From: Daniel Tulloh <daniel@jaws.greatwhite.com> Subject: Re: (TFT) TFT: Wizard's Guild Membership Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 09:23:39 -0600 (MDT) > I'd say there are two > better ways to look at the guild: > > 1) It's a powerful political organization. > > 2) It's a "meeting of the minds". > Not to mention that they might come down really hard on some poor PC trying to practice magic without a license! This in itself might lead to the idea of 'black' magic - someone outside the guild practicing magic using potions, cauldrons, animal sacrifices and what-have-you. As a matter of fact, the whole concept of witches and warlocks could be thought of as a PR campaign led by secretive members of the Wizard's Guild to squash rogue practicioners of the art. Dan daniel@jaws.greatwhite.com
I like this concept. 'Black' magic is really magic on the Black Market. Because its not sanctioned by the guild, it is 'evil.'
Like the American Medical Association (Wiz Guild) on the subject of Chiropractic or Holistic Medicine 'evil' in the 1960s. If its outside our practice (what, no drugs or surgery?), it can't work and must be quackery.
Well some of the hedge mage and sacrifice stuff does work, and we know that the peasants are going to them for help, so therefore we need to stop it. Let's make a rumor that its EVIL. (& some of it may be.) Because if enough peasants use this, then some of the middle class may start using it. And that would bite into our control of the market!
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