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Message: <blockquote data-quote="GM Dave" data-source="post: 5792320" data-attributes="member: 6687992">I think that denying access to rituals for non-casters would be a good thing.I am sure there is a segment of people might feel that if you spend all day swinging a sword and winning in battle through Conan style brawn that it is okay at the end of battle to whip out a pouch of components and summon a phantom steed or open a portal to the next adventure site.  There are games like WoW that simulate this style of life with Fighter types that brew potions or enchant mystic cloth.Personally, I think that people should live their after combat life like their combat style.  If you depend on swords and armour then buy a horse or a pegasus.If you are a storm lord hurling magical bolts of lightning at enemies then you should predict and control weather.  You should travel by lightning or storm cloud.This is a bit of a theme issue with me but I also think that it makes a better feel of story.I also don't think that some one who chooses to pick up a bow or a sword to fight with is going to feel that their being punished for not being able to use some high level magic when they don't show any usage in their regular life.I understand their will be some that might point to something like Aragon in LotR as an example of a Ritual using fighter but I don't think Aragon is really a Ritual user but instead someone with some field knowledge of herbs and healing.  Mundane skill instead of trained supernatural ability that usually breaks the 'regular' laws of nature.</blockquote>

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