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MangoTekNo t1_jdtb98o wrote

Reply to comment by gaborrero in [WP] Years ago, your mentor said, "Kid, there's a small secret when it comes to magic. You can literally make shit up and it'll usually work. Makes the guys who actually take it seriously really pissed off." Today, you're one of the least respected, and most powerful, mages in the land. by Prompt_Dude

Kinda sounds to me like the people at the tower exist more to suppress magic out of fear. This could be a crazy style of story if it can waltz into abstraction nicely.

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247Brett t1_jdu0yzf wrote

Reminds me of the Choice of Game, Choice of Magics. Magic is suppressed because while, yes, it can do amazing things, casting comes at a cost depending on the school you used. Having unregulated untrained magic users could easily bring about large scale destruction.

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MangoTekNo t1_jdyxy1g wrote

I imagine that sometimes the cost is, "Oh shit, I pulled that off!" Followed by why it was a bad idea.

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