What does magic do?

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Peter Knutsen

It's possible to have an in-between breadth of category. Some RPG systems calls it "arcane" magic". It doesn't have to be bookish in order to be that subset of the supernatural which is secular and associated with learning and wizards, as opposed to being innate or religious (or in weird cases both innate and religious).

It's my guess that the OP may specifically have "arcane" magic in mind.

Well, that's still the question. Because currently I'm having Exalted-style magic (but primarily not Sorcery) in mind as an example that I can bring up, but the important distinction about it is that it isn't D&D-style Arcane magic, nor even more broad 'verbal, somatic, material components' arcane magic.