Re: Moving spell casters

[Wright Frazier <khelek@ns1.cioe.com>]

> > You are not giving a discussion on why helicopters fly, you are focusing
> > your mind and will and causing an unnatural event to occur by your manipulation
> 
> Ummm... on Jaern its not an unnatural event. Magic is one if the
> pinnacles upon which the whole universe is built (one spoke of the
> troika). Anyone can learn to do it. I expect most adventurers can
> cast a lamp or minibolt. Sure in the beginning it may take a lot
> of concentration to whip off a lamp spell... but later I expect to
> do it while slight of handing a coin into my hand.
> 
> 						-Steve
> 

No, its unnatural I'd have to say.  If it were natural, then people could
do it by default, no xp expenditure.  Swordplay is not a natural act, you
have to train your reflexes, intuition, and adjust your mindset to deal
with using a sword in a deadly situation.  Magic is somewhat similiar
you are doing something nonintuitive that you have to train yourself for.

Also I quteo from the book, page 47 in the little books, this will possibly
change the nature of this arguement a bit.

"...Concentrating on the spell restricts the caster's actions to a slow walk
(1/5 normal movement rate) for any non-movement spells, and the appropriate
movement for movement spells...."

Does it take more concentration to maintain a spell or to cast it?

Anyways, bleh.  If it takes a skill, I can see it, and a fairly
expensive one at that, but not just an auto ability.

Wright