Talk:Spell - Revision history

Legate at 21:39, 4 November 2025

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	~~Q: After all these years, can you shed some new light on the technology present in the world of M&M?~~
	A: When it comes to deep Might and Magic lore, [[Paul Rattner]] is really the best person to ask, but I will do my best. To start, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘new light’, as what is publicly known is relatively accurate. Regardless, from my understanding, at its most basic, the idea was simple. ‘Ancient’ high technology machines, typically hidden, could be accessed and manipulated to produce ‘magical’ events, via ‘physical and mental ritual’. This excluded high tech machines, such as the [[Heavenly Forge]], which made magical artifacts via simple instruction.

	~~Behemoth Cave [http://h3.heroes.net.pl/nowina/3765] Interview (2020.11.20)~~

	~~[https://www.fanstratics.com/fstnewsletter08 Fanstratics Newsletter #8 (April 2021)]~~

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Legate at 16:45, 29 October 2025

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	[https://www.fanstratics.com/fstnewsletter08 Fanstratics Newsletter #8 (April 2021)]		[https://www.fanstratics.com/fstnewsletter08 Fanstratics Newsletter #8 (April 2021)]

	~~HoMM3 Fan Question: Hello, may I ask you are there actually magic in Might and Magic universe or is it all technology?~~
	This is really a question for [[Jon Van Caneghem]] or [[Paul Rattner]]. Jon created the M&M universe, and Paul basically took over lore duties when Jon took a back seat after Might and Magic 5. As for myself, to the best of my understanding, there is no ‘actual magic in the Might and Magic universe’. For example, if a Wizard casts a Fireball spell... what actually happens? In my mind, the Wizard’s mental, verbal, or physical ritual invokes the capabilities of technological machines, deep within a world, causing the machines to create the Fireball and its resulting behavior. This is a pure guess on my part, but I suspect [[JVC]] was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke and his famous quote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

	~~[[Greg Fulton]], the lead designer of HoMM3 (RoE and AB)~~

	~~[https://www.fanstratics.com/fstnewsletter19 Fanstratics Newsletter #19 (March 2022)]~~

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Legate at 15:53, 30 May 2025

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	Q: After all these years, can you shed some new light on the technology present in the world of M&M?		Q: After all these years, can you shed some new light on the technology present in the world of M&M?
	A: When it comes to deep Might and Magic lore, Paul Rattner is really the best person to ask, but I will do my best. To start, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘new light’, as what is publicly known is relatively accurate. Regardless, from my understanding, at its most basic, the idea was simple. ‘Ancient’ high technology machines, typically hidden, could be accessed and manipulated to produce ‘magical’ events, via ‘physical and mental ritual’. This excluded high tech machines, such as the Heavenly Forge, which made magical artifacts via simple instruction.		A: When it comes to deep Might and Magic lore, [[Paul Rattner]] is really the best person to ask, but I will do my best. To start, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘new light’, as what is publicly known is relatively accurate. Regardless, from my understanding, at its most basic, the idea was simple. ‘Ancient’ high technology machines, typically hidden, could be accessed and manipulated to produce ‘magical’ events, via ‘physical and mental ritual’. This excluded high tech machines, such as the [[Heavenly Forge]], which made magical artifacts via simple instruction.

	Behemoth Cave [http://h3.heroes.net.pl/nowina/3765] Interview (2020.11.20)		Behemoth Cave [http://h3.heroes.net.pl/nowina/3765] Interview (2020.11.20)
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	HoMM3 Fan Question: Hello, may I ask you are there actually magic in Might and Magic universe or is it all technology?		HoMM3 Fan Question: Hello, may I ask you are there actually magic in Might and Magic universe or is it all technology?
	This is really a question for Jon Van Caneghem or Paul Rattner. Jon created the M&M universe, and Paul basically took over lore duties when Jon took a back seat after Might and Magic 5. As for myself, to the best of my understanding, there is no ‘actual magic in the Might and Magic universe’. For example, if a Wizard casts a Fireball spell... what actually happens? In my mind, the Wizard’s mental, verbal, or physical ritual invokes the capabilities of technological machines, deep within a world, causing the machines to create the Fireball and its resulting behavior. This is a pure guess on my part, but I suspect JVC was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke and his famous quote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”		This is really a question for [[Jon Van Caneghem]] or [[Paul Rattner]]. Jon created the M&M universe, and Paul basically took over lore duties when Jon took a back seat after Might and Magic 5. As for myself, to the best of my understanding, there is no ‘actual magic in the Might and Magic universe’. For example, if a Wizard casts a Fireball spell... what actually happens? In my mind, the Wizard’s mental, verbal, or physical ritual invokes the capabilities of technological machines, deep within a world, causing the machines to create the Fireball and its resulting behavior. This is a pure guess on my part, but I suspect [[JVC]] was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke and his famous quote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

	Greg Fulton, the lead designer of HoMM3 (RoE and AB)		[[Greg Fulton]], the lead designer of HoMM3 (RoE and AB)

	[https://www.fanstratics.com/fstnewsletter19 Fanstratics Newsletter #19 (March 2022)]		[https://www.fanstratics.com/fstnewsletter19 Fanstratics Newsletter #19 (March 2022)]

Legate: remove link to non-existent page

2023-12-08T21:09:15Z

remove link to non-existent page

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	Complex spells… make up magic. …Everything is about formulas, equations, and complicated actions - all to draw the desired result. It takes forever to memorize a simple spell.		Complex spells… make up magic. …Everything is about formulas, equations, and complicated actions - all to draw the desired result. It takes forever to memorize a simple spell.

	— ''[[Tarnum]], [[Walking on Clouds\|here]]'' (notably, he wonders 'who came up with the complex spells' first, the [[Infinite Monkey]]?)		— ''[[Tarnum]], [[Walking on Clouds\|here]]'' (notably, he wonders 'who came up with the complex spells' first, the Infinite Monkey?)

188.123.231.27: /* In-game explanation of magic in general */ new section

2023-07-26T13:54:28Z

In-game explanation of magic in general: new section

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			== In-game explanation of magic in general ==

			Too bad if this is the only expressed stranger’s point of view (indeed, why would anyone else bother explaining something as normal as magic). Are there any more bits of info?

			Complex spells… make up magic. …Everything is about formulas, equations, and complicated actions - all to draw the desired result. It takes forever to memorize a simple spell.

			— ''[[Tarnum]], [[Walking on Clouds\|here]]'' (notably, he wonders 'who came up with the complex spells' first, the [[Infinite Monkey]]?)

GroundhogYear: total fultonisation

2022-11-23T08:39:47Z

total fultonisation

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			Q: After all these years, can you shed some new light on the technology present in the world of M&M?
			A: When it comes to deep Might and Magic lore, Paul Rattner is really the best person to ask, but I will do my best. To start, I’m not sure what you mean by ‘new light’, as what is publicly known is relatively accurate. Regardless, from my understanding, at its most basic, the idea was simple. ‘Ancient’ high technology machines, typically hidden, could be accessed and manipulated to produce ‘magical’ events, via ‘physical and mental ritual’. This excluded high tech machines, such as the Heavenly Forge, which made magical artifacts via simple instruction.

			Behemoth Cave [http://h3.heroes.net.pl/nowina/3765] Interview (2020.11.20)

			[https://www.fanstratics.com/fstnewsletter08 Fanstratics Newsletter #8 (April 2021)]

			HoMM3 Fan Question: Hello, may I ask you are there actually magic in Might and Magic universe or is it all technology?
			This is really a question for Jon Van Caneghem or Paul Rattner. Jon created the M&M universe, and Paul basically took over lore duties when Jon took a back seat after Might and Magic 5. As for myself, to the best of my understanding, there is no ‘actual magic in the Might and Magic universe’. For example, if a Wizard casts a Fireball spell... what actually happens? In my mind, the Wizard’s mental, verbal, or physical ritual invokes the capabilities of technological machines, deep within a world, causing the machines to create the Fireball and its resulting behavior. This is a pure guess on my part, but I suspect JVC was inspired by Arthur C. Clarke and his famous quote, “Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”

			Greg Fulton, the lead designer of HoMM3 (RoE and AB)

			[https://www.fanstratics.com/fstnewsletter19 Fanstratics Newsletter #19 (March 2022)]

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GroundhogYear at 12:17, 23 May 2021

2021-05-23T12:17:38Z

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GroundhogYear: /* In-game spell descriptions */

2021-05-22T17:36:04Z

In-game spell descriptions

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GroundhogYear at 17:06, 22 May 2021

2021-05-22T17:06:30Z

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93.91.51.153: /* Spells casted on expert level without being an expert */

2016-11-11T15:52:48Z

Spells casted on expert level without being an expert

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	::Also [[Armageddon's Blade (artifact)]] places Expert level [[Armageddon]] spell to hero's spell book. –[[User:Kapteeni Ruoska\|Kapteeni Ruoska]] ([[User talk:Kapteeni Ruoska\|talk]]) 09:15, 10 November 2016 (CET)		::Also [[Armageddon's Blade (artifact)]] places Expert level [[Armageddon]] spell to hero's spell book. –[[User:Kapteeni Ruoska\|Kapteeni Ruoska]] ([[User talk:Kapteeni Ruoska\|talk]]) 09:15, 10 November 2016 (CET)

			:::It was during the original The Restoration of Erathia campaigns. I know that once it definitely happened during The Road Home in Seeds of Discontent.