(01-21-2018, 08:38 PM)nicoraynor Wrote: Something you mentioned:
As for how hard it is to cast a spell... How hard is it to be a monk and open a chakra? How hard is to be a bard and sing a powerful and moving battle song? I'm afraid we don't have much clues about that except that well... it's a job, it has specific skills that have to be learned and mastered.Â
This is sticking with me; it stands to reason that if any class were simply too overtaxing in combat to be viable, it wouldn't even be viable from a lore perspective. Like becoming doctor suddenly requiring a storehouse of knowledge exceeding 100x the current needs and reducing the number of available doctors to near zero. I'd think that being a black mage/rogue/samurai, etc would be a job that anyone could train in and master with proficiency.
Yes you're right. To me it's more a problem of knowledge and skill more than resources.
You first need the knowledge to execute those arts, and this is why they are often locked behind job crystals that only open to their wielders if they have the required level of skill and knowledge to start learning. And continue to unlock new secrets when they are deemed ready.
Then, you just need talent and skill really. The WoL is insanely powerful because they're 1) talented and 2) backed by Hydaelyn herself. And they're incredibly fast to learn anything because they have access to all the best sources of arcane there is, and very often the only remaining teachers in the world.
(01-22-2018, 03:39 AM)Kairu Wrote: White Magic does the same thing, right, drawing upon the Lifestream as opposed to using one's internal aether reserves? Are those the only two magic schools that do it that way?
I assume both Scholars and Summoning are similar to their root, Arcanist, in that they use sigils and geometric designs to amplify a small amount of aether into great effect. And if I remember right, Thaumatology does the same thing but via performing a ritual instead of tracing a sigil from a book.
Red Magic, I don't know anything about. And Astrologians seem to use aether drawn from outer space...?
Mercenary already answered most of it, but I want to add that red magic, being an unique combination of black and white magic, can perfectly well tap into Hydaelyn's lifesource. The Red Mages of old specifically chose not to out of ethics since they were the direct survivors of the calamity that was the doom of their direct ancestors.
There is a direct reference to that in the RDM quests, but I'm unable to find it back this time, apologies for that. X'rhun Tia just says that to make up for the loss of energy by just using their own aether, red mages focus everything through their blades and gem to channel it and retain black/white magic power that way.
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