• Addv4@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    And don’t forget that after they die, some use for it will be found and it becomes the crucial underpinning of wizard society.

  • Rolando@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Hmm… In school they would be taught some magic that is not really useful but that “has pedagogical value.” At work they’d be forced to use the magic that the market demands, but it’d be unimaginative and micromanaged. But they would have some hobby magics that are very amusing but slightly embarassing…

    • merc@sh.itjust.works
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      10 months ago

      At work they’d be forced to use the magic that the market demands

      Yeah, in a world where fire magic existed, there would be fire magicians whose day job was being a human-powered blast furnace, blasting something with fire over and over. They wouldn’t be out having adventures, and the use of their magic would probably be heavily regulated.