I have a theory that ‘thoughts and prayers’ en masse actually do manipulate the Weave, essentially casting a slow-burn spell that empowers their God. Is that thinking too much like a Wizard? 1)
Yes, it is thinking too much like a wizard. ;} No foul, though: to a man with a hammer, everything starts to look like a nail (many wizards speculate just what you have).
Here’s the thing: Mystra IS the Weave. The Weave is ONE WAY (the fast, heavy-power one) of…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 28, 2020
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…accessing the natural energies of the world (wind, tides and currents, heat and convection, avalanches and other kinetic, continental drift, sunlight, lightning, faezress and other radiations). Divine magic is another, but individual 3)
…spells tap the Weave as a delivery system (which is how Mystra can block them). However, rituals and mass worship go PAST the Weave; they are ANOTHER way to access natural forces. There are other sorts of magic that can call…#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 28, 2020
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…on natural energies, and other means (elementals, for instance; wizards can control and compel elementals with Weave-related spells, but monster abilities are called “spell-like abilities” in many cases, rather than “spells,”… 5)
…for a reason.
So thoughts and prayers do manipulate natural world energies, yes, but not via the Weave, and not manipulating the Weave itself.#Realmslore— Ed Greenwood (@TheEdVerse) May 28, 2020