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DFRPG / Re: The First Law of Magic In-Play: Semi-Official Advice
« on: May 16, 2013, 05:46:11 PM »
Wasn't really planning to house rule anything.
The use of magic, or lack thereof, leads to behavioral and mental adjustment. So I think you misunderstand me, it's more of a following of the metaphysical laws than breaking of them. Do X and you will be more likely to do X again. That is the metaphysical law. The Laws of the Council exist to make sure there are certain X's you don't commit, they interact with the metaphysical law, but they aren't metaphysical in the least. That isn't metaphysical at all. One of the reason the Council Laws exist is supposedly because of the corruptive nature of the actions outlined therein, indicating a moral agenda. However there are a lot of possible actions which are morally suspect or condemnable that the Laws don't address. Like theft, or torture, which impose on, ignore or negate the free will of others and the fact that the Council doesn't bother to regulate that along with the quote from Luccio and the consideration that using magic like doing anything leads to behavioral and mental adjustments, thus theft and torture can be just as corruptive as breaking Council Law. All of that means when considered together that the Laws are not in place to prevent corruption, but to limit power. They just happen to happily prevent some of the corruptive magics one can perform as well.
The only laws violated by robbing a bank would be mortal government ones. unless you were using no creativity you wouldn't need to violate either the council laws or the metaphysical "rules of magic"
The use of magic, or lack thereof, leads to behavioral and mental adjustment. So I think you misunderstand me, it's more of a following of the metaphysical laws than breaking of them. Do X and you will be more likely to do X again. That is the metaphysical law. The Laws of the Council exist to make sure there are certain X's you don't commit, they interact with the metaphysical law, but they aren't metaphysical in the least. That isn't metaphysical at all. One of the reason the Council Laws exist is supposedly because of the corruptive nature of the actions outlined therein, indicating a moral agenda. However there are a lot of possible actions which are morally suspect or condemnable that the Laws don't address. Like theft, or torture, which impose on, ignore or negate the free will of others and the fact that the Council doesn't bother to regulate that along with the quote from Luccio and the consideration that using magic like doing anything leads to behavioral and mental adjustments, thus theft and torture can be just as corruptive as breaking Council Law. All of that means when considered together that the Laws are not in place to prevent corruption, but to limit power. They just happen to happily prevent some of the corruptive magics one can perform as well.