Apprentices and the Legion
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As far as I understand there are no real differences in the casting process. The Sorceror's is natural and innate, while the Wizard's is a mimicry to produce the desired effects, but not "natural" as much as constructed, carefully measured and timed. The very act of casting the spell would look identical, the Sorcerer does it "by heart" because he simply knows how to do it due to his blood, the Wizard has trained and mastered it through rote learning.

However, a Sorcerer would be pretty stumped if a Wizard ever asked him about the finer points of arcane spellcasting, since the chance of him knowing any of that is comparatively rare. It's a matter of being good at something due to natural ability (Sorceror) or being good at something due to a long and hard path of training (Wizard). Kind of like the difference between someone who is just naturally good at something and someone who has studied it in detail to be just as good. The one who is just naturally good at it might not know all the fancy words or all the details, but the application is just the same in many ways, he just does it without really knowing how it works.

EDIT: This is another reason why Sorcerers might be looked down upon, they are upstart and don't really know what power they have, and not wise enough to wield it safely since they were never schooled in it. At least that is what one might think.
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Apprentices and the Legion - by Hellstrom - 03-28-2011, 04:18 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Aramil Leah - 03-28-2011, 04:45 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Karilynn - 03-28-2011, 06:57 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Hellstrom - 03-28-2011, 07:21 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by EdinSumar - 03-28-2011, 11:25 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Balanor - 03-29-2011, 09:37 AM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Payne - 03-29-2011, 10:28 AM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by EdinSumar - 03-29-2011, 12:00 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by kta - 03-29-2011, 11:33 AM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Payne - 03-29-2011, 12:10 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Hellstrom - 03-29-2011, 01:40 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Aramil Leah - 03-29-2011, 07:30 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by EdinSumar - 03-29-2011, 08:13 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Aramil Leah - 03-30-2011, 06:43 AM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by EdinSumar - 03-30-2011, 09:10 AM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Hellstrom - 03-30-2011, 01:49 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by EdinSumar - 03-30-2011, 03:10 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Hellstrom - 03-30-2011, 03:48 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by EdinSumar - 03-30-2011, 03:56 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Arios - 03-31-2011, 08:24 AM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Balanor - 03-31-2011, 09:46 AM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Aramil Leah - 03-31-2011, 07:39 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by EdinSumar - 03-31-2011, 09:28 PM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by Sundraoi - 04-01-2011, 05:37 AM
RE: Apprentices and the Legion - by EdinSumar - 04-01-2011, 06:22 AM

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