Re: Chaos and Hell

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From: Andrew Solovay <asolovay_at_...>
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 12:36:41 -0800

Mike Holmes wrote:
>
> The four current types of magic (animism, theism, wizardry, common magic)
> are not the only sorts. We know that mysticism also exists, for instance.
> Couldn't it be that there's a specific form of magic, call it Chaos Magic
> that's associated with the underworld otherworld?

A small nitpick--as I understand it, Chaos is *not* particularly associated with the underworld. Yes, there are chaotic underworld entities (like Vivamort), but there are staunchly anti-chaotic underworld entities (like Kyger Litor), and chaotic beings that have nothing to do with the underworld (like Nysalor/D'Wargon).

If a chaotic being *does* have an underworld connection, then it makes sense for that being to mix magic schools on those grounds. And I would argue that even if a chaotic being is *not* associated with the underworld, we should expect its magic to be chaotic because, well, it's chaos. But we can't just say "chaos is underworld and therefore mixes magic".