Divine Magic >> Should It Follow the Same Rules as Arcane?

Paulus Maximus wrote:

One of the prime reasons why magic and religion work the same has little to do with the setting, I think.

That seems like an odd claim to make,

Howzat? Trying to make oneself understood in a foreign language and climbing a tree are tasks that are resolved in the same way, and that has little to do with the setting, but all with making the game mechanics easier to understand by the players. So why is it so odd that one of the reasons that sorcerous and priestly magic is resolved in the same way, is also that it is easier for the player?

I didn't say that it was the only reason, I didn't say that sorcerous and priestly magic differ in the setting, all I said is that using the same mechanic for both makes the game easier. What's so odd about that?

Whymme wrote:

Paulus Maximus wrote:

One of the prime reasons why magic and religion work the same has little to do with the setting, I think.

That seems like an odd claim to make,

Howzat? Trying to make oneself understood in a foreign language and climbing a tree are tasks that are resolved in the same way, and that has little to do with the setting, but all with making the game mechanics easier to understand by the players. So why is it so odd that one of the reasons that sorcerous and priestly magic is resolved in the same way, is also that it is easier for the player?

I didn't say that it was the only reason, I didn't say that sorcerous and priestly magic differ in the setting, all I said is that using the same mechanic for both makes the game easier. What's so odd about that?

Nothing. It's good sense.