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<blockquote data-quote="Henry" data-source="post: 754940" data-attributes="member: 158">I have to agree with the two assumptions myself. Point 1: There is a an opposite reaction to every magical act, and it is one of the factors that cause so much discussion in our rules forum:&quot;How do I keep someone dead?&quot;&quot;How do I keep my players from establishing a magical teleportation network?&quot;&quot;Why isn't every street in the Realms lit by continual flame?&quot;For every detect magic, there is undectible aura. For every invisibility, there is see invisibility. For every curse, there is break enchantment. For every meteor swarm, there is raise dead, or true resurrection. For every earthquake spell that breaks a village in half, there is wish. About the only form of death that cannot be cured in the realms is death from old age. It may not be an exact fit, but for all intents and purposes, the Realms has counterbalances in most magic.Point 2:Magic does change its properties based on who or what is arround to influence an active current, because magic has one thing that electricity does not: It has a goddess who controls its flow. Admittedly, she doesn't do much unless you attempt to become a god, or destroy the weave, but then electricity stops flowing when you use it to zap it's own power station, too. Let's say you don't like electricity, and want to use magnetism to power your devices? There's Shar, controlling the shadow weave. She has her own rules and regulations for mages wishing to power their magics from her weave. It's also why the longest standing magical effects in all the realms - the Mythals - have subtly changed their characteristics over time. Check out the mythals of Myth drannor and the one at Myth Rynn (mage 296 of the FRCS) for more details.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Henry, post: 754940, member: 158"] I have to agree with the two assumptions myself. [i][b]Point 1:[/b][/i] There is a an opposite reaction to every magical act, and it is one of the factors that cause so much discussion in our rules forum: "How do I keep someone dead?" "How do I keep my players from establishing a magical teleportation network?" "Why isn't every street in the Realms lit by continual flame?" For every detect magic, there is undectible aura. For every invisibility, there is see invisibility. For every curse, there is break enchantment. For every meteor swarm, there is raise dead, or true resurrection. For every earthquake spell that breaks a village in half, there is wish. About the only form of death that cannot be cured in the realms is death from old age. It may not be an exact fit, but for all intents and purposes, the Realms has counterbalances in most magic. [i][b]Point 2:[/b][/i][b][/b]Magic does change its properties based on who or what is arround to influence an active current, because magic has one thing that electricity does not: It has a goddess who controls its flow. Admittedly, she doesn't do much unless you attempt to become a god, or destroy the weave, but then electricity stops flowing when you use it to zap it's own power station, too. Let's say you don't like electricity, and want to use magnetism to power your devices? There's Shar, controlling the shadow weave. She has her own rules and regulations for mages wishing to power their magics from her weave. It's also why the longest standing magical effects in all the realms - the Mythals - have subtly changed their characteristics over time. Check out the mythals of Myth drannor and the one at Myth Rynn (mage 296 of the FRCS) for more details. [/QUOTE]

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