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<blockquote data-quote="MoonSong" data-source="post: 8416624" data-attributes="member: 6689464"><p>I don't know, traditions around the world about magic are very varied. Magic as inherently faustian is very deeply from Abrahamic (specially Protestant) tradition. On other places, there are other approaches. For example, folklore where I live strongly supports the idea of magical bloodlines and magic as a gift. I think Japanese folklore is similar. And let's not forget about Greek myths, where Circe -the ur example of a Sorceress- had personal power derived from being the daughter of a god and being blessed by a deitiy was a source of magic. Even more famous magic users are closer to a sorcerer -Merlin? totes a sorcerer, with a demon father and all, Gandalf? Descended angel and thus a sorcerer-, and let's not forget that many depictions in popular culture fit the bill -Sabrina, Samantha, Jeannie... - On the other hand, the D&D wizard is its own special brand of magic user that is anything but poorly defined. In fact it has the opposite problem, it is extremely rigidly defined to the point of being an idiosyncrasy with little precedent in literature and pop culture. And well, at least to me the wizard is essentially a privileged out of touch aristocrat/plutocrat, while sorcerers and warlock are more everyday people, who just happen to be special/worked to be special instead of using their parents money to gain arcane power.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MoonSong, post: 8416624, member: 6689464"] I don't know, traditions around the world about magic are very varied. Magic as inherently faustian is very deeply from Abrahamic (specially Protestant) tradition. On other places, there are other approaches. For example, folklore where I live strongly supports the idea of magical bloodlines and magic as a gift. I think Japanese folklore is similar. And let's not forget about Greek myths, where Circe -the ur example of a Sorceress- had personal power derived from being the daughter of a god and being blessed by a deitiy was a source of magic. Even more famous magic users are closer to a sorcerer -Merlin? totes a sorcerer, with a demon father and all, Gandalf? Descended angel and thus a sorcerer-, and let's not forget that many depictions in popular culture fit the bill -Sabrina, Samantha, Jeannie... - On the other hand, the D&D wizard is its own special brand of magic user that is anything but poorly defined. In fact it has the opposite problem, it is extremely rigidly defined to the point of being an idiosyncrasy with little precedent in literature and pop culture. And well, at least to me the wizard is essentially a privileged out of touch aristocrat/plutocrat, while sorcerers and warlock are more everyday people, who just happen to be special/worked to be special instead of using their parents money to gain arcane power. [/QUOTE]
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