Wizards. Why do the wear dressing gowns and dunce caps?

[ddillon]

Skyrim has some interesting variations of the traditional mage robes:

 

http://images.uesp.net/c/c4/SR-npc-Faralda.jpg

http://images.uesp.net/1/11/SR-npc-Savos_Aren.jpg

http://images.uesp.net/0/0e/SR-npc-J%27zargo.jpg

http://images.uesp.net/4/4a/SR-npc-Gabriella.jpg

[Vampero]

 

Please post great wizard pics of spellcasters not dressed for a slumber party.

 

I agree with you !

[Shadenuat]

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs71/f/2010/307/5/5/age_meme___edwin_odesseiron_by_taricalmcacil-d323z45.jpg

 

Born in robe. Lived in robe. And I shall die in robe, you monkeys!

[AlphaShard]

I think part of the reason mages are in robes is due to balance. If a Mage is in plate mail why would you ever bother being a fighter? That just sounds too over powered.

[Stiler]

The elf concept art looks nice and gives me hope there'll be at least some kind of hybrid mage/warrior.

 

Also perhaps a hood up/down function?

[ogrezilla]

The elf concept art looks nice and gives me hope there'll be at least some kind of hybrid mage/warrior.

 

Also perhaps a hood up/down function?

do you realize what you've done!?

Edited September 28, 2012 by ogrezilla

[HungryHungryOuroboros]

Wait, mages DON'T store all their magic inside giant floppy triangle hats?

[LadyCrimson]

I think part of the reason mages are in robes is due to balance. If a Mage is in plate mail why would you ever bother being a fighter? That just sounds too over powered.

I also believe that's the main reason for it in many games/rpg systems. Give a class certain powerful, AoE/other spells, and you need to balance them out with some weakness. Lack of consistent armor/protection is one of the easiest ways to do that.

 

That said, I personally don't care whether mages can wear giant plate armor with huge AC bonuses. That's going in towards the Fighter/Mage territory vs. just a mage, imo, which is sort of another debate. I just want to get away from the stereotyped wizard look. There are other types of clothing besides robes and tall hats.

[Lign1997]

 

 

 

The Pathfinder Wizard...

 

http://images.wikia....der5-Wizard.jpg

 

No robes and wizard hats. Just appropriate travelling gear, a stick and a crossbow.

 

 

http://images1.wikia...-ConceptArt.jpg

 

http://mythicmktg.fi...ers/socc_01.jpg

 

http://eduardomedero...he-sorcerer.jpg

 

http://25.media.tumb...1g5m2o1_500.jpg

 

http://img.qj.net/up...qjpreviewth.jpg

 

 

 

http://images1.wikia...-ConceptArt.jpg

 

http://mythicmktg.fi...ers/socc_01.jpg

 

http://eduardomedero...he-sorcerer.jpg

 

http://25.media.tumb...1g5m2o1_500.jpg

 

http://img.qj.net/up...qjpreviewth.jpg

 

[algroth]

Holy necro posting, Batman!