(01-02-2016, 06:30 AM)Valence Wrote: Yeah, it seemed for some reason I interpreted wrong the way it was presented by e-Sumi.
Now then it makes me wonder something else though... If conjurers cry in horror at people like Sylphie trying to draw aether from their own bodies, and their doctrines advise now to use the aether of the land, why is that thaumathurges, who probably are even less scrupulous about ethics and stuff, don't? Why do they persist in risking their own life?Â
The black mage taboo?
It only eats away at your life if you do it wrong.
Think about it like using a buzzsaw. Sylphie isn't trained in using a buzzsaw, so every once in a while she cuts one of her fingers off while using it. Everyone around her is very concerned, because eventually she'll run out of fingers.
However, if you're a someone who studied and practiced, you'll be able to consistently use your buzzsaw with minimal issue and without cutting off your fingers. That's thaumaturgy (ideally).
