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I suspect the motivation behind the name change was aesthetic actually. Like I said, the old "Earth, Fire, Air, Water, Life, Death" comes out a bit flat. (Or maybe they were too heavily influenced by Captain Planet.) "Fire, Ice, Lightning, Divination, Affliction" just has more gusto.
I thought it was you who suggested the MSS dichotmy be "Arcane" and "Divination" though.
Really if I had it to do over again though, I'd break it down to function, rather than element, but that's beyond what I could do even with the magic system rebuild. Would need a whole new mod for that.
Conceivably you could use any sphere of magic to obtain or destroy balance or maintain or break stagnation. Death magic might favor The Lost a bit more, simply because the death is their end goal, but it can be employed against their interests as well, just as life magic could be employed in their favor.
(Or at least that's what all the necromancer's yell as they get driven out of town by the angry mob.)
I thought it was you who suggested the MSS dichotmy be "Arcane" and "Divination" though.
Really if I had it to do over again though, I'd break it down to function, rather than element, but that's beyond what I could do even with the magic system rebuild. Would need a whole new mod for that.
Should also point out that, lore-wise, none of the human accessible magic comes from the gods of the Triad, rather it's an allowance of the gods that they let as much magic through as they do. The Triad stands between the enlightened races and the true power of Fate. That's their first sworn duty.Orochi said:Divine magic encompasses ALL of the Triad's powers; Order, Neutrality, and Chaos. Unholy magic is anything that goes against the natural order, like the foul creatures animated by the power of the Lost.
Conceivably you could use any sphere of magic to obtain or destroy balance or maintain or break stagnation. Death magic might favor The Lost a bit more, simply because the death is their end goal, but it can be employed against their interests as well, just as life magic could be employed in their favor.
(Or at least that's what all the necromancer's yell as they get driven out of town by the angry mob.)