Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-24722049-20151003205534/@comment-25350022-20151011095513

Spartan Jack 17 wrote: I think a lot of people (especially in Skyrim) see magic as a shortcut used by people who are too weak to do things any other way. You act as though anyone can learn magic with little to no effort. If most people just used it as a sort of cheap substitute for strength, they would only likely achieve a novice level a spellcasting, and not progress any further than that.

Mastering magic requires just as much skill and dedication, as mastering the art of combat, just more power of the mind, than that of the sword arm.