Comments on: The RPG Mage vs. the Literary Mage http://mu.ranter.net I miss my frames. Wed, 28 Jul 2010 07:15:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: D.Durand http://mu.ranter.net/design-theory/magic/the-rpg-mage-vs-the-literary-mage/comment-page-1#comment-258 D.Durand Wed, 13 Jan 2010 18:43:02 +0000 http://mu.ranter.net/design-theory/magic/the-rpg-mage-vs-the-literary-mage#comment-258 Maugris is a magician from old medieval poems and saga. The Gandalf from Tolkien is just a copy of it, complete with the magical "lord of horses" and the fight sword in hand against a demon in a volcano. Maugris was funnily really near the magicians as they are played. It was a sneaky bastard ("oh, the shinny treasure in the church... Let's make all the priest sleep and steel it"), an adventurer really, really good at fight (he can probably lay waste of all the jedi combined), and using at full the magic like it was seen at the era. I see a modern Maugris casting Magic Missiles in multicolors... Maugris is a magician from old medieval poems and saga.
The Gandalf from Tolkien is just a copy of it, complete with the magical “lord of horses” and the fight sword in hand against a demon in a volcano.

Maugris was funnily really near the magicians as they are played. It was a sneaky bastard (”oh, the shinny treasure in the church… Let’s make all the priest sleep and steel it”), an adventurer really, really good at fight (he can probably lay waste of all the jedi combined), and using at full the magic like it was seen at the era.

I see a modern Maugris casting Magic Missiles in multicolors…

]]> By: Dr Shad http://mu.ranter.net/design-theory/magic/the-rpg-mage-vs-the-literary-mage/comment-page-1#comment-98 Dr Shad Thu, 04 Jun 2009 22:06:35 +0000 http://mu.ranter.net/design-theory/magic/the-rpg-mage-vs-the-literary-mage#comment-98 A major difference between Literary Mages and RPG Mages that could be explored better is the types of magic they cast. Literary mages use clairvoyance to find the lost sword or curse their enemies from afar. RPG mages are defined in a very narrow technological fashion. No matter what the game system, an RPG mage always has the same spell list" Pistol Spell (aka magic missile, Flamin Arrow) Sniper rifle Spell (aka Lightning) Rocket Launcher Spell (aka Fireball, Stinig cloud) Armor Spell(aka Armor, Shield) Laser sight Spell (aka Accuracy) Armor piercing Spell (aka Vulnerability) Why not try to create a magic system that does something other than replicate the abilities of the other classes? A major difference between Literary Mages and RPG Mages that could be explored better is the types of magic they cast. Literary mages use clairvoyance to find the lost sword or curse their enemies from afar. RPG mages are defined in a very narrow technological fashion. No matter what the game system, an RPG mage always has the same spell list”

Pistol Spell (aka magic missile, Flamin Arrow)
Sniper rifle Spell (aka Lightning)
Rocket Launcher Spell (aka Fireball, Stinig cloud)
Armor Spell(aka Armor, Shield)
Laser sight Spell (aka Accuracy)
Armor piercing Spell (aka Vulnerability)

Why not try to create a magic system that does something other than replicate the abilities of the other classes?

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