» Thu Apr 29, 2010 6:41 am ...but what attributes and traits would make one succeed in the different magic schools?
From "Breathing water"
But the spells of Alteration are all about uncommon sense. The infinite possibilities, breaking the sky, swallowing space, dancing with time, setting ice on fire, believing that the unreal may become real. You must learn the rules of the cosmos and then break them ... There is one last lesson I have to teach you," she said. "You must learn that desire is not enough. The world will end your spell no matter how good you are, and no matter how much you want it." ... He kept his mind on the world of possibilities, that books could sing, that green was blue, that that water was air ...
But the spells of Alteration are all about uncommon sense. The infinite possibilities, breaking the sky, swallowing space, dancing with time, setting ice on fire, believing that the unreal may become real. You must learn the rules of the cosmos and then break them ... There is one last lesson I have to teach you," she said. "You must learn that desire is not enough. The world will end your spell no matter how good you are, and no matter how much you want it." ... He kept his mind on the world of possibilities, that books could sing, that green was blue, that that water was air ...
I think that means that you have to be quite imaginative to be proficient in Alteration, being able to sustain the "dream" long enough for the spell to be effective
but what of the other schools? what character traits are dominating? I suppose conjuring flame and lightning requires a strong mind and will, which is reflected by thye willpower attribute.
Discuss.
