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<blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 6663083" data-attributes="member: 5834">Yes. Magic is supposed to be more powerful at similar things than mundane skills. Isn't that why you call a magic user to do things mundane skills cannot accomplish? What would be the point of wizards or magic users in fiction if the same things could be accomplished by mundane means?When&nbsp; your siege engines can't break down the castle wall, call the wizard to create a hole in the wall or beguile the gate warden to let you in. If you can't get two kings to make peace, call a wizard to force them to make peace through magic. If you need to find out where the evil monster's lair is, call a seer to find out. Isn't that the point of magic users in fiction? To do things that the mundane characters in the world can't do with their usual means, so you call in Mr. Mysterious Powerful Wizard guy to do it?Remember Dragonslayer? They sent a contingent to acquire a wizard to kill the dragon. In Lord of the Rings it was a wizard that guided the hands of the heroes to destroy Sauron. Merlin put Uther and Arthur on the throne of England and acquired them both Excalibur. If you read books, you should know the answer to your question. It is a resounding yes, magic is supposed to do things a mundane skill can do, but much better.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Celtavian, post: 6663083, member: 5834"] Yes. Magic is supposed to be more powerful at similar things than mundane skills. Isn't that why you call a magic user to do things mundane skills cannot accomplish? What would be the point of wizards or magic users in fiction if the same things could be accomplished by mundane means? When your siege engines can't break down the castle wall, call the wizard to create a hole in the wall or beguile the gate warden to let you in. If you can't get two kings to make peace, call a wizard to force them to make peace through magic. If you need to find out where the evil monster's lair is, call a seer to find out. Isn't that the point of magic users in fiction? To do things that the mundane characters in the world can't do with their usual means, so you call in Mr. Mysterious Powerful Wizard guy to do it? Remember [I]Dragonslayer[/I]? They sent a contingent to acquire a wizard to kill the dragon. In [I]Lord of the Rings[/I] it was a wizard that guided the hands of the heroes to destroy Sauron. Merlin put Uther and Arthur on the throne of England and acquired them both Excalibur. If you read books, you should know the answer to your question. It is a resounding yes, magic is supposed to do things a mundane skill can do, but much better. [/QUOTE]

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