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<blockquote data-quote="The 1 and the Prime" data-source="post: 5224811" data-attributes="member: 91434"><p>Illusion is with "Brutality" because it is an assertion of the internal essence of the individual over the remainder of reality, just like blasting an energy bolt. The Illusionist know what it wants and projects that outward without regard to whether it is true. The Invoker knows what it wants and doesn't care about other stuff in the universe, it is just soulstuffing to be sucked out and weaponized. Never-mind actually learning about the stuff and seeing if there is a better way to use it than as a bolt of energy.</p><p></p><p>(For example: an Enchanter would see a goblin scout as a way to infiltrate the enemy base with a spy. The Invoker would just tackle him and suck out his soul to power another half a fireball.)</p><p></p><p>Similarly, the Illusionist is indifferent to the truth. He projects his made up BS very directly. Never-mind believability, if the Illusion trips up, he just makes up new lies to cover the old. He is all about rejection of the universal truth, a very closely related idea to the Disgust of Invokers.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Ok, I say this in the interest of sincere discussion, although I realize I am getting quote close to neckbeardery by nit picking this, so feel free to take it or leave it, but:</p><p></p><p>It seems to me that the natural opposite of schools that are about using energy (up) are the opposite of schools which simply rearrange rather than consume. Your schools of Manipulation seem almost like the natural opposite of your schools of Energy Consumption; although Enchantment is more clearly about manipulation than Necromagic.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The 1 and the Prime, post: 5224811, member: 91434"] Illusion is with "Brutality" because it is an assertion of the internal essence of the individual over the remainder of reality, just like blasting an energy bolt. The Illusionist know what it wants and projects that outward without regard to whether it is true. The Invoker knows what it wants and doesn't care about other stuff in the universe, it is just soulstuffing to be sucked out and weaponized. Never-mind actually learning about the stuff and seeing if there is a better way to use it than as a bolt of energy. (For example: an Enchanter would see a goblin scout as a way to infiltrate the enemy base with a spy. The Invoker would just tackle him and suck out his soul to power another half a fireball.) Similarly, the Illusionist is indifferent to the truth. He projects his made up BS very directly. Never-mind believability, if the Illusion trips up, he just makes up new lies to cover the old. He is all about rejection of the universal truth, a very closely related idea to the Disgust of Invokers. Ok, I say this in the interest of sincere discussion, although I realize I am getting quote close to neckbeardery by nit picking this, so feel free to take it or leave it, but: It seems to me that the natural opposite of schools that are about using energy (up) are the opposite of schools which simply rearrange rather than consume. Your schools of Manipulation seem almost like the natural opposite of your schools of Energy Consumption; although Enchantment is more clearly about manipulation than Necromagic. [/QUOTE]
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