From: mrmarcel@eos.ncsu.edu (MICHAEL RONN MARCELAIS)
Subject: Re: prayers vs wizardry (was Re: Why are their level limits?
Organization: North Carolina State University
Date: Sat, 29 Aug 1992 10:07:20 GMT

In article <1992Aug29.022333.724@ccsvax.sfasu.edu>, z_copeab@ccsvax.sfasu.edu writes:
|> In article <l9t7trINNkc6@exodus.Eng.Sun.COM>, paul@legoland.Eng.Sun.COM (Paul Pantera) writes:
|> >>|> >So, how do you explain that a cleric can cast spells in armor?
|> >>|> 
|> >>|> Because cleric spells are different than wizard spells.  
|> >>
|> >>Now that's not much more of an explaination than "'cause" would be.
|> > 
|> > The magic that comes from Clerical spells comes from the Cleric's God, and
|> > therefore the magic is totally different from the magic of a mage.  This type
|> > of magic does not require as complicated of movements, and can therefore be
|> > accomplished while wearing armor.
|> > 
|> 
|> 	Unfortuantely, this means that the clerical Detect/Remove Magic will
|> not function with regards to mage magic, and mage Detect/Remove Magic will not
|> work against clerical spells. This means that clerical spells are not affected
|> by Anti-Magic Shell. Are monster's magic resistance good versus clerical or
|> mage spells, or both? Which forms of magic does magic protections (rings,
|> cloaks, etc) affect?
|> 	If the two types of magic are different, there must be noticable
|> differences in them. Having the only difference being 'you can wear armor for
|> one' is a bit of a crock. The AD&D rules imply that the two types of magic are
|> really just one type.
|> 	Also, there is nothing in the rules that says that clerical magic
|> requires any fewer or easier motions than a mage's.
|> 
|> Brandon Cope
|>  

Look at it this way:  Mages research their spells and use their intelligence
to come up with a formula that causes something to happen.  This often
requires elaborate gestures or digging through pockets for spell components,
and hence mages can't cast spells with armor on.

Clerics on the other hand, ask their diety to activate the spell that they
have chosen.  Rarely are spell components needed for spells of short casting
times and never elaborate gestures.  They don't do anything, they depend on
their faith (ie wisdom) that their god will cast the spell they asked him to.

After the magic is cast, it is the same type of magic, and they each effect
each other.  The casting methods are what separates the two types of spells.
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