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<blockquote data-quote="Insight" data-source="post: 1962783" data-attributes="member: 11437"><p>In the game we run, characters with the class 'Wizard' are called Mages. Characters with the class 'Sorcerer' are called either Warlock or Witch depending on their gender. There are reason why the names are different from the class names, not least of which is that I didn't feel like copying class names directly from the PHB. A little originality goes a long way, even if it's not <em>that</em> original.</p><p></p><p>To add to the differences in distinction, Mages follow different Traditions, each of which has a slightly different world view of how magic works, what magic should be used for, etc. Warlocks and Witches, on the other hand, are self taught (pretty much the same as in the PHB and supporting material). We had planned to have Tradition Magi be different from Elves and Dwarves in their view and use of magic, but that has so far proved too complicated to implement, so we stuck with what he already had. But in a perfect world with enough time and players buy-in, Elves would have different magic than Magi, who would have different magic than Dwarves.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Insight, post: 1962783, member: 11437"] In the game we run, characters with the class 'Wizard' are called Mages. Characters with the class 'Sorcerer' are called either Warlock or Witch depending on their gender. There are reason why the names are different from the class names, not least of which is that I didn't feel like copying class names directly from the PHB. A little originality goes a long way, even if it's not [i]that[/i] original. To add to the differences in distinction, Mages follow different Traditions, each of which has a slightly different world view of how magic works, what magic should be used for, etc. Warlocks and Witches, on the other hand, are self taught (pretty much the same as in the PHB and supporting material). We had planned to have Tradition Magi be different from Elves and Dwarves in their view and use of magic, but that has so far proved too complicated to implement, so we stuck with what he already had. But in a perfect world with enough time and players buy-in, Elves would have different magic than Magi, who would have different magic than Dwarves. [/QUOTE]
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