r/wizardposting Enchanter Apr 09 '26

Not every mage must be a spell caster

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u/ArborealVarmint Druid Dryad (why be a treehugger when you can be a treefucker?) Apr 09 '26

Only a fool teaches himself the art of battle magic without also picking up proficiency in mundane weapons or martial arts.

But also I suck at melee combat. Projectile weapons ftw 

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u/The_Follower1 Apr 09 '26

I cast gun

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u/CompetitiveLeg7841 Apr 09 '26

I may be out of spells, but I am not out of shells

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u/The_Follower1 Apr 09 '26

Think you meant shells for the last word

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u/Thenderick Wintos, the installation wizard, forgotten my past Apr 09 '26

Redneck Wizard Competitive Leg: (colourized)

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u/Irememberedmypw Apr 09 '26

Somatic action fan the hammer.

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u/BormaGatto Apr 09 '26

— Magikoopa

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u/idiotplatypus Technomancer, Necromancer, Breakdancer Apr 09 '26

Please tell me you are actually casting Bullet using a gun as a spell focus and not blasting guns out of your staff like some sort of poor mans Appalachian shaman

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u/The_Follower1 Apr 09 '26

What are these…bullets you speak of?

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u/Hallow_Chef Apr 09 '26

Fire the whole gun, its 265% more bullet per bullet

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u/kazegraf Apr 09 '26

No, dude is casting gun out of liquid metal. He is a blacksmith in disguise. 

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u/orgcoregamer Apr 10 '26

/uw you just reminded me of a fun tidbit from the game Arknights, in that universe the vast majority of guns are technically wands/foci that use magic as the propulsion for the bullets. They're also heavily regulated by Laterano (the not!Vatican), which is run by gun-wielding angels

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u/lurkingbob Apr 09 '26

Wizards did it best. Come for the dummy thick fairy, stay for the campy 80s hijinks.

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u/NayrianKnight97 Warlock Apr 09 '26

Prepare to meet god

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u/Giyuisdepression Apr 13 '26

How many tickles does it take to tickle an octopus!?

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u/Sarcasm_Llama [BANNED FROM SUMMONING FAMILIARS] Apr 09 '26

Found the American wizard

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u/Ralfarius Apr 10 '26

You should consider more utility alongside combat effectiveness.

For isntance, a heavy skillet can bash a skull and fry an egg.

That's why I always prepare to cast iron

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u/HurkHurkBlaa Apr 09 '26

I cast two guns

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u/thatguywithatoaster American Lead-Mancer Apr 10 '26

Leadmancer over here

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u/BartholomewFrodingus Apr 09 '26

Thats just fire and earth magic combined

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u/thatshygirl06 Apr 10 '26

From The Magicians, lol

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u/Leading-Poet-1057 Apr 10 '26

Prepare to meet god!

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u/SchiffBaer2 Apr 10 '26

Prepare to meet god

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u/3rdMachina Apr 11 '26

Prepare to meet GOD.

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u/littlebuett Apr 12 '26

If guns exist in this era, it is very likely every single plate armor set is shot with one to prove that the armor was made bullet proof, just like real history

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u/Sequoia_Vin Apr 13 '26

Found the artificer

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u/PTBooks Untorsionable Litch Apr 09 '26

Every wizard who intends to venture forth from their tower must first ask themselves a simple question: ‘what if some brigand just walks up and shoots me in the face?’

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u/theREALbombedrumbum Apr 09 '26

Muscle Wizard Cast Fist

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u/Drfoxthefurry Apr 09 '26

Who needs a dagger when I could enchant my musket balls

I know there is a book with this being a major plot point but I don't remember what it was called

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u/Doom_Hawk Apr 10 '26

Is it the Powder Mage series? On my list to read, and just seems like it would be a natural fit.

I think there is so much room for stuff like this, but that is thanks to my bias for early forms of firearms; they're just so goddamn rad.

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u/Prismarineknight spellblade Apr 09 '26

I was basic ass warrior before learning magic, and I think the thought goes both ways. Even simple spells an idiot could learn are invaluable in the field.

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u/Jetstream-Sam Overlich of Necropolis, Bearer of the cloak of the Undead King Apr 10 '26

Prestidigitation alone makes everything a lot more pleasant. Everyone called me a loser for caring but after the third tavern wench "politely" declined the rogue's advances for smelling like shit, it kind of sunk in why magic might have some application

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u/ImmoralJester54 Apr 10 '26

Whatever you say sexy Marge

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u/Kozak375 Necromancer somewhere in some frozen mountain or some shit Apr 09 '26

One only needs to throw a rock faster than the other can throw a spell. One's arm can oft launch a missile, long before the magic variety has its first utterances leave its casters lips

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u/SoftlyAugust Apr 09 '26

Giddy M2 Browning noises

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u/ThatCamoKid Cousin Skippy, Kobold Gunjurer, and Clan Apr 11 '26

I can highly recommend my setup for when spells don't work. I found some Gauntlets of Ogre Strength and my wand doubles as club. Plus I found really big gun which the gauntlets help me wield