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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GM Dave" data-source="post: 5904896" data-attributes="member: 6687992">Some thoughts;1>  Magic should be dangerous to the user:  If you want to play that style of campaign, great!  May I point you to some RPGs that have great mechanics for these sorts of things like Call of Cthuhlu, Lamentations of the Flame Princess, other horror based RPGs.2>  Some people like to play with Wizards that can go all out:  Some people like Ars Magica where a wizard can do many things (Mage is another good example).  Some people like Anime like Fairy Tale or stories like the Myth Inc series.3>  I like options:  The opportunity to do one style or another but I hate being told that 'I must play and use things this way'.  You know what I do with those rules?  Toss them into the garbage when ever they get in the way.  That is why I never bother with things like Challenge Ratings or Alignment rules.  If you like them then fine but don't tell me I have to play X way.  Fantasy and fun are too big and broad for one 'correct' way to play.4>  A wizard must be bright and knowledgeable:  Really?  We often have fun making fun of the Sorcerer's and Clerics of the world for the things they don't know.  Monday was a perfect example as we played Pathfinder with a Sorcerer and a Witch.  The Witch was rolling well and making their Knowledge Plane and Arcana checks.  The Sorcerer was rolling poorly and didn't have the same bonus.  It was great as they interchanged on what they knew.  It also was great when the Witch messed up a role that the Sorcerer scored well on.  We just joked on the fact the Witch had skipped the class on identifying Deamons which the Sorcerer seemed take extra interest in learning.I also have a special place in my heart for rifting on things like Paladins and Clerics that don't know have any Knowledge Religion.  It just makes for good comedy at the table and role-playing.The Order of the Stick's Arch-Villian takes pride in how he is an idiot in terms of IQ but still can blast others to smithereens.</blockquote>

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