>2026>He's still using a magic staffLiterally every study that's gone into the practicality of magical implements as weapons agrees that staves are inferior to wands for almost every purpose. Yes, you can channel more mana at a time, but the wand's superior precision, not to mention ease of transport and concealment, make it superior in every other way. The only possible use for a staff over a wand is when you need to break through a barrier spell, and if you need a weapon that's thirty times as heavy to pull that off, you're not beating that enemy wizard anyway.
>>64906081The staff is a conduit, you wouldn't understand. You need to make a little fireball use a wand. You want to level a city use a staff.
i like big staves and i cannot lie
>>64906081You can't bludgeon someone with a wand.
>>64906081>wandTell me you never leave the mage's quarter without telling me you never leave the mage's quarter
>>64906104If you use a magic staff for bludgeoning you are doing it wrong
>>64906104>"Wands" in Divinity Original Sin 2 are basically fucking maces or torchesIt's a theme I wish was used more often, the power of a staff in the form factor of a wand. A magical equivalent to a bullpup assault rifle.
Should I get magic book or orb?
>>64906118Orb pricy but more durable than cheaper books, you don't want to lose your magic power because you got rained on or hit by a basic fire spell. Once you get to gear queer 900000 gold books and orbs it's on a case by case basis tho.
>>64906081>wanduse staff or your hands, that tiny stick is trash.
>>64906081What, are zoomers too afraid of books to get a proper grimoire?
>>64906164>get countered by a disruption pulse while casting a spell>hands fucking explode because there was no focus to tank the mana burstYou're not Merlin, just swallow your pride and carry a wand retard
>>64906081Your shitty 9mm wands can Expecto Disappointment the moment you enter a real fight, tired of you concealed carry shitters yapping about muh portability.If the enemy wizard sees me carry a staff grown from the World Tree with an embedded crystal made from a grieving dragon's tear, he will know exactly how fucked he is, and the fight will either deescalate with the defeated male leaving, or he will learn exactly who made the dragon grieve.Superior precision my ass. Why do I need muh pinpoint when I can carve a scar on the land itself, what, should we ban plastic spellbook bookmarks as well, not to harm nature?Fuck off. Go back to whatever Fagwarts you crawled out of, you are a disgrace. Western style spellcasting will be better with you gone, you twig-weaving gorillanigger.
>>64906081Of course you post a cuck state compliant staff
>he needs a cute little stick to fight with fireworks because he can't swing a sword hard enough
>>64906221>hands fucking explode because there was no focus to tank the mana burst>he lets his hands explode with basic spellsWhat are you a child that just started learning magic? If you can't use your hand to cast magic then why are you mage?
>>64906118Every proper wizard needs an orb to ponder over.But they’re not all that great practically.
>>64906600>Every proper wizard needs an orb to ponder over.Palantir is all the rage as of late.
>>64906111Skill issue
>>64906081Dual-wielding staff and sword is the meta
>>64906081obviously I'm using a tactical staff
>>64906221>You're not Merlin, just swallow your pride and carry a wand retardTo be fair, that anon never mentioned how many arms they currently have, if they are theirs, and how many simulacra they use. If Hindu casting is used, a veritable hand gatling (firearms lol) can be used to cast fireballs.
>>64906373Every wizard knows how to freehand, just like every soldier knows how to use a knife. Both are considered emergency options in a real fight, and for good reasons.
Alright you mages, wizards, warlocks and other assorted DWEEBS, what should I enchant my longsword with?
You shall never make it when the siege hits the faire if you have but one cubit-breadth cauldron of tonic in reserve.
>>64906997Of all the things in the known world, the least common resistance by far is against radiant damage.
>>64906111Bludgeoning isnt ideal but the staff acts as a good stand off devicelast thing you want is for a sneaky rogue or goblin to get to close and interrupt your casting you gunna poke at them with your little sissy wand?plus I'm getting close to 200 years old and its nice to have a walking stick
>>64906104>bludgeoning someoneBah! Are you a caveman or a wizard?
>>64907050Scholars need to stay out of conversations of practical magicradiance only does damage to creatures of darkness, anyone else might be blinded but that's it, that's why no one bothers having the resistance>>64906997Enchant with lighting bit of extra damage, chance to stun and you are less likely to burn down something important than if you enchant fire How often do you face gargoyles and golems anyway?
Yes
>>64906997You can never go wrong with motherfucking ZAP.Unless you’re in the elemental plane of Lightning. But why would you ever go to the elemental plane of Lightning? Now excuse me, it’s time for me to go play with my half-thunderbird daughter. Later.
I just saw some dork dual-wielding wands at the duelling arena. I really hope it isn't any of you.
>>64906081I didn't go to wizard college for 80 years just to be confused for a fucking magician. I'll carry a staff, thank you very much.
>muh wandI'm going to a wizard war, not conducting an orchestra.
I think we need to have a very serious discussion on the adequate size, shape and style of wizard hats. Should the wizard's age dictate the size of the hat or not? Pointy or floppy? Are star patterns out of style?
>>64907621I'm more of a pointy hood guy. Sits tight, keeps your cheeks and ears warm and stays on even in a good lil breeze.
>>64907621I definitely prefer floppy. Stars are a classic, I like them, but they're not a necessity. What IS an absolute necessity for me though are brims. The bigger the better.This shit >>64907661 wouldn't fly in my tower.
>>64906111>>64907078I don't bludgeon people because I have to, I do it because it's cathartic
>>64907621Hooded robe > hat
>>64907712yet another stafflet power-fantasy that'll never happen. you think you are so prepared, EDCing an array of potions, orbs, gizmos and doodads, but you'll never get to use them for they'll only fill a shelf as you stay locked inside your tower too afraid to face the world.
>>64907734I'm fairly certain my staff is more than enough to handle the problems of the world. You go have fun playing with your little stick in some back room of a library. I'm going to go conquer a few nations.
>>64907621The only wrong choice when it comes to wizard headwear is no headwearLet's face it, most of us are on the wrong side of the norwood scale, shit's stressful and by the time you achieve the mastery necessary to call yourself a wizard you're no spring chicken.And then some young faggot comes along going>duuurrr hurrr lookit me I'm a prodigy, I'm barely 30.>Look at my majestic golden locks swaying in the wind, I am DEFINITELY not using illusion to give it that glowIf you're going to be young, beautiful, hatless and with bountiful hair, the least you could do is be ugly.Fireball, faggot.
>>64906104Not with that attitude you can't!
>>64907661brims are importantallows you to cast light in a dungeon without blinding yourself
>>64906081You could use it as a melee weapon if needed and a walking stick which an old wise mage would like. A great wizard is likely to be old and/or frail because magic requires intellect and moral labour.
>xhe uses a staff and still has to summon incantationsYou'll stop acting like a woman eventually. We hope.
>>64907621I’m of the opinion that your big stereotypical “wizard” hats should only really be used for formal occasions. It’s like seeing someone in full helm and plate just walking around. Yeah, you can do it, but it makes you look like a tool if there’s no imminent danger of someone needing killin’.I much prefer hoods for every day wear.
>>64906118>orb>let Palantir Technologies™ spy on you
>>64907760A staffblade? You've been watching too many Eastern plays. Those don't work in real life.
>>64908511Go home, Primus, you're drunk.
Whomever is summoning flame atronochs in the board tower, at least have the common decency to clean up your mess after. There are empty fire resistance potion bottles all over the floor, and you couldn't even be bothered to dispell the daedra once you were finished with it?I'm not judging you. We've all done it from time to time. Just pick up after.
>>64908703>TechnologiesNospells detected.That palantir is for the likes of you. The real OG Palantir is our kind.
>REEE MUH WAND!>REEE MUH ORB!>REEE MUH GRIMWAAARGH!!!Nigga I’m old. My knees hurt. It turns out armor, gold, dragon bones, and elvish butt slaves are heavy and we used to carry all of this shit home in full kit. I got emphysema from inhaling all the smoke when we burned Yggdrasil. All so you novice faggots could wear your gay ass broccoli haircuts and cheat on your homework and jerk off to Khajit porn with magic mirrors some Jew sold you. Centuries of hard work, scientific discovery, genocides of the lesser races, dead brothers, and raids into cavernous hellscapes you can’t even fucking imaging and THIS IS WHAT YOU FAGGOTS DO WITH IT?!!!TLDR I’m tired. Quit bitching about my walking stick or I’ll turn you into a goldfish and piss in the bowl.
>>64908983YOU WERE IN THE YGGY? HELL YEAH BROTHER I WAS IN 3RD FIRE CORPS DEVILHAWKS GUILD BACK IN THE RAID ON SHIRE. WE USED TO TORCH GOBLINS AND STUFF THEM DOWN THE CHIMNEYS. IF THE SMOKE DONT GET EM OUT THE SMELL ALWAYS DID HAHAHAHAHA. YOUR RIGHT ABOUT THESE KIDS. THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THE HELL THEYRE TALKING ABOUT. THEIR PROBABLY USING UNICORN HORN WAND CORES IN THERE SISSY STICKS. I REMEMBER SOME PENCIL WRISTED LORD TRYING TO ISSUE US SOME OF THEM AS SIDE ARMS. WE USED THEM AS TOILET PAPER HOLDERS HAHAHAHAHA-Sent from my Speak and Seek——————————————————-Novice 2nd Class Al “Hobbit Stomper” AllenDevil Hawks Guild (-22 BC-179 AD)“If there’s fur on its feet then it’s dead meat” -Arch Magus Pythagorean“HYPERION CRYSTAL OR SUPERION CRYSTNONE”
>>64909072Based boomboom.The only good goblin is a fire-roasted goblin.
>>64906081Only niggermancers use wands. Wands are only to look bling in gangsta wrap music videos. Bring a wand to any sabbat and you look like you about to drive by the rival coven and pop a cap in they asses. Use a staff like Merlin and the founding fathers intended, faggot
>>64906286God I hate elves so much
>>64906286>>64909182around elves, watch yourselves
>Become an omnipotent immortal superwizard>Immediately create four daughter-clones of yourself who have lesser versions of your powers, and just have sex with them endlessly>Don't even give them the dignity of marrying them or proper names, just call them variations of Alpha, Beta, Delta, and Gamma so you don't have to memorize unique namesWhat a fucking asshole.
>>64907832Tell me about it. I had hair like an elf when I was in my 20s, right up until my senior year at the Mages College when my academic advisor randomly told me I was technically only a few credits shy of getting a minor in enchantment of all things. I just needed a hard natural philosophy. It sounded easy enough. And I thought, hey it doesn't get more natural philosophical than alchemy, right? But that one extra class was the straw that broke the aurochs' spine. I couldn't sleep, I was barely eating, I was jittery as fuck, and worst of all, my hair started falling out. In clumps. All because of a fucking introductory course.
>>64906081You young wizzas just don't appreciate a good stick. All the shiny spellslingers these days talk about is concealability or pocketability, but a good stick carries you. No hex-synthetic or arcana-polymer wand is as durable as a a sturdy walking stick. And if you're not man enough to beat a vandal to death with your own strength without magic, then I suggest you put down your quills and stop debating the fineries of unicorn hair or phoenix feather and touch some grass. Magic exists in the world, not in your ivory tower, take a damn walk and call your grandmother before she flies over their on her broom and shows you how much mayhem an old witch can conjur.
Cop or not?
>>64906081Staves are more resilient in the long run. If you're still channeling spells for yourself, maybe wands will do, but once you learn spells that sustain themselves without concentration, a staff is far more reliable and economical.
>>64906081Wands are fine for the airforce. But the strategic ritual ground forces are trading agility for more channeling capacity.
>>64906118Not enough magick to levitate both simultaneously?
>>64906118>>64906173>getting a magic bookIf you didn't write it yourself, it's not your book, not your magic, and you didn't play any meaningful role in casting the spell. Even a summoner (not real mages, Tyrweth-Yuna was paid for) at least convinces something to teleport to him and start casting shit in his name. Scrollkiddies only pump mana (usu. an actual mage's mana, imbibed beforehand out of poverty potions) into someone else's spell so they can feel like a mage. I don't even need to scry to know their children look nothing like them. Artificers and magic puppet "operators" are the same. Enchantmentfags like >>64906997 at least know it's borrowed power, so they're fine. Get the orb instead.
Lately I've been memorizing Asiannair's Acidic Gutburst for everyday carry but my wand store owner who is an Archmage told me it's overkill and if two hits of Scorching Ray can't do the job then you need better aim, not deadlier spells. Is he right?
