Another Character Class
“Our Reality is stranger than you think”
In a previous article, I talked about the brutish, chaotic strength that originates from the Barbarian’s unique ability to use rage as a force of destruction. Today, I take a subtle look at a character class that can fight and use magic with equal proficiency. Before going further, I will state that the use of magic in role-playing is just that – part of the role-playing experience. I am not suggesting that a player needs to be a magician to play the game. Nor am I suggesting that a player needs to be a magician to participate in the narrative or #stem educational experience. With that said, I want to clearly define magic and its existence in the role-play fantasy genre. Specifically, in the Dungeons and Dragons environment, magic refers to the use of spells and magic systems.
Our Reality is stranger than you think. Words are magic. Music is magic. And magic is power. In both the fantasy world and our religious text, we learn that the world was spoken into existence. Can you imagine the power! In the fantasy world, this is magic. In our modern world, this is often called myth (and for some, faith). The power of the spoken word can be found across religious texts. My examples will come from the Christian Bible.