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Why should a "generic foe" not be "heroic and morally good"? Your Orcs might be fiersome, even cruel warriors. But they still can adhere to complex ethics within their own society. Such ethics are not necessarily applied to the Orcs' enemies. Why should they after all? Such a "neutral" setting...

The game Divinity Original Sin 2 offers some original options which you might consider to bring some variety: Aerotheurge Pyrokinetic Hydrosophist Geomancer

That is the issue. Important: Not because of the power itself, but because the power would be connected to the divine. And that happens because of this reason: That could work, but not in the sense, I want to put the setting. The setting: It shall not follow the modern narrative, which...

I respectfully disagree, thought not with what you are saying, but with the concept behind it. The difference made in RPGs by establishing druids, priests etc. as classes is to facilitate different playstyles. In reality, or historically priests, druids, shamans, witch doctors, magi, brahmin...

100% agreed! This is worth to be explored, indeed. Another way to "buff" priesthood could also be "legitimacy". The legitimacy of the priesthood itself, and its required approval which worldly rulers need. I did't really think about all the implications and possible upsides. But one reason I...

You are probably right here. Maybe fleshing out a credible "split of work" between religion and magic could help as well. Maybe that I am somehow blocking myself; won't deny that. The thing is, I am very reluctant with healing, because I fear it can take out too much of the danger of life and...

Not necessarily: Controllability Magic can be leant like craftsmanship or like wielding a sword. Thus it can be ancient too. Thing is, bricklaying and fencing are visible. Everyone can see a mason's apprentice learning his prefession, everyone can see a squire swinging a wooden stick. A mage...

I understand your point. I view it from a more abstract angle though: Wether druids, shamans or priests all of them do represent the spiritual social stratum. Like for instance Achilles, King Arthur and Gottfried von Berlichingen represent the social stratum of the nobility. Thus, I am aware...

Following §2 and §3, as stated above, not exactly the direction I am looking for, since I hope to find a reasonable justification for the spiritual (religion) and the scientific (magic) element side by side. However, this... ...opens an entirely new perspective I was not thinking about. Thank...

For my world building I have a problem with respect to above mentioned subjects. To illustrate my point, maybe an example from a probably familiar setting: World of Warcraft. It always annoyed me that Nightelves had druids and priests, Trolls shamans and priests and Tauren shamans and druids...

Greetings to all, Well, in short: - new to the forum, obviously - interested in world building - hoping to get fresh insights and ideas See you, Schwarzseher