All of those are "Craft." They aren't considered "weird"/touched by the gods, but rather the work of human skill and at-the-bench innovation. Whereas the Gift to handle magic is considered given by the gods, not something that can be learned or gained by repetition.#Realmslore
— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 12, 2021
Thank you, Master Greenwood.
Um… even studied learned Wizardry, as opposed to the new sorcerers, warlocks, otherwise touched ones? Wizardry is Mystra's (& Azuth's) gift too?
I'd read alchemists (not chemists) & artificers were part arcane, cf. pure mechanical Engineers…?
— Pataphor (@Pataphor1) February 13, 2021
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In the Realms, the Art is arcane magic. Not everyone can learn it, no matter how much access to written spells, material components, and training they have.
Like being born with perfect pitch (for music) or not, some individuals have the Gift (ability to wield… 2)
…magic), and some don't.
Some priests will tell you (and they may or may not be right) that the gods reward sufficiently devout persons by giving them the Gift to wield divine magic. We know that gods sometimes imbue a non-magic-wielding person with some…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 13, 2021
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…arcane magic, and the Gift means the ability to work magic.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 13, 2021
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…arcane magic, and the Gift means the ability to work magic.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 13, 2021
What is exactly Table Magic? And can people without the Gift use it? Yes, folk without the Gift can use Table Magic.
It consists of placing particular substances (of specific sizes and shapes) in the proper relationship to each other, on a prepared surface upon which glyphs and lines are chalked. This calls on the Weave to work magic.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) February 13, 2021
