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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 8233168" data-attributes="member: 2629">If you mean this, it could be a sign that you could benefit from speaking to a mental health professional.&nbsp; That is for you to determine.&nbsp; No need to share your thoughts on it with strangers on a web forum.A wizard studies the arcane and bends magic to their will.&nbsp; They use their intellect to shape energies.&nbsp; They figure out magic, and make it theirs to command through study and intricate manipulation.&nbsp; They rely upon their intelligence and mental finesse. A traditional cleric prays to the Gods.&nbsp; They give faith to those Gods, as a gift, and out of a sense of loyalty and duty. The God grant them power to allows them to further their duty and achieve great things in the service of the domains of the Gods.&nbsp; This is not truly an exchange ... it is the Gods allowing their allies better tools to achieve shared goals.A Cleric of Ao (the Universe) in my homebrew appreciates the majesty of all that exists and offers their life in service to that eternity.&nbsp; The eternity, without thought or goal, offers them magic to further that service.&nbsp; It is even less of an exchange than the clerical service of clerics serving traditional Gods.A bard doesn't study magic.&nbsp; It doesn't use intellect to bring about magic - it is a matter of their force of personality.&nbsp; They pull magic from the universe through sheer power of their charisma.&nbsp; This is a blunt profess, not one honed on intricacies or quite control... it is loud and proud.&nbsp; They sing and inspire with their magic, sharing the strength in their soul with others.A druid in my campaign draws their power from the sources of life and death, the Positive and Negative energy planes.&nbsp; It is their connection to these two primal forces, and how these forces meet within the druid, that grant them powers.&nbsp; They do not weave intricate spells through intellect and talent, nor do they force it into being by force of will - they intuit their way to the magic.&nbsp; they become one with the universe and let that unity, that balance, guide their magical abilities.&nbsp; They ride the swells of magic that flow through the universe, rather than control it.The 4E warlord is so distinct from a spellcaster that I think it requires no explanation.&nbsp; These underlying concepts have existed in my campaigns since the 80s (except the Warlord).&nbsp; They are all quite distinct to my long time players.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 8233168, member: 2629"] If you mean this, it could be a sign that you could benefit from speaking to a mental health professional. That is for you to determine. No need to share your thoughts on it with strangers on a web forum. A wizard studies the arcane and bends magic to their will. They use their intellect to shape energies. They figure out magic, and make it theirs to command through study and intricate manipulation. They rely upon their intelligence and mental finesse. A traditional cleric prays to the Gods. They give faith to those Gods, as a gift, and out of a sense of loyalty and duty. The God grant them power to allows them to further their duty and achieve great things in the service of the domains of the Gods. This is not truly an exchange ... it is the Gods allowing their allies better tools to achieve shared goals. A Cleric of Ao (the Universe) in my homebrew appreciates the majesty of all that exists and offers their life in service to that eternity. The eternity, without thought or goal, offers them magic to further that service. It is even less of an exchange than the clerical service of clerics serving traditional Gods. A bard doesn't study magic. It doesn't use intellect to bring about magic - it is a matter of their force of personality. They pull magic from the universe through sheer power of their charisma. This is a blunt profess, not one honed on intricacies or quite control... it is loud and proud. They sing and inspire with their magic, sharing the strength in their soul with others. A druid in my campaign draws their power from the sources of life and death, the Positive and Negative energy planes. It is their connection to these two primal forces, and how these forces meet within the druid, that grant them powers. They do not weave intricate spells through intellect and talent, nor do they force it into being by force of will - they intuit their way to the magic. they become one with the universe and let that unity, that balance, guide their magical abilities. They ride the swells of magic that flow through the universe, rather than control it. The 4E warlord is so distinct from a spellcaster that I think it requires no explanation. These underlying concepts have existed in my campaigns since the 80s (except the Warlord). They are all quite distinct to my long time players. [/QUOTE]

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