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In a fantasy setting, where magic is abundant, a commonly seen rule is that no one can master multiple or opposing schools of magic-- One can either learn divine or unholy magic, but not both. The reasons for this may vary. It may be that the teachers of either school don't particularly get along very well, it may be that the talent for any given type of magic is an inherited trait, or it may simply be that all you used to learn one type contradicts what's used to learn the other, and most people just can't get over that hump. In some settings, this extends to all forms of Functional Magic: Hermetic Magic, Psychic Powers, Ki-powered Supernatural Martial Arts, etcetera.

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  • Mutually Exclusive Magic
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  • In a fantasy setting, where magic is abundant, a commonly seen rule is that no one can master multiple or opposing schools of magic-- One can either learn divine or unholy magic, but not both. The reasons for this may vary. It may be that the teachers of either school don't particularly get along very well, it may be that the talent for any given type of magic is an inherited trait, or it may simply be that all you used to learn one type contradicts what's used to learn the other, and most people just can't get over that hump. In some settings, this extends to all forms of Functional Magic: Hermetic Magic, Psychic Powers, Ki-powered Supernatural Martial Arts, etcetera.
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  • In a fantasy setting, where magic is abundant, a commonly seen rule is that no one can master multiple or opposing schools of magic-- One can either learn divine or unholy magic, but not both. The reasons for this may vary. It may be that the teachers of either school don't particularly get along very well, it may be that the talent for any given type of magic is an inherited trait, or it may simply be that all you used to learn one type contradicts what's used to learn the other, and most people just can't get over that hump. In some settings, this extends to all forms of Functional Magic: Hermetic Magic, Psychic Powers, Ki-powered Supernatural Martial Arts, etcetera. Depending on the series, it may still be possible to learn multiple schools, so long as they don't oppose each other-- One can learn Fire and Wind magic together, but not Fire and Water. Breaking this forced division is the source of the power of a Yin-Yang Bomb. The Red Mage averts this restriction. Examples of Mutually Exclusive Magic include:
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