Whats magic like?
Magic is a beast. Most people consider it a menace to society. There are two rules of magic. First, “Magic hates magic.” Second, “Magic, to be commanded, must be obeyed.” In combat, the first rule means that two wizards in the same place interfere with each other. Their intended effects are weakened, and unintended effects (wild magics) are created. So you can get some real crazy effects if one wizard isn’t strong enough to eclipse the other. Beyond that, magic in combat is more deliberate and less kinetic than swordplay, although it is just as deadly. You don’t have a sense of shifting position, changing stances, lunging and parrying like you do with physical combat. The sense you do get from magic depends on your style, and that could entail anything from a classic evoker raining down fire on the heathen to a Dramba witch sticking needles into a doll and watching the big lug’s knee collapse under him. Outside of combat, the first rule means that the social order is very careful to pr
