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Old 06-21-2002, 09:50 PM   #6
Alexander Tau
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It really depends on the kind of game you have Dre. If there is a strong competition element then the Classes have to be balanced. In an RP game of course what you describe would make perfect sense.

Traditional game magic is 'something from nothing', take a moment and imagine that if it was real. In any normal setting users of Magic would totally dominate. Ok, it would be a battle between the Priests and the Mages, but still. Warriors, please, they would be the most dominated type of all. Thieves, well being that what they do is inherently illegal, the best they can do is covert control.

In my view, about 75% of the people who began to study Magic would eventually use it for things that are less than honorable. Priests would at least be limited somewhat by the need to answer to their god. I have never seen a game where this dynamic really is part of play normally Mages are constrained and limited to allow the other Classes to have a fair amount of the spotlight.

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