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Myriad Reality

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Oh! I thought you were speaking of an elaborate way of someone who creates art. No, I understand now.

@Path

A forger does, just not their own.

Myriad Reality

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Art forger?

@Path

Yeah, someone who fakes other people’s art.

Myriad Reality

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You consider yourself one?

@Path

As much as an art forger is compared to a color theorist.

Myriad Reality

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Ah the theorist are boring and don’t really do much with it.

@Path

Hey, that’s a pretty wide net you’re casting!

Myriad Reality

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Of course, otherwise you'd just be theorist.

@Path

I don’t think any legendary mage was ever anything but a theorist or a musclehead.

Myriad Reality

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

@Path

And a deep understanding of how to manipulate it.

Myriad Reality

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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.

@Path

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.

Myriad Reality

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

@Path

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.