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<blockquote data-quote="Gammadoodler" data-source="post: 9215478" data-attributes="member: 6914290">So what you are saying when you are going for this &quot;baked in&quot; justification is that you have no thematic justification for it, simply that the mechanics provide for things to be this way so it must make sense. Circling back to your examples..If you believe them to be equivalent to spellcasting, then it would seem to be your position that manipulating the magical Weave of creation is roughly equivalent to taking off a shield, drinking from a bottle, walking in a crowded room, or pulling a weapon from a sheath/holster. If this is the case, I assume that the entrance exams to Wizard colleges are somewhat less than challenging.Excited teen: Mom! I did it, I got into Wogharts.Mom: Oh that's great, I was so worried when the community college said no. What was the test like?Excited teen: Well there was this door see, and when it opened, there were all these guys in robes, and they all yelled &quot;You're in!&quot;Mom: Oh, what'd you have to do open the door?Excited teen: well..I didn't really open it, I just knocked and when someone answered I said I was looking to get in to WoghartsMom: you knocked.. like with your mind?Teen: No Mom, with my hand..like this (mimes knocking)Mom: ..did you have to say something special, like a password, or a quote from an ancient text..Teen: ..I said please I guess..Mom(confused): oh I'm so proud of you. Go ahead and take your helmet off and we'll get some tea to celebrate.Teen: Yeah wish you could have been there.. hey.. can you get this buckle for me, I can never figure it outMom: that's Velcro sweetheart.. </blockquote>

[QUOTE="Gammadoodler, post: 9215478, member: 6914290"] So what you are saying when you are going for this "baked in" justification is that you have no thematic justification for it, simply that the mechanics provide for things to be this way so it must make sense. Circling back to your examples.. If you believe them to be equivalent to spellcasting, then it would seem to be your position that manipulating the magical Weave of creation is roughly equivalent to taking off a shield, drinking from a bottle, walking in a crowded room, or pulling a weapon from a sheath/holster. If this is the case, I assume that the entrance exams to Wizard colleges are somewhat less than challenging. Excited teen: [I]Mom! I did it, I got into Wogharts.[/I] Mom: [I]Oh that's great, I was so worried when the community college said no. What was the test like?[/I] Excited teen: [I]Well there was this door see, and when it opened, there were all these guys in robes, and they all yelled "You're in!"[/I] Mom: [I]Oh, what'd you have to do open the door?[/I] Excited teen[I]: well..I didn't really open it, I just knocked and when someone answered I said I was looking to get in to Wogharts[/I] Mom: [I]you knocked.. like with your mind?[/I] Teen: [I]No Mom, with my hand..like this (mimes knocking)[/I] Mom: ..[I]did you have to say something special, like a password, or a quote from an ancient text..[/I] Teen: [I]..I said please I guess.. [/I] Mom(confused)[I]: oh I'm so proud of you. Go ahead and take your helmet off and we'll get some tea to celebrate.[/I] Teen: [I]Yeah wish you could have been there.. hey.. can you get this buckle for me, I can never figure it out[/I] Mom[I]: that's Velcro sweetheart.. [/I] [/QUOTE]

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