Westenev
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Edit: To be fair, why does Annie need a full education of magic?
Because you can't just become an accomplished mage overnight.
Westenev said :
I think a fixation on one style or spell is more realistic, and cooler.
Even if you only focus on one school, it still takes years to become good at it. Given the age at which magic is typically discovered, Annie has not had enough time to do so.
Plus the Academy and Priesthood just don't support mages who only want to learn one spell.
In the Human Kingdoms, it's possible to learn outside of the Academy or Priesthood, but those are rare exceptions. Your only other options are to either join a cult (but they would prefer recruits to already have basic grasp of their powers - they can't afford to waste time babysitting untrained kids) or find a mentor who is reckless enough to not only train you outside of Academy supervision, but also completely disregard the basics. And you need to do all this while keeping your abilities a secret, which can be somewhat hard to do considering how at the start you can't fully control your powers.
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And no, having only one spell is not more 'realistic.' Magic isn't meant to be something you can just brute force your way through. It requires patience and intelligence. If you only have one spell, any enemy mage of significant power is probably smart enough or has enough variety in their skillset to think of a way to counter that spell and then proceed to absolutely wreck you, because you have nothing to counter their own magic.
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Berserkers were powerful because of their immense strength, as well as the fact that they drugged themselves before going into battle. But they didn't develop their skills overnight. And none of their training would translate into something like magic. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.
Edit: To be fair, why does Annie need a full education of magic?
Because you can't just become an accomplished mage overnight.
Westenev said :
I think a fixation on one style or spell is more realistic, and cooler.
Even if you only focus on one school, it still takes years to become good at it. Given the age at which magic is typically discovered, Annie has not had enough time to do so.
Plus the Academy and Priesthood just don't support mages who only want to learn one spell.
In the Human Kingdoms, it's possible to learn outside of the Academy or Priesthood, but those are rare exceptions. Your only other options are to either join a cult (but they would prefer recruits to already have basic grasp of their powers - they can't afford to waste time babysitting untrained kids) or find a mentor who is reckless enough to not only train you outside of Academy supervision, but also completely disregard the basics. And you need to do all this while keeping your abilities a secret, which can be somewhat hard to do considering how at the start you can't fully control your powers.
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And no, having only one spell is not more 'realistic.' Magic isn't meant to be something you can just brute force your way through. It requires patience and intelligence. If you only have one spell, any enemy mage of significant power is probably smart enough or has enough variety in their skillset to think of a way to counter that spell and then proceed to absolutely wreck you, because you have nothing to counter their own magic.
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Berserkers were powerful because of their immense strength, as well as the fact that they drugged themselves before going into battle. But they didn't develop their skills overnight. And none of their training would translate into something like magic. Beneath the gold, the Bitter Steel.
09-Jul-2018 16:10:06 - Last edited on 09-Jul-2018 16:10:49 by NotFishing
