Favourite Magic-Users?

Narsil · Post by **Narsil** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 2:07 pm

Who's your favourite magic-user in fiction, and why?

Such things as Jedi or Priors don't count.

Ra · Post by Ra » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:46 pm

I don't know how much this counts, but I'm rather fond of Clerics myself. While their folder is limited, they also have access to divine magicks, including healing/harm spells, and they can wear armor, at the cost of being limited to slings and blunt weapons, such as Maces, Flails, and Morningstars. Clerics alone are not enough to win a battle, but they can defend themselves better than a staff-wielding, unarmored Mage, and they make one hell of a supporting party member.

Narsil · Post by **Narsil** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 4:49 pm

I was actually referring to 'specific persons'

I suppose, if we're to take your latest BG2 Addiction and that statement at face value: Aerie or Viconia.

Comrade Tortoise · Post by **Comrade Tortoise** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 5:38 pm

It is a toss up. Between Dalamar, Raistlin, and Nalifan (Cynical Cat's character in his Faerun fic)

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 7:03 pm

A few of my favorites (not counting my own, of course):

Quick Ben
Amoandar Rake, First Born Son of Mother Dark, Knight of Dragons
Lady Envy
The Ceda
The Jhagut (all of them)

Turjan
Rhialto the Marvellous (my avatar)

Akka

Manshoon

Kris Hanson, The Changeling Prince

The Silence and I · Post by **The Silence and I** » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:13 pm

I suppose Zifnab is my favorite. His excentric personality is definately the selling point.

Ra · Post by Ra » Wed Feb 01, 2006 10:18 pm

I feel like such a jackass. Oh, well. Yeah, Viconia would be my favorite, with Gandalf the White being a close second. Viconia's sharp wit, good fighting skills, Drowness, and the fact that she called another female ssinssrigg make her pretty much unsurmountable as my favorite.

Charon · Post by **Charon** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 12:48 am

Zifnab, or Fizban. Take your pick as they were the same guy.

Narsil · Post by **Narsil** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:19 am

It's a toss up between:

Jaheira (Druid)
Viconia (Cleric)
and
Anyone with Gnome in the describing race, mostly because uber-insane spellcasters kick arse.

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman · Thu Feb 02, 2006 9:45 am

Lord Voldemort, aka Tom Riddle.

Post by **Dark Silver** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 3:38 pm

You people are missing the most important, powerful, and scarey of all the mages.

No, I'm not speaking of Black Mage...

I'm speaking, of course, of Porthos Fitzempriss bani Order of Hermes bani House Tytalus, Archmaster of Forces..et cetra et cetra.

Or perhaps, one only slightly less infamous in the World of Darkness, Heylel Toemin Teobath bani Solificati, the Great Betrayer, The Two which are One, The Lover and the Demon......et cetra, et cetra..

Cynical Cat · Post by **Cynical Cat** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 5:32 pm

I like Senex better.

Post by **Dark Silver** » Thu Feb 02, 2006 6:24 pm

The Old Man is good, but Porthos is ust that much more.

Because Porthos is Order of Hermes, much like myself, and thus, is better than the Euthanatos

Comrade Tortoise · Post by **Comrade Tortoise** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:15 am

Dark Silver wrote:You people are missing the most important, powerful, and scarey of all the mages.

No, I'm not speaking of Black Mage...

I'm speaking, of course, of Porthos Fitzempriss bani Order of Hermes bani House Tytalus, Archmaster of Forces..et cetra et cetra.

Or perhaps, one only slightly less infamous in the World of Darkness, Heylel Toemin Teobath bani Solificati, the Great Betrayer, The Two which are One, The Lover and the Demon......et cetra, et cetra..

problem: paradox

Narsil · Post by **Narsil** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 11:19 am

I dislike white wolf mages... too damn wanked IMO.

At least with D&D they get fun spells... and by that: I mean 'Polymorph Any Object'

Turn any bigoted twat into the object of his own hatred... it's the ultimate form of punishment for these types.

Post by **Dark Silver** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 1:42 pm

WW mages have a system which is far more varied and complex than any D&D, and also the most flexible magickal system invented.

And we have that Polymorph any object ability also, it's calleds Life 5 Matter 5

Narsil · Post by **Narsil** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 2:23 pm

Paradox.

D&D has that for about two spells and a single psionic power...

Wish, Miracle and Reality Revision...

The WW Mages have it for each-and-every-single-thing they DO.

Post by **Dark Silver** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 3:52 pm

And then you say that WW mages are to wanked?

WW Mages have that limiting factor, they do something to far out of Consensual Reality, and they get bitchslapped by the collective unconcious.

D&D mages have no such limitation except for those three powers.

Now, which one is more wanked?

Narsil · Post by **Narsil** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:00 pm

I was stating that you place undue confidence in an overly restricted being. Although the 'wank' in question was referring to the unfortunate WoD Wanking in the Phoenix Wars TGOD, if I must be wholly honest.

frigidmagi · Post by **frigidmagi** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:13 pm

Dakarne, this forum does not exist for you to complain about STGODs, that's what the OOC forum is for. Go complain there.

Narsil · Post by **Narsil** » Fri Feb 03, 2006 4:45 pm

I stated why I didn't like them. Nothing more. This is a thread about magic-users, and I simply provided a reason as to why I didn't like them... I am not trying to use this as a complaint for the STGOD.

Narsil · Post by **Narsil** » Sat Feb 04, 2006 6:32 pm

An addition, spurred by the recent Vs thread...

Coin the Sourcerer.

May I also add Simon the Sorcerer and Rincewind (technically just a Wizzard) to that list.

Eli Strauss · Post by **Eli Strauss** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 12:36 am

Fistandantilus, and Fizban. Theres just so much to love...

Ali Sama · Post by **Ali Sama** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:36 pm

the high end mages from death gate. They had some cool means of manipulating reality.

Ali Sama · Post by **Ali Sama** » Mon Feb 06, 2006 9:38 pm

Kreshna Aryaguna Nurzaman wrote:Lord Voldemort, aka Tom Riddle.

the mages in harry potter would be owned by any mage not needing a wand or have limited attack spells.

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