what is the general aesthetic of wizards based off of? Are they

Gandalf, who is based on Odin.

>>49016291
Wizard comes from the old English Wiseard, which means "Wiseman", as in that one bearded coot living at the edge of the village who knows every kind of herb or shroom that grows around the place and occasionally answers life questions younger folk bring to him

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>>49016291
"Pussy? No, thank you, I have thousands of volts through my cock for that."

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>>>49016291 Are they European in origin?
Tolkien took (loose) inspiration from some of European folklore and mythology.

c >>49016372
Specifically, Gandalf is based on Odin's "Wanderer" personas.
Odin had a habit of disguising himself as a traveler, then lending tools and advice to would-be heroes.
>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_names_of_Odin

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Another source of inspiration for them comes from middle ages and renaissance alchemy and grimioric magic. Things like goofy symbols on robes, summoning spirits, magic circles and talismans. As well, a lot of the clothing is based on renaissance and middle ages clothing such as the pointed hat coming in lots of varieties of actual hat types people wore back then.

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>>49016291
What setting are we even talking about, you stupid cunt?

>>49017608
>implying there aren't 300 games with the wizardly archetype
Your meme is bad and you should feel bad.

>>49017631
>Implying all games, 300 or 3000, use exactly the same archetype that doesn't differ at all
Your idiocy is bad and you should feel bad

>>49017568
>a lot of the clothing is based on renaissance and middle ages clothing
>such as the pointed hat coming in lots of varieties of actual hat types people wore back then
Nah. Pointed hats come from Odin's wide-brim hat.

Though, you're write about the goofy patterned clothing being loosely based on hermeticism.

>>49017608
You understand what OP is asking.

>>49016291
>what is the general aesthetic of wizards based off of?

Odin.

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>>49017652
>Pointed hats come from Odin's wide-brim hat.
No, they come from Byzantine depictions of the Persian Magi. Later it was codified by Duns Scotus, which in turn led to it becoming the dunce cap.

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>>49017652
I beg to differ on odin being the one and sole archetype that influenced the wizard aesthetic.
Hell, bell sleeves on wizard robes come from archaic priest clothing.

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Hermes Trismegistus through the hermetic doctrine of alchemy, astrology, and thaumaturgy he inspired in 200 AD.

It's probably a clusterfuck of references going through multiple areas.

Post mote histrionic hats, guys.

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Probably monks and priests

Maybe it is more than one thing, friends