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Warren Castille · **10-21-2015, 06:46 PM**

(10-21-2015, 06:39 PM)Edgar Wrote:
(10-21-2015, 05:48 PM)Oli! Wrote: I feel like the main question to ask for clever magical workarounds, such as spellcasting gloves, is this:

If it's so much better / easier to use / has less drawbacks / makes you look cooler / even possible in the first place, then why haven't tons of people thought of and started doing it yet?

Because they just invented it?
Because they haven't yet patented the method?
Because they haven't taught it to anyone else, yet?
Because the creation of the workaround is a trade secret?
Because it's difficult for someone else to replicate?
Because it's tied to their person, somehow?

And so on and so forth?

...Was this a rhetorical question?

In this case, no. "Gem on glove" would be something would have thought of immediately (roleplayers have been tinkering with handcasting since the game launched 5 years ago, and Thaumaturgy is older than that by eons) and if it worked, it'd be the norm.

Edit, @Oli: If something replaces a known ability, it becomes the norm. Handcasting with gloves is certainly doable, but as you interpret it would never replace traditional staves/wands.

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