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<blockquote data-quote="Dannyalcatraz" data-source="post: 5538970" data-attributes="member: 19675">An axe has a RW identity independent of the game, so what it can or cannot do is part &amp; parcel of what an &quot;axe&quot; is capable of doing in the game.&nbsp; You can cut down a tree with an axe in the RW, therefore it can do so in game.A fireball spell has no existence independent of the game in which it exists, therefore, it's capabilities are ENTIRELY defined by the game.&quot;What about RW fire?&quot; you may ask.&nbsp; Well, fire burns at different temperatures depending on it's fuel sources.&nbsp; That's why a crematory fire can reduce a human body to ashes and the one used in a sideshow can be held in the palm of your hand.&nbsp; What temp DOES a fireball burn at?As for it's targeting and the response &quot;it's magic&quot;- that's not a cop-out of imagination.&nbsp; Magic may break the rules of physics, but it has rules of it's own.&nbsp; Remember all the discussions about whether Magic Missile could target illusions?&nbsp; If a spell can't target objects, there may be a perfectly reasonable reason why...to a magical theorist in the game world.&nbsp; It may not be spelled out to the gamer, but then again, who wants to read a treatise on the underpinning rules of game magic that most gamers would never need to play the game?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Dannyalcatraz, post: 5538970, member: 19675"] An axe has a RW identity independent of the game, so what it can or cannot do is part & parcel of what an "axe" is capable of doing in the game. You can cut down a tree with an axe in the RW, therefore it can do so in game. A fireball spell has no existence independent of the game in which it exists, therefore, it's capabilities are ENTIRELY defined by the game. "What about RW fire?" you may ask. Well, fire burns at different temperatures depending on it's fuel sources. That's why a crematory fire can reduce a human body to ashes and the one used in a sideshow can be held in the palm of your hand. What temp DOES a fireball burn at? As for it's targeting and the response "it's magic"- that's not a cop-out of imagination. Magic may break the rules of physics, but it has rules of it's own. Remember all the discussions about whether Magic Missile could target illusions? If a spell can't target objects, there may be a perfectly reasonable reason why...to a magical theorist in the game world. It may not be spelled out to the gamer, but then again, who wants to read a treatise on the underpinning rules of game magic that most gamers would never need to play the game? [/QUOTE]

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