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World Building: Did magic evolve?
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<blockquote data-quote="GMMichael" data-source="post: 9055300" data-attributes="member: 6685730"><p>Great question, but it seems to transform into "did magic spells evolve?" To the original: in my world, magic is a natural part of existence, like gravity, light, inertia, and taxes.</p><p></p><p>The flip side, which I don't really prefer, is that magic is like technology. It's man (or spirit) made, and becomes more powerful as brain- or willpower is dedicated to it.</p><p></p><p></p><p>That's a bold leap, assuming in-world magic follows only in-book rules, and of course, that you can catch one of these ephemeral "bards."</p><p></p><p></p><p>Next you're going to tell me that my library didn't just write itself...</p><p></p><p>But an ancient campaign in which wizards have only three spells sounds pretty awesome.</p><p></p><p></p><p>This is solid proof that sorcerers, and especially warlocks, are just a lie propagated by Wizards of the Coast.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I think of D&D priest powers as prayers more than spells. The caster prays for a specific effect and the god says, "yeah, I'll grant it." Which explains their broad access to different spells. But for world-building, the deeper question is, "do gods really exist as people understand them, and if not, where's this magic coming from?"</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GMMichael, post: 9055300, member: 6685730"] Great question, but it seems to transform into "did magic spells evolve?" To the original: in my world, magic is a natural part of existence, like gravity, light, inertia, and taxes. The flip side, which I don't really prefer, is that magic is like technology. It's man (or spirit) made, and becomes more powerful as brain- or willpower is dedicated to it. That's a bold leap, assuming in-world magic follows only in-book rules, and of course, that you can catch one of these ephemeral "bards." Next you're going to tell me that my library didn't just write itself... But an ancient campaign in which wizards have only three spells sounds pretty awesome. This is solid proof that sorcerers, and especially warlocks, are just a lie propagated by Wizards of the Coast. I think of D&D priest powers as prayers more than spells. The caster prays for a specific effect and the god says, "yeah, I'll grant it." Which explains their broad access to different spells. But for world-building, the deeper question is, "do gods really exist as people understand them, and if not, where's this magic coming from?" [/QUOTE]
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