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<blockquote data-quote="Tyrant" data-source="post: 541517" data-attributes="member: 8916">Boy isnt that the crux of the issue! Its difficult to decide how God would feel about the use of magic as defined in D&amp;D and other fantasy texts simply because there is no equivalent in the world in which the bible was written (ie ours). One thing we can discuss is whether the ends justify the means. For example, if I have a talent for forgery and I use it to create a fake pass into an auction for slavery so that I can unmask the ringleaders, have I committed a sin by doing so? Are there any biblical passages to support this? I use forgery because its a skill in the original SRD and Modern SRD that has viable options in a Christian campaign but obviously comes at the price of appearing to CONDONE practicing forgery.Furthermore, Im not sure that divine magic is limited to the Almighty God, though I would like to hear other (particularly Christian) opinions on the matter. It seems that Demons and Devils could cast Divine magic, though obviously for ill-effects. Perhaps the deliniation should be Divine and Profane, with new spell sets based on theology rather than source (though obviously there would be little if ANY overlap).Arcane in and of itself means to be known by only a few (Obviously a misnomer in the FR! KIDDING!) so it doesnt really seem appropriate to the setting by virtue of name alone. Thats enough rambling for now.Eric</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tyrant, post: 541517, member: 8916"] Boy isnt that the crux of the issue! Its difficult to decide how God would feel about the use of magic as defined in D&D and other fantasy texts simply because there is no equivalent in the world in which the bible was written (ie ours). One thing we can discuss is whether the ends justify the means. For example, if I have a talent for forgery and I use it to create a fake pass into an auction for slavery so that I can unmask the ringleaders, have I committed a sin by doing so? Are there any biblical passages to support this? I use forgery because its a skill in the original SRD and Modern SRD that has viable options in a Christian campaign but obviously comes at the price of appearing to CONDONE practicing forgery. Furthermore, Im not sure that divine magic is limited to the Almighty God, though I would like to hear other (particularly Christian) opinions on the matter. It seems that Demons and Devils could cast Divine magic, though obviously for ill-effects. Perhaps the deliniation should be Divine and Profane, with new spell sets based on theology rather than source (though obviously there would be little if ANY overlap). Arcane in and of itself means to be known by only a few (Obviously a misnomer in the FR! KIDDING!) so it doesnt really seem appropriate to the setting by virtue of name alone. Thats enough rambling for now. Eric [/QUOTE]

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