in the real world wizard power is so much weaker than in fantasy.
While I agree with the spirit of this, there are some ways in which I don't think it is correct. Ways that have some interesting implications.
When reading fantasy novels we usually experience the story from the perspective of one of the main characters. A character who's wizard power is typically orders of magnitude above that of the average sentient being in the story. If you instead experienced the story from the perspective of an average person in your given fantasy universe the pote... (read more)
While I agree with the spirit of this, there are some ways in which I don't think it is correct. Ways that have some interesting implications.
When reading fantasy novels we usually experience the story from the perspective of one of the main characters. A character who's wizard power is typically orders of magnitude above that of the average sentient being in the story. If you instead experienced the story from the perspective of an average person in your given fantasy universe the pote... (read more)