This is a false equivalency. There are already wands that require 0 magery to cast spells. No one said anything about taming a dragon sans animal taming or fighting with an axe without swordsmanship. Those are not like things nor did I say at any point allow magery spells to be cast with 0 magery.
Different because that's a) obviously not what I said, b) obviously not the same, c) obviously not the implication, direction, or suggestion at any point in this thread or the thought process behind the idea. But you knew that.
You can compare a nuclear bomb to a caveman making fire, still ridiculous, not the point, idea, or suggestion. Everything would be valid were it not for what makes it invalid!
The 'purist' argument is utter bovine excrement. You're playing on a shard that allows 3x the account connections on a connection that's 300% or better than dialup, which would've made your recall timing far longer than the 1.5 seconds it currently is. If you're not playing over dialup, you aren't a purist. Twist it however you like, but gameplay changes were implemented with high speed in mind after 56k speed started being edge out of the norm. If you're using multiple accounts to cast spells, you're not a purist. If you're using any one of the number of enhancements bestowed upon us by this great shard, you aren't a purist. Magic and magery has long allowed for shortcuts. I'm not saying make 0.00000001 second uninterruptible wands of recall with infinite charges that are blessed and can be used without equipping. I didn't even define what I'd like to see outside of the idea itself, which is still a good one.
Kinda like that same stun mage can go pick up a magic deed and repair some blacksmithy armor with 100% blacksmithy?
Or between: a person with 0 blacksmithing walking up to a forge with a brown piece of paper and repairing their armour as though they were a grandmaster of the blacksmithing skill. a person with 0 animal taming and animal lore holding a translucent statue before riding a nightmare. a person with 0 healing using a book with a bunch of words written in it or a bottle filled with juice and healing themselves without bandages. a person with 0 detecting hidden revealing people (and I'm not talking the housing boost, which is another blow to your assertion). a person with 0 cooking creating food without cooking utensils or fire. a person with 0 veterinary skill resurrecting a pet. a person with 0 hiding becoming obscured from view. a person with 0 fishing ability throwing a magic net into the water and luring up what a grandmaster of fishing brings. I wonder what the difference could be? I wonder, I wonder, I wonder.
Wow! I never would have imagined that my comment would cause so much grief. I honestly apologize if I offended anyone. It was not my intention to do so. I simply stated what I believe thats all.
dumb idea recall scrolls - one item just as a wand, doesn't have to be equipped, stackable, usable with 0 magery. Existed in era. How about a wand for gm thieves who've played since prodo that unlocks doors? I mean since we're coming out of lala land.
I think I can clear all this up! There seems to be a misunderstanding: The wand is magic, not the player, thus why it's called a magic wand.
This seems like the best way to handle it in my opinion. Maybe we can start a poll for having recall scrolls require no Magery?
