Lychnidos Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 Magic works the way the world creator decrees, and who's to say that in Eora strong magic doesn't require a strong body.
Lephys Posted December 10, 2014 Posted December 10, 2014 ^ Yes, but logic is still logic. Either there are two types of energy in the world -- kinetic and magical -- or there is only one -- magical/soul/what-have-you. If there are two, and Might (for example) represents the power of your soul, be it to power physical OR magical abilities, then what's accounting for the other type of energy that people can utilize? So, no one's to say that physical strength/fitness/muscle fiber/etc. doesn't somehow work as a prerequisite for magic or otherwise non-mechanical energy/force production. But, you still either have two things, or you have only one. If you have only one, then no one can do anything without utilizing soul/magic power, in which case the lore should reflect that. Also, since muscles are already designed to function in a mechanical fashion, without magic, you can't really have regular old muscles in you world and say "Oh no... they contract in a mechanical fashion, but they ONLY produce soul energy, u_u..." It just doesn't make any sense, whether you're the world creator or not. Should we not start with some Ipelagos, or at least some Greater Ipelagos, before tackling a named Arch Ipelago? 6_u
Osvir Posted December 11, 2014 Posted December 11, 2014 (edited) Lol Matt. And yes it was just a friendly dig. Personally I learned to accept it as a totally abstract balancing mechanic disconnected from everything else. It's just a stat that gives bonus, nothing else. I don't like it, but not gonna fight it though I do like to poke here and there when I see people trying to give it some logical explanation within the context of PoE. What's illogical about Might being representative of strength and magic drawing power from physical strength? It's just, odd! That's right, odd. An invader word that's unusual and unknown! "This wasn't here before! What is it! I don't like it! Stranger-danger!!!", kind of. I still feel that way a bit. "Might huh? Weeeiiird!!". And whilst I think "Soul" or "Spirit" would be more thematic, they look even wierder. Strength Might Spirit Soulpower Comparing them in horizontal text length might also explain a thing or two as well. "Strength" is a traditional naming for the stat, I think, STR compared to MIG as well. Nonetheless... it's a slight oddness. SPR (Spirit) could work, maybe, maybe not, I dunno. Spirit http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spirit : the force within a person that is believed to give the body life, energy, and power Might http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/might?show=0&t=1418319304 b (1) : bodily strength (2) : the power, energy, or intensity of which one is capable <striving with might and main> Edited December 11, 2014 by Osvir
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