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Author: hbi2k

Jul 11th 2014 at 8:33:50 AM

Thoughts:

* I'm not sure I like the "Mages Are Like Aristocrats" subtype as it currently stands.  I'd consider splitting it into two subtypes: Mages Are Like Aristocrats, for when magic is heritable and inheriting it puts you higher on the social / political ladder, and something like Mages Are Like Racial Minorities for when magic is heritable and inheriting it puts you lower on the social ladder.
** Alternately, figure out some different way of phrasing it that implies that magic is heritable without implying anything at all about being higher / lower on the social ladder.  (Can't think of anything that works for that off the top of my head, at least not while keeping within the "Mages Are Like..." formula.)
*  I'd consider merging the "Mages Are Like Classicists / Archaeologists" and "Mages Are Like Scientists" subtypes into one subtype: "Mages Are Like Scholars".
*  Let's add KungFuWizard and FullContactMagic as associated tropes under the Mages Are Like Athletes and/or Mages Are Like Monks subtypes.