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Author: zarpaulus

May 23rd 2014 at 7:11:29 AM

I would argue that Clerics, Druids and other divine spellcasters in D&D count as mages, obviously under "Priests".

* ''Literature/InheritanceCycle'':
** Aristocrats: Dragons naturally have massive amounts of magical energy, which their Riders can then draw upon.  Elves also have a lot of magic naturally, but their approach is more like Artists or Scientists.
** Priests: Sorcerers summon and bind spirits for energy, but that has the risk of the spirits possessing them and creating a Shade.

* ''TabletopGame/{{Ironclaw}}'':
** Scientists: Elementalists, [[PsychicPowers Green and Purple mages]], and especially Thaumaturgists learn magic through intensive study.
** Classicists: Most Clerics of [[CrystalDragonJesus S'Allumer]] aren't actually channeling the divine so much as using their own power to cast spells recorded in the holy scriptures centuries ago.  The possible exception is the Sacerdotal prayers in the oldest, untranslated, editions.
** Priests: Druids and Blessed Priestesses of Lutara make pacts with nature spirits to cast their spells, while Necromancers enslave the restless dead to wield immense power.  However some Druid spells, all Blessed [[ActualPacifist weapon]] spells, and every single Necromantic spell carries a risk of the spirits breaking free and doing other stuff when [[NumberOfTheBeast three sixes]] are rolled.