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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stormtalon" data-source="post: 3779454" data-attributes="member: 5541">Hehe, was just about to copy that post over here for easier reference.  Onward ho, however!The reason a wand doesn't go well with a wide-spreading blast starting at the wizard stems from its apparent frailness.  They're all usually slim, delicate items of wood, metal and/or gems (oftentimes a combination), and normally no longer than a foot or so.  This would lead to a different mindset in the wizard than when he's holding a staff -- an item that's sturdy, rugged and as long as he is tall.  A wand would inspire a state of mental precision and deftness, and lend itself more to the long-range magics that come from having a more relaxed attitude.  I can see a mage lobbing fireballs at somthing 200' away doing that rather casually, as they're not an immediate threat.Meanwhile, the staff functions as an outlet for a more aggressive mindset from the wizard.  These guys are getting close and they're about to do something really unpleasant to you, and the adrenaline starts to really flow.  For the sort of spells you're about to unleash on their presumptuous affront to yourself, you have a need to grasp something with more heft than a wand so you grab your staff in two hands, point one end in their general direction and let your wizardly rage scour them off of the face of the earth.There's different mindsets to different spells, and each mindset may require a separate item to focus through.</blockquote>

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