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<blockquote data-quote="RareBreed" data-source="post: 9169213" data-attributes="member: 6945590">But Raistlin is who the reader identifies with.&nbsp; Same with Elric being the main protagonist.&nbsp; The readers want to hear the tales of Raistlin and Elric, not Joe The Average Mage.There's a great line from Silence of the Lambs: &quot;We begin by coveting what we see everyday&quot;.&nbsp; When people see the same kind of thing in stories over and over, there are many who will want what they see.&nbsp; This applies to real life and fiction.&nbsp; And what is it that they see in stories that leads to this desire?&nbsp; Quite often, power.&nbsp; But the power is just a means to an end.&nbsp; The true goal, is the ability to bend reality to overcome and take control of one's life and destiny.Mages offer something us mere mortals in real life don't have: power to defy and shape reality.&nbsp; And with that power comes the ability to escape the drudgery of reality and take control.&nbsp; For many players, TTRPG's are a needed escape from reality.&nbsp; Of course, all people are unique and not everyone thinks this way.&nbsp; But many studies have shown that people are influenced by what they see all the time.&nbsp; Heck, we have a new &quot;job&quot; category of Influencer nowadays.&nbsp; If something didn't have appeal to a majority of users, the fad will quickly die out.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RareBreed, post: 9169213, member: 6945590"] But Raistlin is who the reader identifies with. Same with Elric being the main protagonist. The readers want to hear the tales of Raistlin and Elric, not Joe The Average Mage. There's a great line from Silence of the Lambs: "We begin by coveting what we see everyday". When people see the same kind of thing in stories over and over, there are many who will want what they see. This applies to real life and fiction. And what is it that they see in stories that leads to this desire? Quite often, power. But the power is just a means to an end. The true goal, is the ability to bend reality to overcome and take control of one's life and destiny. Mages offer something us mere mortals in real life don't have: power to defy and shape reality. And with that power comes the ability to escape the drudgery of reality and take control. For many players, TTRPG's are a needed escape from reality. Of course, all people are unique and not everyone thinks this way. But many studies have shown that people are influenced by what they see all the time. Heck, we have a new "job" category of [I]Influencer[/I] nowadays. If something didn't have appeal to a majority of users, the fad will quickly die out. [/QUOTE]

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