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I play with your senses just a tiny bit, and make it so that I can show you what I can see through your own eyes.

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The most powerful world is the one where order and chaos are perfectly balanced. Ours is much closer than a non-magical world where order rules. And if your world is ruled by chaos, good luck getting much of anything accomplished.

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*smiles*
You sound like those students whom are stuck in their ways.

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Which is fine when you know what you’re talking about.

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*smiles*
It’s not a bad start to have an understanding to aid you in understanding magic. I know my school of thought is…
*taps my chin*
Unorthodox, and possibly to you. Even wrong, but it has more than enough foundation and fundamental integrity to be considered true. I’m not denying your school of thought or even downplaying it. I want you to know that. It’s a very effective way to follow.

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Many different schools of thought have been tried in our world. Most didn’t work.

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*thinks*
Maybe the rules of your realm have more restrictions. Or someone is placing rules. That is not uncommon.

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At risk of boring you....
*Clears my throat*
I’m sure you’ve noticed that many systems can apply equally to magic. A chaos-based theory of magic can work just as well as other schools if you tweak the rest of the calculations for spells and runes and all that. It gets you to the same place, but I don’t think they’re as intuitive for casters.

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Oh, I see now. I don’t really see it as a theory more of as a way magic is as a resource compared to many other elements. My original point was magic in utself is a chaotic energy that can do anything and nothing. If you are talking about theories in terms of school of thoughts in magic, then I agree that a order and chaos dichotomy is a valid and strong one. And can be applied in almost any situation. I senses that is where you were going, but I didn’t stop you as I was curious of your version.

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Theory being how we understand magic’s interactions and way of working. It’s all of the details about how magic exists, can be used, and interacts with other things. The more your theory lines up with how it works, the better it is.

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*nods*
I am not denying that. Imagination and creativity of how magic works is necessary.

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And a deep understanding of how to manipulate it.

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The thought sort of creeps me out, but... sure, go for it.

*Walks through the door to The Tavern and dusts bits of soot and ash off my clothes*
…
*Glances awkwardly down at the debris on the floor, looks quickly from side to side and swipes my hand at it, a gust of wind blowing it outside before the door closes*

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*is sitting at a table playing with a pin game on a wooden triangle and slams the table when I have four pins left*
I'm not an idiot....

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*Blinks and looks around for anyone else to see if they reacted to you*

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*everyone appears to be focused on their own thing, I look around and make eye contact with you looking away then back to eye contact with a surprised look as I place all of the pins back in their spots*

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*Smiles widely but nervously*
… Did I do something?