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maximara · 05-15-2021, 06:03 AM

If ritual magic as an actual functional skill didn't exist than why even mentioned it is what the talent does? Also instead of "wizard" Banestorm uses "magician" in a lot of places.

Thaumatology defines "magician" as "Anyone with the Ritual Magic skill" and the term goes back to Voodoo (1995) and one of the options was for some magicians to have been transported to Yrth (pg 116).

"There are few mighty goblin wizards, but the race produces a remarkable number of hedge magicians and dabblers. "

"If people have occasional dealings with magicians or goblins, that makes life more varied, but they don’t see it as truly strange."

"Wazifi magicians are much concerned over the rising animosity towards magic in al-Haz, fearing that someday they will be forbidden access to Geb’al-Din."

Why would any spell caster (Wizard) learn a skill that would be effectively useless to them?

05-15-2021, 06:03 AM	#64
maximara On Notice Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Sumter, SC	Re: Magery as an improvable advantage? If ritual magic as an actual functional skill didn't exist than why even mentioned it is what the talent does? Also instead of "wizard" Banestorm uses "magician" in a lot of places. Thaumatology defines "magician" as "Anyone with the Ritual Magic skill" and the term goes back to Voodoo (1995) and one of the options was for some magicians to have been transported to Yrth (pg 116). "There are few mighty goblin wizards, but the race produces a remarkable number of hedge magicians and dabblers. " "If people have occasional dealings with magicians or goblins, that makes life more varied, but they don’t see it as truly strange." "Wazifi magicians are much concerned over the rising animosity towards magic in al-Haz, fearing that someday they will be forbidden access to Geb’al-Din." Why would any spell caster (Wizard) learn a skill that would be effectively useless to them? __________________ Help make a digital reference for GURPS by coming to the GURPS wiki and provide some information and links (such as to various Fanmade 4e Bestiaries) . Please, provide more then just a title and a page number.