The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoWas the FF black mage the first to do this?lemmy.worldimagemessage-square66fedilinkarrow-up1482arrow-down115
arrow-up1467arrow-down1imageWas the FF black mage the first to do this?lemmy.worldThe Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world to Gaming@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agomessage-square66fedilink
minus-squaremindbleachlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·9 hours agoThe visual archetype existed before anyone decided it meant Tolkein-ripoff wizard. The modern concept of a “mage” barely existed before D&D solidified a bunch of high-fantasy tropes in the late 70s.
minus-squaresnrkl@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 hours agoHmm… I likely disagree as wizards, mages etc are peppered throughout literature long before d&d came along , but I feel it probably comes down to either of our interpretations of what the term “modern concept of a ‘mage’” is referring to…
The visual archetype existed before anyone decided it meant Tolkein-ripoff wizard.
The modern concept of a “mage” barely existed before D&D solidified a bunch of high-fantasy tropes in the late 70s.
Hmm… I likely disagree as wizards, mages etc are peppered throughout literature long before d&d came along , but I feel it probably comes down to either of our interpretations of what the term “modern concept of a ‘mage’” is referring to…