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To wand or not to wand...?
The Corvidian:
Why not have them use walking sticks, or cane umbrellas? Another idea would be vintage clothing.
hank the ancient:
--- Quote ---Not to be adversarial, just playing Devil's advocate: instead of going with a larger, more adaptable system, you could figure out what you want it to do and work backwards from there to a VERY precise, rigidly constricting system, one that requires dead-on accuracy for magic to work (which would conveniently explain why people don't just stumble upon it). Just an option, not a disagreement with Hank.
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Actually agreeing with Shecky here. Going either way you still come up with the system first, then invent whatever mechanism you want around it. The idea is to try to fit wands or not wands around your story, not vice versa. Jim had a quote somewhere about a story of an old knight, a farm boy, a wise old teacher, and an evil empire. done poorly it's a cliche. Done well, it's Star Wars.
belial.1980:
--- Quote from: Nickeris86 on March 19, 2012, 12:37:02 AM ---I personally am not a fan of wands, especially in a world with heavy combat magic if that is the case in yours, because their really is nothing very threatening about them.
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Maybe, maybe not...This could make a nice "wand." After all, it's essentially the same thing as your typical wizard's wand: a wooden stick. This one's just a bit bigger. And it has the added bonus of being useful for adjusting unwelcome attitudes. ;)
Nickeris86:
--- Quote from: belial.1980 on March 21, 2012, 01:44:56 PM ---Maybe, maybe not...This could make a nice "wand." After all, it's essentially the same thing as your typical wizard's wand: a wooden stick. This one's just a bit bigger. And it has the added bonus of being useful for adjusting unwelcome attitudes. ;)
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By definition that would be a rod not a wand. lol semantics i know but still.
belial.1980:
--- Quote from: Nickeris86 on March 21, 2012, 02:41:59 PM ---By definition that would be a rod not a wand. lol semantics i know but still.
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Ah, but by definition a wand is a rod...
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