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Old 08-04-2014, 07:01 PM   #5
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Default Re: Is The trope that wizards can't use armor just an arbitrary limitation?

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Originally Posted by Anthony View Post
Heavy armor was largely absent in LoTR, and Merlin was, well, a royal adviser, not a soldier.
Sure, but there's hardly any examples of spell-casting fantasy wizards prior to D&D at all. Prospero and the Weird Ladies also don't wear any armor.
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