Right, Black Magic! That would be it. I think I've heard someone call it that before. It's as I always say: it's not the magic, but the wielder. I don't really say that, but I'm pretending I do.
I think the big difference is that we're not really told not to be careful. Why be careful when the entire point's to cause massive destruction, famine, and terror? The bigger the explosions, the better!
[Henry mimes as he speaks, especially as he talks about how big explosions should be, a broad sweep of his arms even as he holds the book. Dark mages are a Plegian staple, and it's easy to assume that anyone practicing just... comes from there. He may as well make the generalization, figures Henry.]
We're at war, us dark mages. With the Halidom. Well, we WERE at war. War's over, and I guess you could say that team dark mage-and-company lost! [WAVES ALL THAT OFF WITH A FLAT HAND...] Aaaanyway, here and now, it's Abjuration and stuff for me.
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I think the big difference is that we're not really told not to be careful. Why be careful when the entire point's to cause massive destruction, famine, and terror? The bigger the explosions, the better!
[Henry mimes as he speaks, especially as he talks about how big explosions should be, a broad sweep of his arms even as he holds the book. Dark mages are a Plegian staple, and it's easy to assume that anyone practicing just... comes from there. He may as well make the generalization, figures Henry.]
We're at war, us dark mages. With the Halidom. Well, we WERE at war. War's over, and I guess you could say that team dark mage-and-company lost! [WAVES ALL THAT OFF WITH A FLAT HAND...] Aaaanyway, here and now, it's Abjuration and stuff for me.