Indeed not, though it is meant to avoid uncontrollable outbursts. We depend on mental shields and control over our bodies, and to some extent, the emotions we do feel. [ Have something of an answer, Vanyel. He is trying to be slightly more approachable. ]
Are there those who are competent in all schools of magic?
[His brows twitch up, interest piqued by that answer.] Your body and emotions?
[Well, since Spock didn't seem averse to answering his first question...]
It isn't uncommon for mages to be competent in multiple schools [He gestures vaguely toward himself, apparently including himself as an example.] But I've not heard of many who were truly competent in all of them.
My people were once quite violent and destructive. We have used mental control to curb such tendencies and are taught from a very young age to construct mental shields so we do not allow emotions to overcome our logic. We are also touch telepaths, which requires control to not pry on other individuals.
[ As Vanyel is not from his world, it cannot hurt to be a little more open. ]
With so many schools and mastery taking so long, that is logical that no individual is truly competent in all of them.
I can certainly see how that sort control would be a good thing, in that case. [He's never believed repressing oneself was a good thing, but it does sound like it was somewhat necessary. And also, different worlds, different cultures, not his place to judge, etc.]
And most learn by apprenticing themselves to a more experienced mage, at least to start. So if the teacher only specializes in one particular school...
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Date: 2016-07-29 11:45 pm (UTC)Are there those who are competent in all schools of magic?
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Date: 2016-07-30 02:13 am (UTC)[Well, since Spock didn't seem averse to answering his first question...]
It isn't uncommon for mages to be competent in multiple schools [He gestures vaguely toward himself, apparently including himself as an example.] But I've not heard of many who were truly competent in all of them.
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Date: 2016-08-13 08:56 pm (UTC)[ As Vanyel is not from his world, it cannot hurt to be a little more open. ]
With so many schools and mastery taking so long, that is logical that no individual is truly competent in all of them.
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Date: 2016-08-18 02:10 am (UTC)And most learn by apprenticing themselves to a more experienced mage, at least to start. So if the teacher only specializes in one particular school...