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<blockquote data-quote="Mishihari Lord" data-source="post: 5482502" data-attributes="member: 128">I really like Glen Cook's the Black Company for its take on magic.&nbsp; Some mages are really strong, frex the Taken are practically demigods.&nbsp; However they can be taken by surprise like anyone else.&nbsp; In the first book Croaker and Raven take down a Taken and a near equivalent with surprise and some slightly enchanted arrows.&nbsp; In Shadows Linger a group of fighters destroy the Limper and his escort just by pulling off a decent ambush.&nbsp; On the other hand Goblin and One-Eye are very weak magicians, but by using intelligent tactics in conjunction with the fighters they're highly effective.I think magic should be really strong, otherwise what's the point?&nbsp; If it's no more effective than mundane tactics, there's no reason to use it.I also like the Belgariad's limitations.&nbsp; Sorcery is really strong, but you do get tired eventually, which makes you very vulnerable.&nbsp; So hiding from that army rather than roasting them is smart because there might be another one on the other side of the hill.&nbsp; Also, sorcery makes &quot;noise&quot; detectable by other sorcerers, so if your enemies are numerous they can dogpile you if you use too much flashy magic to overcome an obstacle.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mishihari Lord, post: 5482502, member: 128"] I really like Glen Cook's the [I]Black Company[/I] for its take on magic. Some mages are really strong, frex the Taken are practically demigods. However they can be taken by surprise like anyone else. In the first book Croaker and Raven take down a Taken and a near equivalent with surprise and some slightly enchanted arrows. In [I]Shadows Linger[/I] a group of fighters destroy the Limper and his escort just by pulling off a decent ambush. On the other hand Goblin and One-Eye are very weak magicians, but by using intelligent tactics in conjunction with the fighters they're highly effective. I think magic [I]should[/I] be really strong, otherwise what's the point? If it's no more effective than mundane tactics, there's no reason to use it. I also like the Belgariad's limitations. Sorcery is really strong, but you do get tired eventually, which makes you very vulnerable. So hiding from that army rather than roasting them is smart because there might be another one on the other side of the hill. Also, sorcery makes "noise" detectable by other sorcerers, so if your enemies are numerous they can dogpile you if you use too much flashy magic to overcome an obstacle. [/QUOTE]

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