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<blockquote data-quote="Micah Sweet" data-source="post: 9490026" data-attributes="member: 6747251">I use the 2e definition. Magic is energy that can be channeled in different ways and has different rules based on how you access it. Arcane magic comes from the planes ultimately, including our own (I like to think through the Astral as it's the &quot;backstage&quot; of the multiverse), and every being in the multiverse shares some portion of that magic. The ability to harness this planar energy can come about naturally (as it does with the sorcerer) or can be learned (like the wizard). In either case, study and training can improve one's facility to access more and greater arcane magic.Divine magic is acquired indirectly through a powerful entity granting the use of a small portion of their power. The more powerful the entity, the more power that being can grant to its representatives,&nbsp; and how powerful a deity is is determined by how much divine energy they are receiving through their worshippers across the multiverse.Warlock patrons allow people to tap into the patron's personal planes-granted power directly and siphon it off for their own use, generally mediated through the terms of a bargain (though not always; this philosophy allows for Great Old One patrons who a warlock learned to tap into without the patron even being aware of it necessarily).Finally, psionic magic comes from within the mind of a sentient being with the ability to access it (usually a quirk of fate or genetics). Like arcane magic, it can be developed through study and training.That's my system.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Micah Sweet, post: 9490026, member: 6747251"] I use the 2e definition. Magic is energy that can be channeled in different ways and has different rules based on how you access it. Arcane magic comes from the planes ultimately, including our own (I like to think through the Astral as it's the "backstage" of the multiverse), and every being in the multiverse shares some portion of that magic. The ability to harness this planar energy can come about naturally (as it does with the sorcerer) or can be learned (like the wizard). In either case, study and training can improve one's facility to access more and greater arcane magic. Divine magic is acquired indirectly through a powerful entity granting the use of a small portion of their power. The more powerful the entity, the more power that being can grant to its representatives, and how powerful a deity is is determined by how much divine energy they are receiving through their worshippers across the multiverse. Warlock patrons allow people to tap into the patron's personal planes-granted power directly and siphon it off for their own use, generally mediated through the terms of a bargain (though not always; this philosophy allows for Great Old One patrons who a warlock learned to tap into without the patron even being aware of it necessarily). Finally, psionic magic comes from within the mind of a sentient being with the ability to access it (usually a quirk of fate or genetics). Like arcane magic, it can be developed through study and training. That's my system. [/QUOTE]

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