Post #2791424
2026-05-10 18:19 UTC
@stellarskylark@solarpunk.moe Pretty convinced that most of the documented powers of the Maiar are just glamours and social engineering to keep the mortals off-balance and unnerved… and it's beautiful that in most cases that's all they need.
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@stellarskylark@solarpunk.moe 2026-05-10 18:32
@valthonis@dice.camp yeah and we know canonically that illusion magic is a specialty of Gandalf's! He makes fancy magic fireworks! He definitely can do real combat magic (see balrog fight and when he helps Theodin) but yeah most of his shit is casual illusion work and theatrics