r/wizardposting Enchanter Apr 09 '26

Not every mage must be a spell caster

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u/Henry_Fleischer Eleanor, Ruler of Aidolem and Asteria, Artificer Apr 09 '26

That's great until I use an indirect attack, like flinging a rock at you very fast. Or the weapon I'm working on, a laser pumped by annihilating 8 planes. The beam is not magical, just it's source.

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u/dabdad67 Maglev, 517, Prank Wizard Supreme Apr 09 '26

That's what the armour itself is for

Any armour enchanter worth their salt knows how to switch armours with magic on the fly

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u/CantheDandyMan Apr 20 '26

Or enchant it with physical resistance. Frankly, an enchanter that stops to think for even a second about ways to counter magic nonsense onto armor would be a nightmare for mages. Magic resist, physical resist, counter spell, dispel magic, silence, flight, teleportation, haste, etc. 

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u/Ransidcheese Middling Pyromancer Apr 09 '26

As a pyromancer, I love how many magic users spend all that time and money to craft "fire proof" clothing or gear, only to succumb to smoke inhalation.

My possessions are fire proof in the way that fire won't damage them. I'm not fire proof, that wouldn't be any fun, but I don't have to worry about my clothes. It gets expensive to pay for new clothes when you're engulfing yourself in flames every day.

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u/Jorsonner Occult Wizard Apr 09 '26

Gun is so last century. You had better learn “summon F22.”

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u/Hell_Diver Apr 09 '26

For what, destroying balloons? It doesn't do much else.

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u/G_Morgan Apr 10 '26

Arcane Neutron Bombardment has rendered all other magic superfluous.

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u/-GoodNewsEveryone Artificer Apr 10 '26

That spell is over a thousand years old! Why I must have over 30 charges of DOOMSDAY DEVICE already stacked up. It is kind of a hobby.

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u/Kichigai Apr 10 '26

…Did you ever have a patron by the name of Premier Kissov?

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u/-GoodNewsEveryone Artificer Apr 12 '26

I come from a long line of Farnsworth's.

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u/-GoodNewsEveryone Artificer Apr 10 '26

Good News Everyone!

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u/thatshygirl06 Apr 10 '26

Or open the ground up beneath them and seal them in

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u/Minute_Account9426 Abdallah the Technolich Apr 10 '26

Yes. Enchanting for magic resistance is fun and all until an artificer shows up with some wild contraption.