>Game has wizards>Not ONE wizard is buffEvery videogame ever
>>743311168Because of the conceit of the weak: training and disciplining your mind must require neglecting your body. And individuals who are weak but ostensibly intelligent and educated must assuage their shame and humiliation for being lazy and physically poor specimens by insisting that the strong must therefore be unintelligent and poorly educated.
Dunno if they have time to buff.Aren't wizards the niggas that need to read and study 24/7 to compensate for the lack of magic of their own
>>743311412>must mean.no it won't. you can physically get fit just by training with your bodyweight/loaded training. neglecting the physical is about as sane as neglecting training with a gun, you can't put your shit to use if you are not physically well.
>>743311168you yearn for chinese mythology without even realizing it
>>743311412>>743311536Why can't they just magic themselves to be more buff? Witcher seems to be the only setting where mages make themselves more attractive and they're all female there.
>>743311536wizards literally also require a concentration (constitution) check in order to not have their spell fizzling in melee: endurance training is a must for a wizard, that should make them buff as fuck, like a natural karate fighter at the very least.
>>743311645Korean murim xianxia fiction actually with psychopathic heroes and eating monsters to become stronger with casting spells and shit, Chinks got nothing in their government approved moralistic literature and theatre following rules when it comes to Gook psychopathy. this upsets the chinks.
>>743311679Better to stay away from those karate wizards then, they sound annoying
>martial arts magicThis is such an underutilized gimmick in vidya. You'd think there would be more of it with how popular DBZ is, but the best you typically get are martial arts monks using some slight chi attacks or something. Soulfist in Lost Ark is seriously the coolest class I've ever played in an RPG, MMO, anything, and nothing comes close.
>>743312174>>743312223magic + martial arts can look this cool. (basically Korean tekken manhwa with more murim shit than is healthy.)
>>743311168Its entirely because of DND build autism. The most powerful and minmaxed wizard you can make requires high INT and low STR/CON, so you can't really role play as a physically fit and strong wizard.
>The brute is actually extremely intelligent
>>743311168Demonbane.
>>743313838thats a troll in every larian game
>>743313838It's my favorite trope
>>743311168I'd argue WoW or any mmo but then it is the default player model having wrists the size of redwoods
>>743313838>>743314041Genuinely disappointed that the intelligent Ogre you can meet in act 1 of BG3 wasn't a companion.Dark Urge should have had like four unique monster companions. That would have been cool as fuck.
>>743314870i thought the spider in act2 is pretty cool, way cooler than any donutsteel ocs
You can do kung-fu wizards in many RPGs, actual RPGs that is, not moviegames.
>>743314986Do you mean the drider dude who carries the lantern and takes you through the darkness? Yeah he was cool. Man BG3 had fucking dozens of cool and weird characters that were way more likable and interesting than the shitty companions they actually gave you. I hated it, because it felt like every 15 minutes I'd met someone who made me thought >"Wow, I sure wish I could replaced Shadowheart or Astarion with this guy."
>>743311168Noita
>>743315220yes, absolutely. And playing solo means that you will cut like half of the content off, and it feels lonely, do not recommend.
>>743311624You failed to comprehend. That is what they think, that does not mean it is true. They are covering for their lack of discipline and their laziness by making up excuses, and insisting that anyone who has discipline and is physically fit/strong must be stupid because they, "Clearly never picked up a book." You see those excuses and that thinking all the time.
>>743311168It's because you are confusing Wizards with magic users in generalWizards specifically dedicate their entire existence to studying the arcane, like an archeologist or scientist, and not a lot of them are buff either, not any worth notingThey are based heavily on Merlin, and have specific historical ties to that identity.You want to be subversive because a Wizard is white culture, so you want to tear it down because white culture is boring to you.You are not respecting the cultural roots of wizardry.What you want is a sorcerer, a shaman, or a monk, not a wizard.
>>743316250>a sorcerer, Magic equivalent of a spoiled nepo baby>a shaman, Barbarian who is too much of a pussy to actually be a barbarian>or a monk,Holier than thou faggots who act like the way they use magic is superior because they call it "ki" (it's literally just magic).
>>743311678There are men too and they make themselves look older so they fit in with the wizened sage image and inspire more confidence
>>743311678Because then they aren't allowed into magic guilds without a ton of hassle.
>>743311678There are plenty of male mages in Witcher, but most of them are from books.
>>743311412>>743316121That's an incorrect hypothesis based on nerds vs jock humor.The reality is though, is that not every human brain is the same.Just because humans have nearly the same size brain as each other, we do not all share the same IQ potential.It's not exclusive to race as there are outliers, but it does heavily trend within them.The reason why humans all have the same brain shape despite lacking the same IQ potential, is because their brains are hardwired towards subconscious high aptitude muscle activity.A trait of every high IQ person, is an inner monologue, this requires a high degree of brain activity dedicated purely to maintaining it.Whereas a trait of high aptitude muscle activity, is no internal monologue, which means no wasted brain activity on non physical tasks.Where this comes into play is theoretics and simulacrum. A high aptitude muscle activity is good at many physical things in their life, but they are not going to be as capable of simulacrum as a high IQ person whose brain is completely dedicated to the task.Human beings naturally evolved to prioritize and reward these two strains of human development.While outliers that have a high degree of mental acuity AND muscle aptitude exist, they exist within the jack of all trades paradigm where they are unable to accel higher than a specially evolved human in one field.Hopefully this sates your midwitism.
>>743317120Humans naturally evolved to use both their brain and their body. The brain directly benefits from exercising the body. If you had a perfect clone, and that clone was in good shape and you were not, then his brain would have an advantage over yours
>>743317120>A trait of every high IQ person, is an inner monologue,A trait of an intelligent person is not making wildly speculative claims based on fundamentally faulty data and projected theory and treating them like absolute fact.
>>743316559>a sorcerer>Magic equivalent of a spoiled nepo babySure, but based on what the OP posted, that's a genetically spoiled nepo baby as well with athletic predilection.Their skeletal structure indicates specific ancestral breeding for bone density, metabolism, and high value muscle growth.>a shaman>Barbarian who is too much of a pussy to actually be a barbarianA barbarian is a diminutive title or slur used by other people, naturally a more intelligent tribal member would prioritize knowledge preservation over warrior sacrifice. A shaman's power is in the combined strength of their ancestors knowledge that they pass down to the next generation.>or a monk,>Holier than thou faggots who act like the way they use magic is superior because they call it "ki"Internal cultivation is a completely different method for magic than to interact with the environment, atmosphere, and ley lines.It's the difference between causing rain to fall on someones face and pissing on them.It's related to water, the monk drank water from environment, but through cultivation it became something new entirely and took on transitive properties.It's more accurate to call a monk an alchemist who uses their own body as an alembic.
Sounds like it would just make for boring gary stu characters that are amazing at everything, characters having flaws is a good thing and hyper specialization is cool.
>>743311168There's a ton of muscle wizards across many games. There's also a practicability aspect and opportunity cost aspect. Hell, we even see in our world that body builders get absolutely destroyed in fights by someone with even a mild amount of training. Getting shredded isn't going to help a wizard much in melee against a guy who trains all day and fights as their profession.
>>743317383>Humans naturally evolved to use both their brain and their bodyYes, but Usain Bolt did not, many of the Olympians did not evolve a high degree of inner monologue.Similarly, Tesla was not a master at any sport, neither was Einstein.>>743317503Did I refer to myself an intelligent person?Humanity exists on a spectrum of capabilities as we evolve further.There is a great many people who are both adequate thinkers and physically inclined, but they lack the excellence and specialty in their fields to ever develop their potentiality into outlier status.I'm sure Darwin might be proved wrong eventually, but I doubt you will be the one to do it, and it certainly won't be in this thread.
>>743311168>Concentration Curls
>>743311168>country has politicians>not one politician is buff>NASA has scientists>not one scientist is buff
>>743319085>country has politicians>not one politician is buffWarlords of the ancient past would be fucking furious at the state of modern politics.
>>743311168its just a str/int build
>>743319085Isn't Arnold still kinda buff for his age?
>>743318774>Yes, but Usain Bolt did not, many of the Olympians did not evolve a high degree of inner monologue.How did you determine that?>Similarly, Tesla was not a master at any sport, neither was Einstein.Yeah, but neither is the average person. Is your contention that smart people are less likely to exercise, or that smart people have worse genes for exercising?
>>743319085One politician in my country is an active MMA fighter. I'd say that counts as being fit
>>743313838Letho was actually so damn cool, I just can never kill him and always make sure he's there for the Kaer Morhen defence.
>>743311168>>743311412Wizards are masters of magic, not fodder for your homoerotic gymbro fetishes.
>>743311412Buff people are generally unintelligent. Look at Joe Rogan. Look at every athlete ffs
>>743313838He should have been the protagonist of Witcher 4
>>743320128There is a difference between people who want to get buff so everyone else pays attention to them and people who do it for their own self improvement.Buff people can be retards and intelligent just as anyone else.
>>743319085>>743319242It’s a goddamned crime.
>>743320128How do you know what the proportion of smart to dumb athletes are?
>>743320128Biggest cope in the animal kingdom. Muscles are reserves for phosphocreatine and it's slightly less important for your brain's ATP reuptake than glutamine (both of which your brain is a hog of).Your build doesn't have higher INT stats just because you have sad little chicken bones.
>>743311168A young wizard is complete nu-D&D bullshit for zoomers and zillenials who can't even fathom being older than 30.
>>743311168In our last dnd campaign, 3.5, I played a dwarven wizard.He didn't have high strength, but he had 20 con.His hp rivaled the party's warrior, and his familiar had more hp than the rogue, and had a concentration skill score so high he could eat a ballista log without fumbling spells.It was pretty funny.
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>>743311168>can play a buff wizardThat's why Skyrim is the GOAT RPG
>>743313838Kino character
>>743313182No way in hell would anyone neglect CON in D&D. Especially mages, since they get one shot. In fact most important stats after int for wizards is usually DEX/CON for tge defensive bonuses, so wizards in D&D should at least be lean and shredded.
>>743311168Because most characters are created with an imaginary level up system with limited stat increases ala dnd.A wizard would that gets 1-3 stat points per level would never put points into strength. Int > wis/cha/con > wis/cha/con.Whether they are level 1 or level 20, they will never put a single point in str so they are weaker than your average joe fighter at level 1.This is why the dnd style level up system is dogshit.
>>743319390>Yes, but Usain Bolt did not, many of the Olympians did not evolve a high degree of inner monologue>How did you determine that?https://www.cnn.com/2023/01/19/sport/usain-bolt-fraud-allegations-jamaica-spt-intlhttps://www.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/story/_/id/46221864/usain-bolt-not-worried-today-stars-break-recordshttps://www.reddit.com/r/sports/comments/1skmd97/18yearold_sprinter_gout_gout_just_broke_usain/I can go on, it's fairly obvious that Usain Bolt lacks simulacrum and the ability to think beyond base stimuli.Which is fine, he is a peak human being who will achieve more than you or I ever will.But an inner monologue, he clearly lacks, as evident in his many interviews where he has to read off a teleprompter for basic questions.>Similarly, Tesla was not a master at any sport, neither was Einstein.>Yeah, but neither is the average person. Is your contention that smart people are less likely to exercise, or that smart people have worse genes for exercising?No, my contention is the reality that the average person did not specifically evolve to be a peak human being at every conceivable qualification.Human beings had divergent evolutionary paths with sexual selection bias based on their unique times, crises and situations.And because of this, outlier humans today now exist who perform great feats which are outside the norm of average.The average human being is an aggregate of many different deterministic factors.A star baseball pitcher's son is not guaranteed to have the exact genetic makeup that would recreate the exact conditions that would lead him to also being an excellent pitcher, even with lifelong training, some things just aren't physically possible.The average human being exists within average parameters, and specifically specialized human beings exist within outlier parameters. Wizards are based on a human outlier parameter of expressed bibliomania and agoraphobia, and a rejection of modern society.
>>743320231>>743320306>>743320448You are trying to hard to validate your work out routine and body image issues.
>>743311412Bullshit
>>743321461>trying to hardNormally it wouldn't matter but considering your argument is "I'm smarter than you because I don't work out", I have to point out your minor grammatical mistake.
>>743311412Ah nevermind I'm a retard that can't read, yeah spot on
>>743311168Because wizards are unlovable turbo-virgin permageeks. Why would one be?Notice how you don't have this problem with sorcerers, just look at Shang Tsung in his prime.
>>743321639I wasn't that anon, I'm just telling you that you are trying too hard to validate your self-image issues.You don't need to convince anyone you are intelligent, stop worrying about it.
A jacked "wizard" would only work in a Greek setting. Everywhere else "wizards" are nerds, and nerds don't get swole.
>>743311168Not strictly vidya but Yu-Gi-Oh isn't afraid of having buff wizards
This is about as close as you are ever gonna get to Muscle bound magic user.
>>743322112>>743322243There are plenty of muscular magic users.Wizard however is a specific cultural identity that OP wants to subvert, that's why the OP image is a black wizard with dreads.
>>743322243Granted he's kinda skinny compared to Armstrong but...
>>743322506His entire gimmick is that he's the only guy that doesn't use magic
>>743311168Radahn from elden rang is a buff wizard who dual wields 2 large swords
>>743311168Solstice wizard is insanely buff on the cover art. Not in the game, but... to be fair, he wears a robe in the game, which means you can't prove he's NOT buff.
>>743316693Wait, where's the BUFF AS FUCK old man wizard?Now that would be kino
>>743314853Still wc3/wow.Thrall, guldan because mages
>>743311168Divayth FyrDude wears a full set of daedric armor, something even most heavy melee fighters don't manage to.Its only one that proves the rule
>>743311168A monk is the closest you'll get to something like that.>>743311412This is true, but be real. Anyone who's into fitness will tell you that you do run into a lot of gullible retards.
