approach...</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Simplicity, post: 3780001, member: 1496"] It seems as though 3.5e magic is practically a science. Eight schools of magic, divided into scientific names. Get your elementals and your gears, we're taking a ride on the lightning railroad. At your local Wizmart, +1 will cost you 1500 gp, and your bag of holding comes in three sizes (wee, not-so-wee, and better than a donkey). 4e, on the other hand seems to be introducing favormatic names for magical traditions. Serpent's Eye, Emerald Frost. There seems to be an elemental component and co-mingled school component (orb/enchantment-abjuration/air), (staff/fire & light), (wand/cold-acid). Very odd... non-normative. Does not compute. And maybe that's a good thing? To make magic a mystery again? Sure, everyone is going to play by the same rules. But it seems that every wizard you meet these days is in fact a mad scientist by another name. I think I could live with a little less of a magic system, and more of a "traditions" type approach... [/QUOTE]

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