(01-02-2016, 06:21 PM)Valeera Wrote: The other issue at hand is focusing materials. Conjurers use staves of wood and other natural elements because it enhances their ability to draw aether from nature. Whereas thaumaturges use gems and bone in order to focus and enhance their aether so they can make the most of what they have. So while a conjurer can use their internal aether, the average conjurer isn't equipped with the right tool to do so efficiently (and vice versa).
There is no reason to believe that where you draw aether from determines what sort of materials you have to use. Thaumatergy channels internal aether. Black Magi draw aether from the land. Both use gems and bone in their focusing brands/staves. As far as I remember, it's the type of magic you are using that determines weapon type, not where you are drawing the aether from.
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