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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
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 Posted - 11 Jul 2012 : 01:06:41
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@ Wooly- unless he's the Kingpriest..... Then he's pretty much the biggest thing around. Sage knows whereof I speak.
Stormlord, that sounds like a GREAT idea, actually. And at TBeholder, yes, she is a Chosen of Auril.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 11 Jul 2012 : 02:56:42
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Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
@ Wooly- unless he's the Kingpriest..... Then he's pretty much the biggest thing around. Sage knows whereof I speak.
And the "Kingpriest trilogy" actually makes a justifiable case for that. |
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Tren of Twilight Tower
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Posted - 15 Jul 2012 : 19:08:27
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Originally posted by Tren of Twilight Tower
I do not buy that "I am sexier than thou" argument - meaning mages are sexier than priests, or whatever. There is nothing that a little bit of good publication cannot do - i.e. every class/character is as sexy as writer makes it. To summarize, if writer is any good, any class is go (read: sexy).
I agree that it depends on the writer.
That doesn't change the fact that when someone things of fantasy characters, they're usually thinking of the mighty swordswinger or the powerful arcane spellslinger. The guy slinking around picking pockets is a distant third, and the guy invoking divine wrath is an even more distant fourth.
Swords and sorcery is what is iconic for fantasy, not lockpicks and prayers. Hence, my statement that they're not as sexy.
Agreed.
Magic-hurlers, blade (or other weapon)-swingers and jaw-dropping monsters have been a mainstream from get-go. Actually, one could argue that every profession/class is coming from this mainstream - deviating more or less from it. For example, priests wield magic, albeit divine, and are often formidable melee fighters, making this class mold between a mage and warrior. |
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Where the priests at?
