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<blockquote data-quote="Pbartender" data-source="post: 1632819" data-attributes="member: 7533">It is often said that humans (and other humanoids) only actually have the use of 10% of their brains.&nbsp; Magic is simply the ability to access the other 90% of the mind's power to create specific unnatural effects by sheer force of will.It is all just a matter of putting your mind into the right frame of reference, of generating the right thoughts at the right time with the proper amount of concentration.&nbsp; Spell components, focuses, material components, gestures and incantations, are all a means of focusing the mind into the right train of thought to produce a spell's effect.&nbsp; Currently known spells have been perfected through centruies of use, and are exceedingly reliable and safe.&nbsp; Experimentation, however can be extraordinarily dangerous.Wizards use well tested, and 'scientifically' developed procedures to cast their spells.&nbsp; It is much like following a recipe when cooking.&nbsp; Anyone can learn it, if they have enough memory and patience to memorize the directions with enough precision and accuracy.Clerics and other divine casters use their doctrine, rituals and sheer faith in their diety to create miracles.&nbsp; The chants, incense and prayers produce a similar frame of mind that the wizard's spells do, but in a much different fashion.Sorcerers and other spontaneous casters are simply talented with the innate knowledge of certain spells.&nbsp; They simply do it, and could no more tell you how he knows the right spells, than a bird could tell you how it knows the right time to fly south.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pbartender, post: 1632819, member: 7533"] It is often said that humans (and other humanoids) only actually have the use of 10% of their brains. Magic is simply the ability to access the other 90% of the mind's power to create specific unnatural effects by sheer force of will. It is all just a matter of putting your mind into the right frame of reference, of generating the right thoughts at the right time with the proper amount of concentration. Spell components, focuses, material components, gestures and incantations, are all a means of focusing the mind into the right train of thought to produce a spell's effect. Currently known spells have been perfected through centruies of use, and are exceedingly reliable and safe. Experimentation, however can be extraordinarily dangerous. Wizards use well tested, and 'scientifically' developed procedures to cast their spells. It is much like following a recipe when cooking. Anyone can learn it, if they have enough memory and patience to memorize the directions with enough precision and accuracy. Clerics and other divine casters use their doctrine, rituals and sheer faith in their diety to create miracles. The chants, incense and prayers produce a similar frame of mind that the wizard's spells do, but in a much different fashion. Sorcerers and other spontaneous casters are simply talented with the innate knowledge of certain spells. They simply do it, and could no more tell you how he knows the right spells, than a bird could tell you how it knows the right time to fly south. [/QUOTE]

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