>ITT: Niggers trying to explain magic
To cast magic spells, all Wizards require wooden magic wands for somatic components to all their spells
Wyatt Taylor
Dominic Sanders
Think of them like laser pointers that shoot magic.
Magic follows its own rules, but you gotta know how to direct the result. Swords usually require swings which can misdirect the shot and the stabbing swords would require you to make stabbing motions which tire you out after 30-50 times.
A wand is far more portable than crystal balls or swords. They are small, easily aimed, and are so easy to create compared to a gun that it's kinda dumb to think that wizards should make guns in the first place when things the size and shape of sticks can shoot out fire.
Jack Ward
>magic requires physical energy to focus physical energy and direct it
>magic requires magical energy to call spells into existence
Which one better?
Noah Evans
I think you'd get a lot of wizards snapping their own wands before they let their rivals get their hands on them.
>ITT: a metaphor
Ryder Cook
>How does this change your setting for the better?
It doesn't, it just adds a arbitrary restriction that barely even fits in with the settings magic.