Malfurus wrote...
Blood Magic has nothing to do with demons. So many spirits are able to understand human emotions and from what I understand they are termed "demons" because their purpose is always purely selfish and destructive. Then there are those spirits who are benevolent like Wynne explains..ones that nurture and heal and, in this case, are connected with her and save her from dying. Are you implying that these benevolent spirits don't understand the actions being taken by Humans unlike their evil counterparts? That they don't understand that the person they kept from dying was actually an evil blood mage who was bent on destroying the world, instead of Wynne, a good hearted, wise old woman? And think about it in lore terms, why would anyone "good" practice these arts? What motives would they have? And Viglin, Fireball and Cone of Cold and all the other spells come from the Fade, they don't require blood to work and certainly don't require the blood and lives of others. The more powerful the spell, the more blood it needs, the more lives it takes. I don't think we will ever see a character in the game who uses Blood Magic for good (I can't imagine anything good coming out of it) but then again it is a possibility. And go post in the Cleric forum if you want to talk about Clerics, don't bring something unrelated to this forum please.
A few errors in this post.
First - Blood magic was originally learned from demons. It is often learned by making a pact with demons, as is the case in DAO with your character. This information is in the game and the lore.
Second - Spirits who are labeled demonsare labeled as such because they take on negative human emotions. All are spirits and each spirit tends to take on a single human emotion. Most people refer to those creatures as "spirits" who take on "good" emotions while those creatures who take on "dark" emotions are labelled demons.
Third - Jowan uses Blood magic for good (to rescue someone ... can't say more since it would be a spoiler). Just because no one else does doesn't mean it can't happen.
IMO Blood magic LENDS itself more easily to evil use but is not, itself, evil. Like most things in life it is the user that makes something good or evil. However I say it lends itself more to evil because anything that controls free will is fairly universally considered on the evil side. Just like the anvil of the void isn't itself evil, it can be used in a less than ethical manner, just like Blood Magic.
Maybe you are getting confused by two things. The word "Blood" may make you think it is evil because its ... well bloody. Second because the Chantry says it is evil you believe them - and thats just a load of crap. The Chantry is like most organized religion - full of propaganda and their own belief systems.
None of my characters in the game ever used it - in fact I have no plans on ever unlocking that achievement. I consider it a dark magic because of its association with dark spirits and how easy it is to abuse. BUT I do not consider it inherently evil. For that matter none of my mages will ever use the entropy talent line that deals in death magic or the spirit line that deals with corpses. I think they are just as "dark", if not more so, then blood magic. But none of them are inhernetly evil.
DEATH IS DEATH whether by life sucking energy or being burnt to a crisp by a fireball.
But that is my own role playing decision.
PS - The one thing I do think is a horrible design decision, however, is teaching Wynne to be a blood mage. Not because of the blood magic being dark and she is "white" but because she is 100% against blood magic in any form or shape, so letting herself learn it is totally against her personality and character and hence breaks her reality completely. One would think they would have just locked out that talent from being able to be used with a simple script.
Modifié par KethWolfheart, 07 janvier 2010 - 12:29 .
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