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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 7986758" data-attributes="member: 2629"><p>Sorry to necro, but I just came across this today and thought it deserved a response.But in my world, it is magic. And everyone knows it.Is not the somatic component of a spell involved?While it is true that Elemental Magic functions differently than other magics, clerics an mages in my world will most definitely confirm that gunpowder, creating steam from fire and water (or even mud from water and earth) is a very basic form of magic.</p><p></p><p>Elemental magic, in my world, is seen to be everywhere. It is the most basic and fundamental magic. Love, boiling water, bad luck - these are all seen as elemental magic - and many of the more mundane are taken for granted.</p><p></p><p>However, when you start to manipulate the elemental magic in complex ways, you start to be seen differently. If you build a steam engine, you're seen akin to a wizard. If you build canons, people will fear your capabilities. </p><p></p><p>This is not an unusual approach in literature and movies, either. How often do we see "technology is magic" (Thor) or "Is not love the greatest magic of all?" (Countless Lifetime movies). Anything that a person can't explain in detail can be seen as magical. And typical fantasy commoners can't explain much. The rest of the discussion is just deciding how to apply labels.</p><p></p><p>And putting all of that aside for a second: My worlds have existed for 30 years or so. This is how magic has worked in them since the beginning. It might be appropriate to ask how this view of magic can work, but to claim it won't work is kind of foolish. I have 30 years of evidence to counter that supposition. It works and has been well received.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 7986758, member: 2629"] Sorry to necro, but I just came across this today and thought it deserved a response.But in my world, it is magic. And everyone knows it.Is not the somatic component of a spell involved?While it is true that Elemental Magic functions differently than other magics, clerics an mages in my world will most definitely confirm that gunpowder, creating steam from fire and water (or even mud from water and earth) is a very basic form of magic. Elemental magic, in my world, is seen to be everywhere. It is the most basic and fundamental magic. Love, boiling water, bad luck - these are all seen as elemental magic - and many of the more mundane are taken for granted. However, when you start to manipulate the elemental magic in complex ways, you start to be seen differently. If you build a steam engine, you're seen akin to a wizard. If you build canons, people will fear your capabilities. This is not an unusual approach in literature and movies, either. How often do we see "technology is magic" (Thor) or "Is not love the greatest magic of all?" (Countless Lifetime movies). Anything that a person can't explain in detail can be seen as magical. And typical fantasy commoners can't explain much. The rest of the discussion is just deciding how to apply labels. And putting all of that aside for a second: My worlds have existed for 30 years or so. This is how magic has worked in them since the beginning. It might be appropriate to ask how this view of magic can work, but to claim it won't work is kind of foolish. I have 30 years of evidence to counter that supposition. It works and has been well received. [/QUOTE]
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