Poll: What's the coolest type of magic, in your opinion?
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If you are looking for the coolest magic, it's going to be ice...
Serious answer, holy or fire magic, maybe fiery holy magic if I can mix a few up?
Controlling time would be ideal, but that seems a little to OP.
Serious answer, holy or fire magic, maybe fiery holy magic if I can mix a few up?
Controlling time would be ideal, but that seems a little to OP.
As an aspiring evil overlord I have to go with demon magic. It was kind of that or necromancy, but who would win in a fight a skeleton or a demon?
I would say Elemental magic, as a category that includes fire magic, ice magic, lightning magic, water magic, earth magic, etc... In general, something that lets you manipulate and summon any natural element. It would have to be kind of varied because focusing on only one specific branch of it leaves you with some obvious disadvantages.
If that is not available, I will go with necromancy since it would be the most useful in most situations.
If that is not available, I will go with necromancy since it would be the most useful in most situations.
Total Alteration. The ability to turn yourself, anybody else and anything else into whatever you so wish. Sounds like the best kind of magic to me. It is basically like being a god.
For me it's between nature and necromancy. I have to give it to nature because I'm sure my army of ents could kick the undead's ass. Blood magic gets an honorable mention because it lets you control people.
Salus said:
That there's an Air Elemental from GW2.
OT: I'd go for illusionary stuff, mind-magic, magic like that. It's a bit more specific than your 'arcane magic' category, though: I couldn't care less for prophecies or enchanted tomes, and I'd like the subtler side of illusion magic.
Demonology, especially with devil-pacts included, is like the most metal thing ever. Plus, selling souls to the devil in exchange for magic basically gives you the Wish spell, although you can also get it in holy (Miracle) or arcane but it's not as cool then because you're not tearing out anyone's still-beating heart.
I think most people are talking about which magic a wizard should specialize in in order to be more powerful/win in a fight against wizards of other disciplines. Which is a completely different question to the one asked, but the answer is arcane, because as I mentioned above the Wish spell falls under it. Plus time magic. Plus illusions. And basically anything of general utility that doesn't fit into the other umbrellas - it's a complete no-brainer, but a wizard who specializes in arcane magic is lame as hell.
(That's specifically specialists in the general field of "arcane magic" - time magic specialists, for instance, are still awesome even though their thing is lumped in with "arcane" for this question)
I think most people are talking about which magic a wizard should specialize in in order to be more powerful/win in a fight against wizards of other disciplines. Which is a completely different question to the one asked, but the answer is arcane, because as I mentioned above the Wish spell falls under it. Plus time magic. Plus illusions. And basically anything of general utility that doesn't fit into the other umbrellas - it's a complete no-brainer, but a wizard who specializes in arcane magic is lame as hell.
(That's specifically specialists in the general field of "arcane magic" - time magic specialists, for instance, are still awesome even though their thing is lumped in with "arcane" for this question)
Out of those options Arcane. I will unravel the secrets of the universe!
Sure fire is cool too but there much more to Arcane and it?s generally used in more interesting way than just burning everything which isn't all that useful outside of fighting, home heating and cheesy pick ups. Although Arcane type magic isn't very specific so tends end up being "dose whatever the plot demands" in stories.
Second would be demonology or necromancy but I wouldn't really want that myself since it tends to come with massive drawbacks and I would be too moral to actually use it much.
Sure fire is cool too but there much more to Arcane and it?s generally used in more interesting way than just burning everything which isn't all that useful outside of fighting, home heating and cheesy pick ups. Although Arcane type magic isn't very specific so tends end up being "dose whatever the plot demands" in stories.
Second would be demonology or necromancy but I wouldn't really want that myself since it tends to come with massive drawbacks and I would be too moral to actually use it much.
Arcane is the coolest in my opinion. It's a school of magic that's full of party tricks, that's pretty darn cool.
Walk on water, teleport to a party, magic up some wine, read someone's future and levitate some stuff while projecting films onto the wall with your mind and translating books with magic!
Followed by Necromancy. If I chose Necromancy however I would go straight for Dark Overlord of the World however. I mean, Necromancy doesn't have much use outside of world domination really. Infect people with magical plagues, raise the dead to fight under you, plague more people, raise more into your army, throw in some extra black magics and you've got the world under your thumb. Plus Necromancy puts you in complete control of your power, unlike Demonic magic which might be stronger but relies on the demons you rely on not turning on you. Which they will. Because they're freaking demons...
Walk on water, teleport to a party, magic up some wine, read someone's future and levitate some stuff while projecting films onto the wall with your mind and translating books with magic!
Followed by Necromancy. If I chose Necromancy however I would go straight for Dark Overlord of the World however. I mean, Necromancy doesn't have much use outside of world domination really. Infect people with magical plagues, raise the dead to fight under you, plague more people, raise more into your army, throw in some extra black magics and you've got the world under your thumb. Plus Necromancy puts you in complete control of your power, unlike Demonic magic which might be stronger but relies on the demons you rely on not turning on you. Which they will. Because they're freaking demons...