(06-07-2015, 12:48 PM)Rahal Wrote: Not true. Black Magic is a not a school of magic or really nefarious or malicious. it is a technique that allows the mage to bypass thier own natural aethetic limitations. White mage does the same thing.I was under the impression that Black Magic is far more forceful with its borrowing than White Magic. Doesn't it tear holes to and from the void and kill/hurt the immediate area that the aether is drawn from?
Thaumaturgy draws upon the aether from within (think D&D Sorcerer) and Conjury just borrows aether from the land (Think Estelle from Tales of Vesperia). Black Magic and White Magic draw upon outside sources. White Mages borrow power from the Elementals (Think D&D cleric), while Black Mages might draw it from the land for example or by using say an item as a vessel for aether, or even attempting by messing around with voidsent.
No school of magic is inherently good or evil. Just the user.
