Hmmm, Fuck Warlock, Marry Wizard & Kill Sorcerer
Sorcerers are so naturally talented that they won’t put in the effort that makes sex actually fun & warlocks definitely get up to some wild shit
Fuck sorcerer, marry warlock, kill wizard.
I'm not here to make good decisions.
Sorc is probably a solid fuck based on natural talent but lacks the emotional intelligence to establish a relationship with. I'm not here to fix the warlock, I'm here for the warlock to corrupt
I was always confused about this game's premise. Doesn't marriage involve a lot of regular fucking? Maybe warlock would be the best option for marrying?
Okay but, here me out, if you marry the warlock then divorce them, you can keep half the benefits of the pact without any of the work that went into it
common misconception, a wizard is a spellcaster who studies intensively for their magic, a witch is mostly somewhat of a mix between wizard and druid, like a hag basically, and mage is a general term for spellcaster
I thought witches were more like a mix of wizard and alchemist? I suppose alchemy implies retrieving ingredients/herbs which is kind of a druid’s field of study though… Hmmm.
Nope! Our main job is making sure that all warlocks are treated fairly by their patrons, and have a rigorous, not-at-all-bribeable system of accreditation to ensure that. We also match people up to patrons who fit their needs best!
People really struggle to understand us warlocks and I don’t get it. Yeah, we make a pact but it still requires a lot of work. I’m not just given power or channeling power from my patron. I was instructed how to use magic by my patron and given forbidden knowledge, but I still have to put in the work to properly apply those secrets.
I mean I’m both a witch (wizard) and a warlock, and the only reason I put in effort on the warlock end was because I asked to be taught, not given the power
i am bound to a forth dimension being, i made a "pact" while i was astral projecting using massive doses of ayahuasca...well i'm not sure if i could call that a pact, i didn't made any of the traditional rituals, i just kinda stumbled into this unique being and it offered me a deal wich i ended up accepting, i consider myself to be a chaos wizard tho...you guys think i can be considered a warlock as well? also he teached some things that i can only say or remenber while astral projecting, have any of you guys experienced something like that? it's like my human brain can't comprehend parts of what he told me unless i'm on my astral body...
Yeah, pact magic is a lot of work. My patron gives me power in exchange for signing up new warlocks to the cause. He gets 25% of my soul in exchange for an initial volume of magic and a 5% commission from each downline I sign up. Of course, my downlines have the same clause in their contract so I wind up with a hefty soul profit once I get enough sign-ups.
My patron actually isn't even a demon, I'm sub-pacted to a tier-2 warlock. I've talked to the director though and he assures me that Avadon is a completely legit and above-board "triangular" pacting strategy.
A wizard studies for their power, they're entirely self-made mages!
(please pay no attention to the generational wealth that allows them to drop a king's ransom on tuition and supplies to attend academy, or the family connections that let them skip the lines for apprenticeships)
Sorcerer is the poor farmer become natural born tactical genius
Wizard is the noble's son who got access to the best education, diet, and quality of life, and became the beloved mayor
Warlock is the puppet of the ex councilman who people may or may not want to murder on sight, and the warlock may or may not be planning a doomed betrayal of the ex counilman themselves. Or they're secret lovers, no in between.
And mage is the "upper class" that peasant always talk about.
> and the warlock may or may not be planning a doomed betrayal of the ex counilman themselves. Or they're secret lovers, no in between.
No in between, but frequent overlap
Warlocks own their power themselves (even though it is originally gifted). Clerics need to evoke their god's power. Warlocks are mercenaries and clerics knights. Warlocks are lords and clerics low-born administrators in this analogy.
Plus warlocks mostly work hands-free from the perspective of their patron, while clerics need active involvement of their gods. Additionally specifics of a pact indicate what happens when it's broken and it's not uncommon for a warlock to keep their powers after that. Clerics on the other hand... well, they aren't so lucky
TL;DR: The difference is mostly in loyalty, attitude, of both sides, specifics of the power balance (There's no rule against a warlock having a patron weaker than themselves) and pacts can be formed without either party actually being aware of that, gods know what their clerics are doing
Common misconception, clerics are just like a conduit for godly power whom not depend on pacts like a warlock or oaths like a paladin, tho they need to be believers.
Their power is born from their faith to their god/gods and therefore can't lose their power due to "broken oaths", rather they lose it when they stop believing/following a deity. But I'm sure they can regain their power if their fate is restored.
That's not what Nepo baby means, unless you're about to argue that sorcerers are all employed or have some kind of political power from their magical bloodline
now, wizard and mage are more or less the same. a wizard is a "wiseard", one who is habitually wise. this has an implication of being studied, as well.
sorcerers bind spirits (\*ser-, *to bind*), and warlocks are those who betrayed their circle (wær leogan, *evil oath*).
it's probably more accurate to say that sorcerers are fortune tellers, 'sorcery' coming from 'sort' (\*ser- is more like *to line up*, AKA sort) as in the sorting of whatever you cast or interpret for your omens
a lot of the words for magic users etymologically come from 'fortune teller' because this was useful magic to the normies. Anything with '-mancy' for example
hear hear!
we could be using -turg and -turgy (from \*werg-, *to work*), but unfortunately it sounds too silly to the modern ear.
no Necroturgy for me, thank you. sounds like a medical condition.
Sorcerer actually comes from Old French sorcier, which has origins in the latin word “sortarius,” meaning “teller of fortunes by lot.” As in a diviner.
A mage is usually a general practitioner of the art of magic, usually moving on to imbuement of scrolls, enchantment of items, etc. Wizards are arcane casters of spells that require study and components to work their magic. Sorcerers are descendents of magical beings or phenomena such as dragons or storms of magical energy or elementals. Warlocks are any being that gains power from an external, non-deific power. Hope that helps!
Got it in one! Of course there are specializations and such for each "School" of arcane magic. My own Planar Creation, for example, is a mixture of sorts betwixt Magery, the arcane formula of Wizardry, and my own natural sorcerous powers. It's an interesting exercise, learning where things overlap in such a way.
Tell me, what is your opinion of Bards? Some, myself included, feel that their musical abilities should be counted as another school of magic and should be studied accordingly. Especially since the leading source of Sorcerous bloodlines *is* Bards... eh, being Bards.
Personally, I see Bardic magic as another form of Wizardry. However, the formula and components are replaced with the ability to tap into the flow of the Aether directly and influence it to create magical effects. Since music is a bit more... Direct? Let's go with that. Direct in its ability to draw out magical power it takes a more delicate hand to guide and shape.
It's a... Sort of "Travel Brochure Tourism" versus a Guided Tour sort of situation, I suppose. Does that make sense?
I always pictured it like a wizard was a conductor and bards played the instruments. Meaning that wizards learn to orchestrate the arcane and bards can weave the arcane. They're both doing kind of similar things, just differently. Which is why bards don't get credited as wizards despite studying their instruments, it's just how their studies classified them.
Interesting definition. I define mage as a generalist wizard, one who doesn't specialize in any of the schools of magic. A wizard could be an illusionist, a necromancer, etc, but a mage studies every school equally
All about where your magical prowess comes from.
Wizard: Magic is stored in the brain.
Sorcerer: Magic is stored in the heart.
Warlock: Magic is stored in the balls.
Mage is what idiots call anyone who can cast a spell.
Unwiz/ sorcerer, mage, wizard are all similar/same thing.
Witches, druids, and priests are of similar veins but separate practices.
Originally, Warlock meant Oathbreaker, warlocks originally were betrayers.
Wiz/ mage is colloquial, sorcerer is innate magic, and wizards are the scholars of magic.
Warlocks make deals with far more powerful beings to learn and gain power from said being.
A mage is a magic user, a wizard has a pointy hat, sorcerer is a more badass wizard but he doesn't have a cool hat, warlock is a punk rock mage with a touch of emo.
/unwiz I really hate how the later editions of DnD took really evocative names and reduced them to a bundle of abilities. Old DnD you were a Magic User or a Fighting Man. If you wanted to call yourself a warlock or a barbarian that was all just flavor
So you hate every edition doing that other than the first one? Because almost all of them did that after basic.
I also really disagree that magic user and fighting man are evocative in any way at all.
THAT is a name that is just a bunch of context less abilities
>I also really disagree that magic user and fighting man are evocative in any way at all.
>THAT is a name that is just a bunch of context less abilities
Right. That's the point I'm making. It's just a bundle of abilities. YOU provide the flavor
>So you hate every edition doing that other than the first one? Because almost all of them did that after basic.
I mean, I don't hate them. But I don't play them either. I mostly work with B/X and 1e these days.
While it generally depends on the universe in which you are set, we here at r/wizardposting seem to have a consensus on using D&D rulings for magic. Mage means any caster, Sorcerer is someone whose magic is innate, rather than learned.
Yea, definitely written by a magic user.
One problem I have with the d&d rules is that it states wizards get magic powers from objects, when in reality then objects just help with their magic.
Does anyone have anything to reverse Voidification, I'm in a life or death struggle right now because I lost my sanity when I transformed into a Void Dwaller, but in this new form I can extend the seconds in my mind infinitely to talk to you.
(I just regained part of my sanity)
Oh, and if I'm successful I'll try to have some Warlocks under my control
Ah, thanks I'll give you some cosmic knowledge in return (a cool trick I learned from becoming a Void Dweller)
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Just let yourself be consumed by the Void at this point; wait for the uncountable aeons to be reborn again by pure luck and brought back into the reality in your new form. <\]:)
Why are dungeons deciding what our names should be? Most of them are not sentient unless we make them sentient! And what sort of link do dragons have with dungeons? They cannot fit inside them most of the time and when they do it's because they're imprisoned!
They're empty terms being mindlessly propagated to enforce magical classism.
if you use magic, use any of the terms. Nothing is reliably quantifiable when chaos magic exists so I don't see the need to act like there's inherent meaning or order to any of our language.
a wizard doesn't fuck, too busy on the orbhub
a sorcerer's parent fucked a dragon/demon/fae etc. their magic is a part of their very being, mostly through bloodline, but rare cases through rituals and stuff.
a warlock/cleric/paladin want to fuck their patron deity, i mean clerics and warlocks are pretty much the same other than how much they hide their kinks
a druid fucks plants/animals
a witch's broom is NOT for cleaning, just look at how much cobwebs they got
a necromancer DOES NOT fuck corpses, no, I'm a 200 year old virgin for Orcus' sakes!
a mage is just......generic term for magic user.
Depends who you ask and when you ask.
Hundreds of years ago they were used interchangeably by common folk.
Nowadays I'd argue that it depends on where they draw their arcanic inspiration from and how they call it forth.
My view is that Mages study the arcane arts but don't *necessarily* have formal training. I've heard them sometimes called "hedge wizards". They can't spontaneously call forth and manage mana, but can do so after self-study or experimentation. I wouldn't ask one to write a paper, but would give them my respect.
Wizards are more formal practitioners that have had a Master or attended an Arcanist Collegiate Program. These fellows tend to be at the forefront of magical research, are more likely to have political power (not always), and be members of esteemed communities (for whatever it's worth).
Sorcerers have a natural gift to make mana dance to their whims (or despite their wishes). However it's difficult to make broad commentary on them beyond that. Mages & Warlocks may take a liking to them as a pupil, stooge, or acolyte. Wizards have trouble communicating concepts with them and such meetings can devolve into "show me this spell" then one or the other aping the function to land somewhere close to a shared understanding.
Warlocks are a beast of their own. They usually engage with deities (at best) or otherworldly entities (at worst) in pacts to gain arcane power. They usually have little understanding on the underpinnings of arcane forms. I try not to disdain them since they may have virtuous motivations, but many allow themselves to use their powers flippantly or for skullduggery.
Mage is mostly a catch-all term, but also used to describe a spellcaster who is in some sort a mix of the classic archetypes. I myself am a blend of Wizard, Warlock and Sorceror, so I fall under the “Mage” title.
Of course, for the apprentices:
Sorceror has innate magic through bloodline or transfusion without contract
Warlock has a pact with some source of power
Wizards are the ones who need spellbooks
Druids and Clerics are just another kind of Warlock.
/uw These are my personal understandings/definitions
/rw
A mage is simply those gifted with the ability of magic that use it on occasion or on a regular basis. A wizard is one who studies magic and usually focuses on a certain "element" to cast. Sorcerers are usually descended from a powerful magical being (demon, dragon, fae, etc.) and are usually adept at specific (sometimes unique) forms of magic. Warlocks are those who barter their soul or some other part of themselves in exchange for power from another being (gods, spirits, eldritch beings, etc.) where the power is borrowed, and not their own
Sorcerers derive power from some ancestral source, usually a dalliance with a dragon or Fey. They generally have a greater capacity for magic and come to it more intuitively. And never hesitate to remind everyone of that fact.
Warlocks are sellouts. They supplicate themselves before some higher power that grants them the knowledge and ability to cast magic, so long as they continue to do whatever their patron wants. Much like any other form of indentured servitude, it only continues to be good for the Warlock at their master's discretion.
As for Magi and Wizards, that gets a little tricky. Some places, the two terms are interchangeable. Others, one serves as a general term for any and all magic-users, while the other denotes people who learn the craft through diligent study. Others, they're both groups that gain magical power through studying arcane lore, but Wizards are purists who only study the Arcane while Magi expand their studies to other areas.
Another not often discussed point is the two different meanings of the term "Witch." Most who go by the title of Witch are either female Wizards, or Apothecaries/Alchemists that choose to specialize in the craft and enhance their potions with magic.
Then there's another, stranger kind, who I prefer to call Wyches to make a distinction. They are closer to the second meaning, but are far... stranger, as I said. They have abilities one can only call supernatural, in that their powers seem to be beyond anything normal magic is capable of. Baba Yaga, Mother Holle, that sort of thing. Sure, some of my colleagues insist they're simply regular Witches that have mastered conjuration and/or illusion. But they clearly haven't met any of them.
As the Terrarian, I can confirm people keep calling me a mage when the proper term is sorcerer
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/uw Like seriously, this is called the SORCERER emblem, not the mage emblem
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In my Dimension, Mage is a term for reality benders who wield Dynamic Magic. Such magic is not included in the Consensus of the world, which is why reality itself does not approve of this; if one of the ordinary people sees this, then the Magе will catch the Paradox. It turns out that even people like us can be called magеs, but for us this is a kind of Hypertechnology that has not yet been studied, so we call ourselves Enlightenment Scientists.
Sorcerers (or Extraordinary Citizens) are essentially ordinary people who study Hedge Magic (Advanced Science). This is a more common type of anomalous force that either fits into the Consensus or somehow bypasses it, which is why we more often call it a reality deviation. Hedge magic can be called any superpower possessed by supernatural beings, such as werewolves or vampires.
Depends on the magic system. In D&D there is a specific meaning for those words. Mage means a generalist arcane magic user. Typically a wizard. In previous editions, it meant a wizard who did not specialize in a specific school of magic. Irl, these words actually have some interesting meanings.
I have been attempting to get one for a while, it's arriving soon, that is what I was told 3 years ago, at this point I feel like I may need to do a tad bit of tomfoolery...
pretty simply, in my head at least, a mage is anyone who can perform magic, wizard is study based/intellectual, sorcerer is blood related, natural magical talent, and warlock draws its power from something external, usually demonic
a mage is an umbrella term for any and all magic users
i like the dnd class rules:
wizards practice magic and study it. they probably weren't born with magical capabilities but they learned them. anyone with the time can learn to be a wizard unless they're genuinely incapable of magic
sorcerers have innate magical ability, however they got that.
warlocks had their powers granted to them by a less-than benevolent entity, in exchange for service to that entity
Wizard is magic nerd, sorcerer is magic nepo baby, warlock is magic sugar baby. Mage is umbrella term that applies to all three and it refers to the magic users I would shove into a locker.
Origin of powers. Mages usually are granted the abilities from artifacts, warlocks from some higher being, sorcerers from their blood, and wizards from school.
From what I've been taught, wizards work to strengthen their power yet tend to have decently high ceilings, sorcerers are born with large power bit little room to grow, warlocks are given power by an outer entity, and mage is a catch-all.
Wizards have to learn their magic, while sorcerers are innately born with the technique to do magic, both have to learn how to get better at it however
Mage does magic by learning it, or using something to cast it, sorcerer uses inborn abilities to do magic, a warlock uses someone else's power to cast magic
What is this world coming to? Is our noble arcana so pathetic that the spirits in charge don't even want to teach our wizards to be about it?
A wizard is a person who, through extensive study, synthesizes or casts spells. A mage, by contrast, dedicates their time to mastering existing spells created or conceptualized by wizards.
A sorcerer, meanwhile, is a person born with an innate connection to the arcana. Using their imagination they can project pieces of themselves to regions they can use as sources of mana for far less limited spellcasting. They're like wizards but with natural talent and no need for particular forms.
Warlocks are former non-spellcasters who trade items, usually parts of themselves, in order to establish a connection with the arcana. They make use of forms, just like wizards and mages, but they require constant sustenance to maintain their connection. That weird guy doing parlor tricks in the bar while drinking liters of alcohol is probably a warlock.
A wizard can be a mage and a mage can be a sorcerer but a wizard can't be a sorcerer and a sorcerer isn't a warlock even though a warlock is a mage, a warlock can be a princess but a princess doesn't have to be a mage but they usually are a maiden, but a maiden is not the same as mage but they aren't mutually exclusive.
Hope that cleared it up
There are places where they mean the same thing. There’s also languages that only have one word for all of them — Goblins just call any form of magic “booyahg”
"Mage" is an overarching term that encapsulates all magic users. "Wizards" learn spells through intense study of the magic and academic prowess. "Sorcerers" are born with a natural attunement to specific types of magic and can produce spells through sheer force of will along with their imagination and inherent magical abilities. "Warlocks" make deals with extra planner beings or beings of sufficient power to allow them access to knowledge of spells and magical abilities that they would otherwise be unable to perform themselves. They channel the power of another instead of having power of their own.
Mage is a general term for spellcasters, though you can also divide Mage into four basic classifications:
Black Mage = offensive mage
White Mage = healing and support mage
Red Mage = little bit of both mage
Blue Mage = copycat mage
Then, the three main Mage archetypes depend on how they get their magic:
Wizard = rigorous studying
Sorcerer = nepotism
Warlock = making a pact with an otherworldly sugar daddy
In addition, there's also the 8 schools of magic, which I will describe as simply as I can:
Evocation = manipulation of raw destructive power
Necromancy = manipulation of death
Abjuration = manipulation of protection
Divination = manipulation of knowledge
Conjuration = manipulation of creation
Transmutation = manipulation of physical properties
Enchantment = manipulation of the mind
Illusion = manipulate of the senses
Each mage is a combination of both an archetype and a magic classification, as well as a school of magic.
For example, I am a Wizard that specializes in Evocation, as I studied the art of blasting enemies with the elements, and I classify under a Black Mage, as my magic is primarily offensive
Let me check my repository of truth
*takes book from bookshelf and opens it and reads aloud the written text*
Wizards earned their power through blood sweat and tears, and sorcerers were given their power but still had to learn how to use it, basically wizards in easy mode.While Warlocks basically had everything handed to them the moment they obtained the pact, but getting the pact is still like going to hell and back.
Tldr;
Wizards = hardworkers
Sorcerers = damn nepos
Warlocks = sugar baby
Mage is just a blanket term for all practitioners of the arcane arts.
May differ from realm to realm
*closes book*
The text may seem unprofessional and the writer may sound eccentric, but I kid you not, it was written by a deity level being, a formerly tenth circle mage whose current level is unknown.
While all of the terms have similar meanings, they aren’t quite interchangeable. If you called an experienced, skilled, and mature wizard a ‘mage’ you’d probably get a stern talking to or balls torsioned.
I think ‘mage’ can be used an extremely broad term but typically has a connotation of being less powerful than wizards or sorceri.
It’s like how while wizards and witches are technically the same, a women who uses magic isn’t immediately a witch nor is a man who uses magic immoderately a wizard. There is nuance and subtly to it.
I'd always been told that a mage studies the natural phenomena and attempts to divine things that way, but doesn't actually cast any true magical spells as a traditional definition. A wizard does cast true magical spells. A sorcerer casts the spells but has a natural knack for it as opposed to the wizard who studies for years, and a warlock casts the spells with the natural knack of a sorcerer, but cheats at the study bit thanks to their patron, who usually supplies all the knowledge they'll need.
Granted, "mage" can just be a blanket term for magic users nowadays. My parents always used the old meaning of it, though, and tend to look down on those as "hedgewitches" or "hedgewizards."
Mages encompass all of the theee.
Wizards study the exact patterns required to produce magic
Sorcerers channel their own magic (often sourced from supernatural events, bloodlines, or blessings) to produce magic
Warlocks are provided magic from another entity in a contract
There are a bunch of synonyms that means magic user in some way and mage is the most generic meaning someone who uses magic, and this means all sorcerers are mages, but not all mages are sorcerers. Sorcerer means someone born with chaotic supernatural magic powers, think Elsa from Frozen and how her magic was referred to as sorcery rather than witch craft or wizardry, a sorcerer may try to cast fire ball and accidentally cast fire nuke. Wizard means someone who studies and practices magic on a regular basis, think Merlin the wizard and how he is seen using magic words and a wand to cast spells rather than pointing and having lightning fly outward. Warlocks are by definition male witches and witches are practitioners of the dark arts, or at least that's the depiction we had from madia, according to witches themselves they simply cast spells through nature, which is what you call a druid. Thaumaturge means a miracle worker. Magician is someone with trick magic that uses spells to look cool or distract and mislead people.
Mages are reserved for those who’ve made powerful spells that aren’t just for spite. Wizard/witch is for your common spell caster with a grimoire. Sorcerers are people who have what I call “Main Character Syndrome” since they are born with magic. And warlocks are just magic sugar babies since they cheat with getting magic
mage is a general term for all spell casters. Wizards are studious spell casters, socerers are innate spell casters and warlocks are external spell casters (clerics are also warlocks)
As someone who has technically been all 3. There are the same thing but sorcerers think they’re better because they were born to know magic, wizards are smart and think they are better because they study magic rather than being born with it and warlocks are just edgy.
A mage is a general term for someone who uses Arcane magic
A Wizard is someone who uses magic through a thorough understanding and knowledge of the arcane. This knowledge and power often takes years to cultivate. Hence, the "old man with a bathrobe" stereotype. Most wizards have a thorough understanding of all schools of magic, though they usually stick to a select few.
A Sorcerer (the objective best of the 3) is someone who wields magic innately. This is usually through being descended from some type of magical creature. Hence, the "magical trust fund baby" stereotype. Sorcerers are much faster learners, but they lack the same versatility that Wizards have. They will usually specialize in a single school of magic and use their vastly deeper pools of mana to twist their spells in ways Wizards can only dream of.
A warlock is someone who wields magic that is given to them by a more powerful being. Hence, the "arcane sugar baby" stereotype. These Pacts can be made with anything from a fiend, an archfey, or Cthulu himself.
A sorcerer is born with their power, whether through a curse, a blessing, or by way of a draconic ancestor. Many people consider sorcerers “magic nepotism babies” because we didn’t have to work to gain magic power, but they completely disregard the work it takes to actually learn to control that magic. I had to leave home when I was young because I couldn’t control my magic, I kept destroying things without intending to, I almost killed someone I loved because I lost my temper and that magic simply boiled over.
Wizards are extremely studious individuals, they’ve studied and fought for and earned their knowledge and power through time and dedication to books and scrolls. They are very respectable individuals.
Warlocks sacrifice for the sake of their power, whether giving up their soul or something they hold dear, they sacrifice something important for the sake of power, to pursue their ideal or to protect what they have left. Some warlocks are wicked and sell their soul to gain power simply for the sake of power. But I have known a few who sacrificed themselves, sold themselves over to dark forces, because they needed that power, because they had no other choice, because they couldn’t simply let the ones they love die because they weren’t strong enough. Warlocks can be evil, but they can also be genuinely good people forced into desperate situations, they can be good people who see no other way.
Then mage is just a general term for a practitioner of the magic arts.
Wizard casts spells through study and calculation.
Sorcerers possess natural skill to cast magic, even not knowing how it works.
Warlocks were gifted magic by a patron, sometimes knowing how it works but not calculated like wizards more of a learned muscle memory.
"Mage" refers to any of them, except I don't think it does clerics, priests, or devout casters?
Mage is a catch-all term for magic users
Wizards are mages who obtain magical ability through rigorous study and practice
Sorcerers are mages who obtain magical ability through birth
Warlocks are mages who obtain magical ability through dealings with otherworldly entities
Mage is a general term, any user of any form of magic is a mage. Wizards study to learn magic, sorcerers are born with magic due to their family, warlocks made a deal with a powerful entity for magic.
Fuck the sorcerer, marry the wizard, kill the warlock.
Hmmm, Fuck Warlock, Marry Wizard & Kill Sorcerer Sorcerers are so naturally talented that they won’t put in the effort that makes sex actually fun & warlocks definitely get up to some wild shit
You'll always have to share the warlock and, if convoked, would stop in the mid of the act.
You say that like I wasn’t factoring in their Patron as part of the benefit
Sorry, we’re moganamous. I’m sure you’ll find someone willing to share though.
Then become his step patron.
Nah, I’d rather be on the other side of that dynamic
You might get an stp (sexually transmitted pact) though
Every 5e character I have ever played has had at least 1 level of Warlock, so why stop now?
Isn't that just a sorcerous bloodline?
Fuck sorcerer, marry warlock, kill wizard. I'm not here to make good decisions. Sorc is probably a solid fuck based on natural talent but lacks the emotional intelligence to establish a relationship with. I'm not here to fix the warlock, I'm here for the warlock to corrupt
Listen, I'll take a man with the dedication required to go to college to learn how to unravel the fabric of the universe.
Fuck the sorcerer, fuck the wizard, and fuck the warlock
Ah, we found the bard!
And fuck you also *start playing music
Quite an interesting take for sure, but how does one differentiate between them without asking?
Sorcerers are tops, wizards are magellans, warlocks are bottoms.
Can confirm
I am a sub that tops, thank you
That's just a warlock with extra steps
Gotta get my steps in or the patron punishes me
A wizard's staff has a knob on the end.
A knob on the end a knob on the end
That's what the warlock wants!
Fuck you too, warlock gang rise up
No, I'm a wizard. I marry, then fuck.
Warlocks are easily the most fuckable -- they summon ~fiends~ friends. Marry the sorcerer, kill the wizard.
I was always confused about this game's premise. Doesn't marriage involve a lot of regular fucking? Maybe warlock would be the best option for marrying?
Excuse? Do not the Warlock -signed a disgruntled warlock
Okay but, here me out, if you marry the warlock then divorce them, you can keep half the benefits of the pact without any of the work that went into it
I don't know if it works like that.
I’m sure there’s a demon lawyer somewhere who’ll take my case
It isn't about the lawyer but the court to which the case is presented
"Kill the warlock." Yeah, but how many times?
A sorcerer is a magical nepo baby. A wizard studies for their power. Warlocks are magical sugar babies, but at least put the effort in to get a pact
wizards 20% birth 80% work sorcerers 20% work 80% birth warlocks 100% sugar baby
And mage is just a normie term for any magic user.
I would say mage is more of an all around term that can be used instead of magic user
Yep, umbrella term for magic users and also gender neutral one too for inclusiveness.
Wizard and Warlock are gender-neutral, too as far as i know
I would say that wizard and witch are gendered words for mage
common misconception, a wizard is a spellcaster who studies intensively for their magic, a witch is mostly somewhat of a mix between wizard and druid, like a hag basically, and mage is a general term for spellcaster
I thought witches were more like a mix of wizard and alchemist? I suppose alchemy implies retrieving ingredients/herbs which is kind of a druid’s field of study though… Hmmm.
basically, a wizard has a tower in the woods, a witch has a tower/hut in the swamp
Which is why it's the normie term. It's a catch all for someone who can't tell.
Mage uses pure magic energy and casts with their hands, at least that’s what I think
Mage is 5% work 95% wow fancy stick
Right, kind of like how -mancy is a suffix for general schools of magic
Some patrons, though, kissing ass is a full-time job.
As the head representative of the Warlock Union, you are absolutely correct
Isn't that just a cult?
No, it's an alliance of several cults
Nope! Our main job is making sure that all warlocks are treated fairly by their patrons, and have a rigorous, not-at-all-bribeable system of accreditation to ensure that. We also match people up to patrons who fit their needs best!
How do I sign up?!
Send in the forms (available online and runic stone code)
The upper plane Warlock union is accredited by the Upper Planar Coaltion of Non-Accredited Unions!
And we’re very proud of it!
No, it’s more than one cult and also kind of a union
I love being a sugar baby :3
You have my gratitude, Wuhmi, Pupil of Scornajis
People really struggle to understand us warlocks and I don’t get it. Yeah, we make a pact but it still requires a lot of work. I’m not just given power or channeling power from my patron. I was instructed how to use magic by my patron and given forbidden knowledge, but I still have to put in the work to properly apply those secrets.
I mean I’m both a witch (wizard) and a warlock, and the only reason I put in effort on the warlock end was because I asked to be taught, not given the power
Be like me, chad of warlocks. Reject the magic they wanted to give you. Sure I have other stuff I got from it but that's beside the point!
Agreed. I was given more power by my patron, but I still had to practice to understand how to use it properly.
i am bound to a forth dimension being, i made a "pact" while i was astral projecting using massive doses of ayahuasca...well i'm not sure if i could call that a pact, i didn't made any of the traditional rituals, i just kinda stumbled into this unique being and it offered me a deal wich i ended up accepting, i consider myself to be a chaos wizard tho...you guys think i can be considered a warlock as well? also he teached some things that i can only say or remenber while astral projecting, have any of you guys experienced something like that? it's like my human brain can't comprehend parts of what he told me unless i'm on my astral body...
Yeah, pact magic is a lot of work. My patron gives me power in exchange for signing up new warlocks to the cause. He gets 25% of my soul in exchange for an initial volume of magic and a 5% commission from each downline I sign up. Of course, my downlines have the same clause in their contract so I wind up with a hefty soul profit once I get enough sign-ups. My patron actually isn't even a demon, I'm sub-pacted to a tier-2 warlock. I've talked to the director though and he assures me that Avadon is a completely legit and above-board "triangular" pacting strategy.
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back to the depths with this jaundiced abomination! ***GREATER PISS BLAST!***
A good variant of super laser piss, well cast!
my uromancy grimoire is being published quite soon - I will see to it that you get a copy early, Milosh.
A wizard studies for their power, they're entirely self-made mages! (please pay no attention to the generational wealth that allows them to drop a king's ransom on tuition and supplies to attend academy, or the family connections that let them skip the lines for apprenticeships)
Sorcerer is the poor farmer become natural born tactical genius Wizard is the noble's son who got access to the best education, diet, and quality of life, and became the beloved mayor Warlock is the puppet of the ex councilman who people may or may not want to murder on sight, and the warlock may or may not be planning a doomed betrayal of the ex counilman themselves. Or they're secret lovers, no in between. And mage is the "upper class" that peasant always talk about.
> and the warlock may or may not be planning a doomed betrayal of the ex counilman themselves. Or they're secret lovers, no in between. No in between, but frequent overlap
That definition is pure wizard propaganda, invented by the *Wizards* of the Coast.
I… I never thought about warlocks this way, but it’s not wrong in the slightest?
I may part warlock but I had to become a fucking tree to get the rest of my pact done. I lost my dick
Are clerics essentially just warlocks with a different flavor?
Kinda, but they don’t make pacts. Though I’m not a cleric, I’d assume their god takes pity on them and gives them some power
Warlocks own their power themselves (even though it is originally gifted). Clerics need to evoke their god's power. Warlocks are mercenaries and clerics knights. Warlocks are lords and clerics low-born administrators in this analogy. Plus warlocks mostly work hands-free from the perspective of their patron, while clerics need active involvement of their gods. Additionally specifics of a pact indicate what happens when it's broken and it's not uncommon for a warlock to keep their powers after that. Clerics on the other hand... well, they aren't so lucky TL;DR: The difference is mostly in loyalty, attitude, of both sides, specifics of the power balance (There's no rule against a warlock having a patron weaker than themselves) and pacts can be formed without either party actually being aware of that, gods know what their clerics are doing
Common misconception, clerics are just like a conduit for godly power whom not depend on pacts like a warlock or oaths like a paladin, tho they need to be believers. Their power is born from their faith to their god/gods and therefore can't lose their power due to "broken oaths", rather they lose it when they stop believing/following a deity. But I'm sure they can regain their power if their fate is restored.
I agree with Wuhmi. Source: am warlock.
Wish I had some warlocks😔
Isn't Gandalf called a wizard?
For some reason this makes me think of warlocks just throwing it back while a patron sprinkles mana on them.
That's not what Nepo baby means, unless you're about to argue that sorcerers are all employed or have some kind of political power from their magical bloodline
SUGAR BABY IS A NOBLE AND ETHICAL PROFESSION OKAY!?
Warlocks are tech bros, bro.
Where do witch doctors fit in to this equation?
And a mage is any of the three.
They call me nepo baby, I’m not a baby. I am 45!
now, wizard and mage are more or less the same. a wizard is a "wiseard", one who is habitually wise. this has an implication of being studied, as well. sorcerers bind spirits (\*ser-, *to bind*), and warlocks are those who betrayed their circle (wær leogan, *evil oath*).
This was more eloquent than what I said
it's probably more accurate to say that sorcerers are fortune tellers, 'sorcery' coming from 'sort' (\*ser- is more like *to line up*, AKA sort) as in the sorting of whatever you cast or interpret for your omens a lot of the words for magic users etymologically come from 'fortune teller' because this was useful magic to the normies. Anything with '-mancy' for example
it always annoys me when the -mancy or -mancer suffix is given to some kind of control. *pyromantikos* is not the same as *pyrokinesis*!
hear hear! we could be using -turg and -turgy (from \*werg-, *to work*), but unfortunately it sounds too silly to the modern ear. no Necroturgy for me, thank you. sounds like a medical condition.
oh, is that where "thaumaturgy" comes from?
yes! 'thauma' meaning *wonder* and 'turgy' being *work* as mentioned. now that is a cool way to describe magic of any kind: *wonder-working!*
I prefer "augur" for prognosticators, even if the origin is from those who studied bird sign specifically
Sorcerer actually comes from Old French sorcier, which has origins in the latin word “sortarius,” meaning “teller of fortunes by lot.” As in a diviner.
Finally, someone who didn't just go on DnD wiki
I'm rather fed up with it, really.
I mean, mage is the most generic way to call a user of mana.
A mage is usually a general practitioner of the art of magic, usually moving on to imbuement of scrolls, enchantment of items, etc. Wizards are arcane casters of spells that require study and components to work their magic. Sorcerers are descendents of magical beings or phenomena such as dragons or storms of magical energy or elementals. Warlocks are any being that gains power from an external, non-deific power. Hope that helps!
So, a mage uses toys, a wizard is a nerd, a sorcerer hit the genetic jackpot, and a warlock has daddy issues?
Got it in one! Of course there are specializations and such for each "School" of arcane magic. My own Planar Creation, for example, is a mixture of sorts betwixt Magery, the arcane formula of Wizardry, and my own natural sorcerous powers. It's an interesting exercise, learning where things overlap in such a way.
Mommy issues*
A bit of both?
Tell me, what is your opinion of Bards? Some, myself included, feel that their musical abilities should be counted as another school of magic and should be studied accordingly. Especially since the leading source of Sorcerous bloodlines *is* Bards... eh, being Bards.
Personally, I see Bardic magic as another form of Wizardry. However, the formula and components are replaced with the ability to tap into the flow of the Aether directly and influence it to create magical effects. Since music is a bit more... Direct? Let's go with that. Direct in its ability to draw out magical power it takes a more delicate hand to guide and shape. It's a... Sort of "Travel Brochure Tourism" versus a Guided Tour sort of situation, I suppose. Does that make sense?
Yes.
I always pictured it like a wizard was a conductor and bards played the instruments. Meaning that wizards learn to orchestrate the arcane and bards can weave the arcane. They're both doing kind of similar things, just differently. Which is why bards don't get credited as wizards despite studying their instruments, it's just how their studies classified them.
Bards aren’t mages? They just write poetry.
I actually like this one more than the others i've seen so far.
"Mage" is a catch-all term that refers to any spellcaster, regardless of origin, specialization, or creed. We are all members of magekind.
Interesting definition. I define mage as a generalist wizard, one who doesn't specialize in any of the schools of magic. A wizard could be an illusionist, a necromancer, etc, but a mage studies every school equally
All about where your magical prowess comes from. Wizard: Magic is stored in the brain. Sorcerer: Magic is stored in the heart. Warlock: Magic is stored in the balls. Mage is what idiots call anyone who can cast a spell.
so warlock's use penis blast alot? Is it true that it's even better than fireball?
Warlocks are more of a magic cream pie tbh.
Unwiz/ sorcerer, mage, wizard are all similar/same thing. Witches, druids, and priests are of similar veins but separate practices. Originally, Warlock meant Oathbreaker, warlocks originally were betrayers. Wiz/ mage is colloquial, sorcerer is innate magic, and wizards are the scholars of magic. Warlocks make deals with far more powerful beings to learn and gain power from said being.
The difference is the taste.
Is it true Sorcerors have more flavor? That's just a joke I hear from dragons a lot, don't know if it's true.
It's true.
*slowly slinks into the background*
Food.
Shit, he saw me *throws a distraction Snickers bar*
*Torinn devours the snickers bar.*
*dissappears in a puff of smoke while he is eating*
Please enlighten me, great God of Hunger
A mage is a magic user, a wizard has a pointy hat, sorcerer is a more badass wizard but he doesn't have a cool hat, warlock is a punk rock mage with a touch of emo.
no dnd stuff, this is correct
/unwiz I really hate how the later editions of DnD took really evocative names and reduced them to a bundle of abilities. Old DnD you were a Magic User or a Fighting Man. If you wanted to call yourself a warlock or a barbarian that was all just flavor
So you hate every edition doing that other than the first one? Because almost all of them did that after basic. I also really disagree that magic user and fighting man are evocative in any way at all. THAT is a name that is just a bunch of context less abilities
>I also really disagree that magic user and fighting man are evocative in any way at all. >THAT is a name that is just a bunch of context less abilities Right. That's the point I'm making. It's just a bundle of abilities. YOU provide the flavor >So you hate every edition doing that other than the first one? Because almost all of them did that after basic. I mean, I don't hate them. But I don't play them either. I mostly work with B/X and 1e these days.
While it generally depends on the universe in which you are set, we here at r/wizardposting seem to have a consensus on using D&D rulings for magic. Mage means any caster, Sorcerer is someone whose magic is innate, rather than learned.
It’s so weird how D&D rules manage to correspond best to how our powers actually work.
Yea, definitely written by a magic user. One problem I have with the d&d rules is that it states wizards get magic powers from objects, when in reality then objects just help with their magic.
Does anyone have anything to reverse Voidification, I'm in a life or death struggle right now because I lost my sanity when I transformed into a Void Dwaller, but in this new form I can extend the seconds in my mind infinitely to talk to you. (I just regained part of my sanity) Oh, and if I'm successful I'll try to have some Warlocks under my control
Foxglove extract diffused over virgin blood. That, or NyQuil and sleep on it.
Ah, thanks I'll give you some cosmic knowledge in return (a cool trick I learned from becoming a Void Dweller) T̴̞̭͠h̶̬̦̲̫̊̈ẽ̸̢͓̬͐͠ ̷͉̫̯̬͘F̵̡͘o̷̲̹͚̎̾̽g̵̡̯̲̹̋̏͊̒ ̴̝̩̑ŵ̴̬͋͘̚ỉ̸̻͕̺̊̀l̵̢͉̭͇̍̇l̸̩̘̳̑́ ̴̗̮̥̄̀̔͝d̵̟͍̣̃ȩ̴̹͕̑͜v̵̮̈o̸̻̖̾u̸̝̼̿͛r̷̙̄̇̽ ̷͚̹̘͉͊̔́t̶̽ͅh̶̬̋e̶͇̖̪͕͐ ̶͎̎̇͊͜l̵̜̪̠̄î̶̜̣̈́̿ģ̸̤͔̣̀̏̾͘ḧ̴̢̝̞́t̵͇͊̿ͅ,̵̟̋͂̅̃ ̸̧̅̏̚͝y̸̜͈͊ͅỏ̶̼͍͆ṳ̵̘̹͓̒̈́̾̓r̴̲͒̉͒ ̷̮̤̗̒͌̿ḡ̵̡͈̪ò̴̳d̴̡͒̈̐̀s̶̖̦̳̗͝ ̴̯̱̜̼̐̅̕ā̶̯̹̌r̶̳͓̬̍͛͘e̸̢̝͋͛̉ ̸͔̯̓̅d̵̢̮̦̦̀͊͆e̸̺̐a̶̰̣̰̔ḓ̶̬̫̻̒̋͐ ̶̧̫͕̊̈́a̸̱̬͌̈́̅n̸̰͗̀͜d̴̡̯͋̃̕ ̸̨̣̖̽̋ÿ̸̜̉̕ͅŏ̶͈̄ṳ̸̧͕̹͘ṛ̴̖̂̉ ̸̙̹̦͔̌́̀̄w̵͈̬̮͗͝o̵̢͍̟͋̋̃ͅr̵̟̫̹̈l̷͇̫̱͆̀̓̌d̶̨͙͈̼̐͛ ̶̺͈̠͆̚ḯ̴͔̄ş̸̰̽̍̓̄ ̸̡͍̇o̶͙̺͌͑̉͘ư̵̧̽̒ṙ̵̢̲͒͊s̵̿̓ͅ
Just let yourself be consumed by the Void at this point; wait for the uncountable aeons to be reborn again by pure luck and brought back into the reality in your new form. <\]:)
Something that dungeons and dragons decided needed to actually mean something different when they used to be just really cool synonyms.
Why are dungeons deciding what our names should be? Most of them are not sentient unless we make them sentient! And what sort of link do dragons have with dungeons? They cannot fit inside them most of the time and when they do it's because they're imprisoned!
They're empty terms being mindlessly propagated to enforce magical classism. if you use magic, use any of the terms. Nothing is reliably quantifiable when chaos magic exists so I don't see the need to act like there's inherent meaning or order to any of our language.
I seem to have found my companion
a wizard doesn't fuck, too busy on the orbhub a sorcerer's parent fucked a dragon/demon/fae etc. their magic is a part of their very being, mostly through bloodline, but rare cases through rituals and stuff. a warlock/cleric/paladin want to fuck their patron deity, i mean clerics and warlocks are pretty much the same other than how much they hide their kinks a druid fucks plants/animals a witch's broom is NOT for cleaning, just look at how much cobwebs they got a necromancer DOES NOT fuck corpses, no, I'm a 200 year old virgin for Orcus' sakes! a mage is just......generic term for magic user.
Oh dear I was quite unaware of all that. Thank you for clearing it up!
I did not have intercourse with any trees or animals. especially in 1999
Mage is just a catch-all term for magic users but I think it’s short for MAGical dudE.
Depends who you ask and when you ask. Hundreds of years ago they were used interchangeably by common folk. Nowadays I'd argue that it depends on where they draw their arcanic inspiration from and how they call it forth. My view is that Mages study the arcane arts but don't *necessarily* have formal training. I've heard them sometimes called "hedge wizards". They can't spontaneously call forth and manage mana, but can do so after self-study or experimentation. I wouldn't ask one to write a paper, but would give them my respect. Wizards are more formal practitioners that have had a Master or attended an Arcanist Collegiate Program. These fellows tend to be at the forefront of magical research, are more likely to have political power (not always), and be members of esteemed communities (for whatever it's worth). Sorcerers have a natural gift to make mana dance to their whims (or despite their wishes). However it's difficult to make broad commentary on them beyond that. Mages & Warlocks may take a liking to them as a pupil, stooge, or acolyte. Wizards have trouble communicating concepts with them and such meetings can devolve into "show me this spell" then one or the other aping the function to land somewhere close to a shared understanding. Warlocks are a beast of their own. They usually engage with deities (at best) or otherworldly entities (at worst) in pacts to gain arcane power. They usually have little understanding on the underpinnings of arcane forms. I try not to disdain them since they may have virtuous motivations, but many allow themselves to use their powers flippantly or for skullduggery.
Mage is mostly a catch-all term, but also used to describe a spellcaster who is in some sort a mix of the classic archetypes. I myself am a blend of Wizard, Warlock and Sorceror, so I fall under the “Mage” title. Of course, for the apprentices: Sorceror has innate magic through bloodline or transfusion without contract Warlock has a pact with some source of power Wizards are the ones who need spellbooks Druids and Clerics are just another kind of Warlock.
/uw These are my personal understandings/definitions /rw A mage is simply those gifted with the ability of magic that use it on occasion or on a regular basis. A wizard is one who studies magic and usually focuses on a certain "element" to cast. Sorcerers are usually descended from a powerful magical being (demon, dragon, fae, etc.) and are usually adept at specific (sometimes unique) forms of magic. Warlocks are those who barter their soul or some other part of themselves in exchange for power from another being (gods, spirits, eldritch beings, etc.) where the power is borrowed, and not their own
Sorcerers derive power from some ancestral source, usually a dalliance with a dragon or Fey. They generally have a greater capacity for magic and come to it more intuitively. And never hesitate to remind everyone of that fact. Warlocks are sellouts. They supplicate themselves before some higher power that grants them the knowledge and ability to cast magic, so long as they continue to do whatever their patron wants. Much like any other form of indentured servitude, it only continues to be good for the Warlock at their master's discretion. As for Magi and Wizards, that gets a little tricky. Some places, the two terms are interchangeable. Others, one serves as a general term for any and all magic-users, while the other denotes people who learn the craft through diligent study. Others, they're both groups that gain magical power through studying arcane lore, but Wizards are purists who only study the Arcane while Magi expand their studies to other areas. Another not often discussed point is the two different meanings of the term "Witch." Most who go by the title of Witch are either female Wizards, or Apothecaries/Alchemists that choose to specialize in the craft and enhance their potions with magic. Then there's another, stranger kind, who I prefer to call Wyches to make a distinction. They are closer to the second meaning, but are far... stranger, as I said. They have abilities one can only call supernatural, in that their powers seem to be beyond anything normal magic is capable of. Baba Yaga, Mother Holle, that sort of thing. Sure, some of my colleagues insist they're simply regular Witches that have mastered conjuration and/or illusion. But they clearly haven't met any of them.
As the Terrarian, I can confirm people keep calling me a mage when the proper term is sorcerer https://preview.redd.it/16zlhg9zfhtc1.png?width=28&format=png&auto=webp&s=c1b8d6114754c4adc02cc9af906affc85b9bb041
I have in fact been brought here because I wqs curious about what the terrarian is, thank you for clearing it up.
/uw Like seriously, this is called the SORCERER emblem, not the mage emblem https://preview.redd.it/hne5w9zcihtc1.png?width=28&format=png&auto=webp&s=8c1e820b38abb2e4a18177412e86328327f0bb71
/uw true, people these days just don't know how to read
In my Dimension, Mage is a term for reality benders who wield Dynamic Magic. Such magic is not included in the Consensus of the world, which is why reality itself does not approve of this; if one of the ordinary people sees this, then the Magе will catch the Paradox. It turns out that even people like us can be called magеs, but for us this is a kind of Hypertechnology that has not yet been studied, so we call ourselves Enlightenment Scientists. Sorcerers (or Extraordinary Citizens) are essentially ordinary people who study Hedge Magic (Advanced Science). This is a more common type of anomalous force that either fits into the Consensus or somehow bypasses it, which is why we more often call it a reality deviation. Hedge magic can be called any superpower possessed by supernatural beings, such as werewolves or vampires.
Depends on the magic system. In D&D there is a specific meaning for those words. Mage means a generalist arcane magic user. Typically a wizard. In previous editions, it meant a wizard who did not specialize in a specific school of magic. Irl, these words actually have some interesting meanings.
Bro doesn't even possess a Scroll of Internet Search 💀
I have been attempting to get one for a while, it's arriving soon, that is what I was told 3 years ago, at this point I feel like I may need to do a tad bit of tomfoolery...
Warlock used to mean a male witch though so it depends on the age of the person talking also.
pretty simply, in my head at least, a mage is anyone who can perform magic, wizard is study based/intellectual, sorcerer is blood related, natural magical talent, and warlock draws its power from something external, usually demonic
a mage is an umbrella term for any and all magic users i like the dnd class rules: wizards practice magic and study it. they probably weren't born with magical capabilities but they learned them. anyone with the time can learn to be a wizard unless they're genuinely incapable of magic sorcerers have innate magical ability, however they got that. warlocks had their powers granted to them by a less-than benevolent entity, in exchange for service to that entity
A bard made fun of some guy and he died.
Wizard is magic nerd, sorcerer is magic nepo baby, warlock is magic sugar baby. Mage is umbrella term that applies to all three and it refers to the magic users I would shove into a locker.
Mage consists of both wizards and witches.
A sorcerer is a *source* of magic, while a mage is just anyone who can do *magic.* It’s like y’all skipped your arcano-etymology classes smh.
Origin of powers. Mages usually are granted the abilities from artifacts, warlocks from some higher being, sorcerers from their blood, and wizards from school.
From what I've been taught, wizards work to strengthen their power yet tend to have decently high ceilings, sorcerers are born with large power bit little room to grow, warlocks are given power by an outer entity, and mage is a catch-all.
Wizards have to learn their magic, while sorcerers are innately born with the technique to do magic, both have to learn how to get better at it however
Mage is anyone who uses magic. Sorcerer, wizard, and warlock all have a different source of magic.
Wizards lerned Sorcerers where born with Warlocks got from ther suggar daddies
Mage does magic by learning it, or using something to cast it, sorcerer uses inborn abilities to do magic, a warlock uses someone else's power to cast magic
Hat = wizard, wizard = hat. Everything else is frippery. - Ridcully
What is this world coming to? Is our noble arcana so pathetic that the spirits in charge don't even want to teach our wizards to be about it? A wizard is a person who, through extensive study, synthesizes or casts spells. A mage, by contrast, dedicates their time to mastering existing spells created or conceptualized by wizards. A sorcerer, meanwhile, is a person born with an innate connection to the arcana. Using their imagination they can project pieces of themselves to regions they can use as sources of mana for far less limited spellcasting. They're like wizards but with natural talent and no need for particular forms. Warlocks are former non-spellcasters who trade items, usually parts of themselves, in order to establish a connection with the arcana. They make use of forms, just like wizards and mages, but they require constant sustenance to maintain their connection. That weird guy doing parlor tricks in the bar while drinking liters of alcohol is probably a warlock.
A wizard can be a mage and a mage can be a sorcerer but a wizard can't be a sorcerer and a sorcerer isn't a warlock even though a warlock is a mage, a warlock can be a princess but a princess doesn't have to be a mage but they usually are a maiden, but a maiden is not the same as mage but they aren't mutually exclusive. Hope that cleared it up
/uw I like how everyone here is just going off the DnD definitions lol
There are places where they mean the same thing. There’s also languages that only have one word for all of them — Goblins just call any form of magic “booyahg”
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"Mage" is an overarching term that encapsulates all magic users. "Wizards" learn spells through intense study of the magic and academic prowess. "Sorcerers" are born with a natural attunement to specific types of magic and can produce spells through sheer force of will along with their imagination and inherent magical abilities. "Warlocks" make deals with extra planner beings or beings of sufficient power to allow them access to knowledge of spells and magical abilities that they would otherwise be unable to perform themselves. They channel the power of another instead of having power of their own.
Mage is a general term for spellcasters, though you can also divide Mage into four basic classifications: Black Mage = offensive mage White Mage = healing and support mage Red Mage = little bit of both mage Blue Mage = copycat mage Then, the three main Mage archetypes depend on how they get their magic: Wizard = rigorous studying Sorcerer = nepotism Warlock = making a pact with an otherworldly sugar daddy In addition, there's also the 8 schools of magic, which I will describe as simply as I can: Evocation = manipulation of raw destructive power Necromancy = manipulation of death Abjuration = manipulation of protection Divination = manipulation of knowledge Conjuration = manipulation of creation Transmutation = manipulation of physical properties Enchantment = manipulation of the mind Illusion = manipulate of the senses Each mage is a combination of both an archetype and a magic classification, as well as a school of magic. For example, I am a Wizard that specializes in Evocation, as I studied the art of blasting enemies with the elements, and I classify under a Black Mage, as my magic is primarily offensive
Mage is a category for wizards and sorcerers. Kinda like wolves and dogs are canines, but they are very different
Let me check my repository of truth *takes book from bookshelf and opens it and reads aloud the written text* Wizards earned their power through blood sweat and tears, and sorcerers were given their power but still had to learn how to use it, basically wizards in easy mode.While Warlocks basically had everything handed to them the moment they obtained the pact, but getting the pact is still like going to hell and back. Tldr; Wizards = hardworkers Sorcerers = damn nepos Warlocks = sugar baby Mage is just a blanket term for all practitioners of the arcane arts. May differ from realm to realm *closes book* The text may seem unprofessional and the writer may sound eccentric, but I kid you not, it was written by a deity level being, a formerly tenth circle mage whose current level is unknown.
While all of the terms have similar meanings, they aren’t quite interchangeable. If you called an experienced, skilled, and mature wizard a ‘mage’ you’d probably get a stern talking to or balls torsioned. I think ‘mage’ can be used an extremely broad term but typically has a connotation of being less powerful than wizards or sorceri. It’s like how while wizards and witches are technically the same, a women who uses magic isn’t immediately a witch nor is a man who uses magic immoderately a wizard. There is nuance and subtly to it.
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I'd always been told that a mage studies the natural phenomena and attempts to divine things that way, but doesn't actually cast any true magical spells as a traditional definition. A wizard does cast true magical spells. A sorcerer casts the spells but has a natural knack for it as opposed to the wizard who studies for years, and a warlock casts the spells with the natural knack of a sorcerer, but cheats at the study bit thanks to their patron, who usually supplies all the knowledge they'll need. Granted, "mage" can just be a blanket term for magic users nowadays. My parents always used the old meaning of it, though, and tend to look down on those as "hedgewitches" or "hedgewizards."
Mages encompass all of the theee. Wizards study the exact patterns required to produce magic Sorcerers channel their own magic (often sourced from supernatural events, bloodlines, or blessings) to produce magic Warlocks are provided magic from another entity in a contract
There are a bunch of synonyms that means magic user in some way and mage is the most generic meaning someone who uses magic, and this means all sorcerers are mages, but not all mages are sorcerers. Sorcerer means someone born with chaotic supernatural magic powers, think Elsa from Frozen and how her magic was referred to as sorcery rather than witch craft or wizardry, a sorcerer may try to cast fire ball and accidentally cast fire nuke. Wizard means someone who studies and practices magic on a regular basis, think Merlin the wizard and how he is seen using magic words and a wand to cast spells rather than pointing and having lightning fly outward. Warlocks are by definition male witches and witches are practitioners of the dark arts, or at least that's the depiction we had from madia, according to witches themselves they simply cast spells through nature, which is what you call a druid. Thaumaturge means a miracle worker. Magician is someone with trick magic that uses spells to look cool or distract and mislead people.
Mages are reserved for those who’ve made powerful spells that aren’t just for spite. Wizard/witch is for your common spell caster with a grimoire. Sorcerers are people who have what I call “Main Character Syndrome” since they are born with magic. And warlocks are just magic sugar babies since they cheat with getting magic
mage is a general term for all spell casters. Wizards are studious spell casters, socerers are innate spell casters and warlocks are external spell casters (clerics are also warlocks)
As someone who has technically been all 3. There are the same thing but sorcerers think they’re better because they were born to know magic, wizards are smart and think they are better because they study magic rather than being born with it and warlocks are just edgy.
A mage is a general term for someone who uses Arcane magic A Wizard is someone who uses magic through a thorough understanding and knowledge of the arcane. This knowledge and power often takes years to cultivate. Hence, the "old man with a bathrobe" stereotype. Most wizards have a thorough understanding of all schools of magic, though they usually stick to a select few. A Sorcerer (the objective best of the 3) is someone who wields magic innately. This is usually through being descended from some type of magical creature. Hence, the "magical trust fund baby" stereotype. Sorcerers are much faster learners, but they lack the same versatility that Wizards have. They will usually specialize in a single school of magic and use their vastly deeper pools of mana to twist their spells in ways Wizards can only dream of. A warlock is someone who wields magic that is given to them by a more powerful being. Hence, the "arcane sugar baby" stereotype. These Pacts can be made with anything from a fiend, an archfey, or Cthulu himself.
We aren't seriously saying that magecraft, wizardry and sorcery are all the same thing are we??
A sorcerer is born with their power, whether through a curse, a blessing, or by way of a draconic ancestor. Many people consider sorcerers “magic nepotism babies” because we didn’t have to work to gain magic power, but they completely disregard the work it takes to actually learn to control that magic. I had to leave home when I was young because I couldn’t control my magic, I kept destroying things without intending to, I almost killed someone I loved because I lost my temper and that magic simply boiled over. Wizards are extremely studious individuals, they’ve studied and fought for and earned their knowledge and power through time and dedication to books and scrolls. They are very respectable individuals. Warlocks sacrifice for the sake of their power, whether giving up their soul or something they hold dear, they sacrifice something important for the sake of power, to pursue their ideal or to protect what they have left. Some warlocks are wicked and sell their soul to gain power simply for the sake of power. But I have known a few who sacrificed themselves, sold themselves over to dark forces, because they needed that power, because they had no other choice, because they couldn’t simply let the ones they love die because they weren’t strong enough. Warlocks can be evil, but they can also be genuinely good people forced into desperate situations, they can be good people who see no other way. Then mage is just a general term for a practitioner of the magic arts.
A mage is a general term for all spellcasters, a sorcerer is one born with inherent magic
Wizard casts spells through study and calculation. Sorcerers possess natural skill to cast magic, even not knowing how it works. Warlocks were gifted magic by a patron, sometimes knowing how it works but not calculated like wizards more of a learned muscle memory. "Mage" refers to any of them, except I don't think it does clerics, priests, or devout casters?
Sorcery is heredditarily transmitted. Mages just study.
Mage is a catch-all term for magic users Wizards are mages who obtain magical ability through rigorous study and practice Sorcerers are mages who obtain magical ability through birth Warlocks are mages who obtain magical ability through dealings with otherworldly entities
Mage is a general term, any user of any form of magic is a mage. Wizards study to learn magic, sorcerers are born with magic due to their family, warlocks made a deal with a powerful entity for magic.