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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cap'n Kobold" data-source="post: 9341227" data-attributes="member: 6802951">The distinction is because "magical" has a defined meaning within the context of the RPG itself, different to how it is being used in this thread.Saying that anything beyond what a normal human can achieve must be explicitly labelled as supernatural or magical is problematic for those who like the martial hero concept. But we can come to understand that you're simply using those words as a label for anything that you personally feel isn't realistic, like hand crossbows, dragons flying, taking less than a second to strike someone, swimming in armour etc.That is fine - These boards are diverse and people of all types use them. Some people using a word a bit differently than others is a source of strife and confusion, but it can be worked around if that is understood as what is happening.Within the context of the RPG itself however, insisting something is magical has actual effects with actual rules. Hand crossbows glow under detect magic. Dispel magic can be used to drop dragons out of the sky. Fighters stop getting extra attacks and whatever other class abilities you think are unrealistic in an antimagic zone.I believe that that is the distinction MuhVerisimilitude was making.</blockquote>