Inventing New Spells and the first Mage

Polydamas · 09-02-2012, 12:13 PM

Indeed, I think the natural assumption for a fantasy world is that it didn't develop like our own, over geological time under impersonal natural forces. "Thoth inspired the first wizard" or "the fae, fleeing from a world with stronger magic, taught the first spells to their mortal lovers" is a perfectly reasonable explanation.

Its also possible that the existing spells include most of the really easy effects which are easier to develop from scratch.

09-02-2012, 12:13 PM	#3
Polydamas Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Central Europe	Re: Inventing New Spells and the first Mage Indeed, I think the natural assumption for a fantasy world is that it didn't develop like our own, over geological time under impersonal natural forces. "Thoth inspired the first wizard" or "the fae, fleeing from a world with stronger magic, taught the first spells to their mortal lovers" is a perfectly reasonable explanation. Its also possible that the existing spells include most of the really easy effects which are easier to develop from scratch. __________________ "It is easier to banish a habit of thought than a piece of knowledge." H. Beam Piper This forum got less aggravating when I started using the ignore feature