What's even the point of warriors if mages exist? If they

>>50544647
All it takes is a single anti-magic field, and all you're left with is a bunch of dweebs with sticks hitting each other.

While that would be fun to watch, it's not exactly fun to play, nor is it feasible for international war.

>>50544647
What if mages aren't omnipotent beings with access to all sorts of powerful magic at all times? What if example of extremely powerful mage is Circe?

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>>50544647
> It's this thread again

>>50544647
If it's Warhammer you're talking about, every mage brings the risk of ultranatural assfucking by warp gods whenever something goes wrong.

>>50544647
Since magic is an arbitrary fictional construct, the answer depends on what weaknesses magic has in the setting, if any. For example, in the setting I'm working on, magic takes a long time and is somewhat unreliable, and summoned spirit meatshields are likely to have inconvenient weaknesses intelligent foes can exploit, so rounding up some mortal warriors is a much more reliable way to go fight a bunch of people. Of course, granting a magical blessing or two to said warriors probably can't hurt.

Many possible reasons:
>mages aren't that strong
>not everyone is capable of magecraft
>magecraft has high inherent risk and mortality rates
>magecraft is environmentally dangerous
>magecraft is a closely guarded secret by most and not just passed around

>>50544647

What's the point of being a wizard if you can't teleport your shit on top of some random warrior miles away and get away with it?

>>50544647
Friendly reminder to report and ignore obvious bait

>>50544647
It takes hours to cast a minor spell. They're going to get stabbed without a warrior protecting them.

>>50544647
>What's even the point of warriors if mages exist?
Spell slot conservation.