-pops in-
Haven't read anything in this thread since the very first post, but I want to point out:
Spellcasters wearing cloth goes back to certain mythologies (Greek, Norse, etc.) where gods were so powerful thanks to their magic that they didn't need to bother with armor, since no mortals would ever get even remotely close. Some gods were so obscene in this regard that they could snuff out other gods just as easily (mythologically-accurate non-Disney Zeus comes to mind). They didn't bother with armor because cloth - or lack thereof - was just so much more comfortable.
The ones who did wear armor did so because they were usually lesser beings of magic, or else were deities of war, like Ares.
Ever wonder why Zeus goes around wearing almost nothing? It's because you'd fry via lightning bolt before you could much more than twitch. The same holds true for most sorcerers, wizards, priests, and users of magic / avatars for divine intervention: magic is the ultimate offense and therefore the ultimate defense. They're so far above mortals with their puny copper, brass, silver, and steel weapons that they don't need to bother protecting themselves and instead opt for comfort.
See Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards.
-pops out-
Haven't read anything in this thread since the very first post, but I want to point out:
Spellcasters wearing cloth goes back to certain mythologies (Greek, Norse, etc.) where gods were so powerful thanks to their magic that they didn't need to bother with armor, since no mortals would ever get even remotely close. Some gods were so obscene in this regard that they could snuff out other gods just as easily (mythologically-accurate non-Disney Zeus comes to mind). They didn't bother with armor because cloth - or lack thereof - was just so much more comfortable.
The ones who did wear armor did so because they were usually lesser beings of magic, or else were deities of war, like Ares.
Ever wonder why Zeus goes around wearing almost nothing? It's because you'd fry via lightning bolt before you could much more than twitch. The same holds true for most sorcerers, wizards, priests, and users of magic / avatars for divine intervention: magic is the ultimate offense and therefore the ultimate defense. They're so far above mortals with their puny copper, brass, silver, and steel weapons that they don't need to bother protecting themselves and instead opt for comfort.
See Linear Warriors, Quadratic Wizards.
-pops out-
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