 Nature of being Awakened?, Why are some people mages? |
 Jul 23 2006, 10:59 PM
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Why are some people mages, and others aren't? I'm not sure it's hereditary; if it was, people would notice that certain families having a high incident of awakened people, and this has never been mentioned in the fluff. That discounts the X gene theory.
Then there's the theory that people have to believe very strongly in a concept; the existence of perfect forms for hermetic magic, the belief in knowing things for Dark King shamans, etc. But then, why would anyone learn from anybody? And there isn't any in-game fluff for magicians automatically having more willpower and charisma than other people, which having hyper-sincere belief would presumably give people. So why do some people have magic, and others don't? |
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emo samurai Nature of being Awakened? Jul 23 2006, 10:59 PM
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SO... Jul 24 2006, 12:10 AM Kagetenshi Note that SotA'63 says it in the IC portion of... Jul 24 2006, 12:53 AM Ancient History It's not belief per se. Let me explain...no, t... Jul 24 2006, 12:59 AM FanGirl I remember that the Tir Na N'Og sourcebook say... Jul 24 2006, 01:27 AM Snow_Fox Genetics can be a real mix of stuff. It doesn... Jul 24 2006, 01:43 AM hyzmarca QUOTE (Snow_Fox @ Jul 23 2006, 08:43 PM) Gene... Jul 24 2006, 06:34 AM Snow_Fox I was offering that as an example you cretin. Jul 24 2006, 12:42 PM Grinder RE: Nature of being Awakened? Jul 24 2006, 12:45 PM NightmareX If you've got enough midi-chlorians you can us... Jul 24 2006, 12:50 PM Bodak Thinking there is a Magus gene on one of the human... Jul 24 2006, 03:42 PM
emo samurai Scientific proof of background counts? Jul 24 2006, 04:01 PM  |
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