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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8821865" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>The Power Sources seem to relate to the Spell Focus, or might even be identical with it.</p><p></p><p>The Spell description should eliminate the "Components", whether Verbal, Somatic, or Material. Instead, it is the Spell Focus that matters. There are different ways to cast spells.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>With regard to the Sorcerer, the body itself is the magical power source. Whether by inheriting some innately magical "bloodline", or undergoing bodily transformation by some magical creature or event, the body is magical. The Sorcerer is a living magic wand.</p><p></p><p>I now feel the best way to express this bodily flavor is for the Sorcerer to cast spells by means Somatic only.</p><p></p><p>In other words, Somatics is the Spellcasting Focus. Whether by the gentle dance of Avatar the Last Airbender, by the hand signs of the Hand of Vecna, or by wiggling ones nose like Bewitched, the body itself wields the magic.</p><p></p><p>Thus the Sorcerer never uses Verbal components or Material components.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Regarding the Power Sources, the Arcane Source manipulates the magical properties that are innately present in normal material objects. Typically, Arcane uses Material Components, such as certain stones, plants, animal parts, etcetera. An "Implement", such as a Wand or Orb, is like a high-tech tool (high-magi-tech) that substitutes any Material Component. In the case of the Sorcerer, the body is this high-tech tool, whence the Somatic gestures to activate and wield it.</p><p></p><p>The Divine Source uses a Symbol as the Spellcasting Focus, to wield the magic of linguistics, culture, community, and collective archetypes. Typically, the Divinist presents a visual Symbol, often a pendant on a necklace, but it might be coat-of-arms emblazing a shield, or a prominent tattoo. If a Divinist instead relies on Verbals as the Spellcasting Focus, such as a prayer or a meditative mantra, it is to invoke and attune a specific archetype.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8821865, member: 58172"] The Power Sources seem to relate to the Spell Focus, or might even be identical with it. The Spell description should eliminate the "Components", whether Verbal, Somatic, or Material. Instead, it is the Spell Focus that matters. There are different ways to cast spells. With regard to the Sorcerer, the body itself is the magical power source. Whether by inheriting some innately magical "bloodline", or undergoing bodily transformation by some magical creature or event, the body is magical. The Sorcerer is a living magic wand. I now feel the best way to express this bodily flavor is for the Sorcerer to cast spells by means Somatic only. In other words, Somatics is the Spellcasting Focus. Whether by the gentle dance of Avatar the Last Airbender, by the hand signs of the Hand of Vecna, or by wiggling ones nose like Bewitched, the body itself wields the magic. Thus the Sorcerer never uses Verbal components or Material components. Regarding the Power Sources, the Arcane Source manipulates the magical properties that are innately present in normal material objects. Typically, Arcane uses Material Components, such as certain stones, plants, animal parts, etcetera. An "Implement", such as a Wand or Orb, is like a high-tech tool (high-magi-tech) that substitutes any Material Component. In the case of the Sorcerer, the body is this high-tech tool, whence the Somatic gestures to activate and wield it. The Divine Source uses a Symbol as the Spellcasting Focus, to wield the magic of linguistics, culture, community, and collective archetypes. Typically, the Divinist presents a visual Symbol, often a pendant on a necklace, but it might be coat-of-arms emblazing a shield, or a prominent tattoo. If a Divinist instead relies on Verbals as the Spellcasting Focus, such as a prayer or a meditative mantra, it is to invoke and attune a specific archetype. [/QUOTE]
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