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but a coherent system intended to reect a larger ctional lore through
mechanics. e system requires skillful player interaction rather than
relying only on skills possessed by characters, which could be acquired by
grinding and then forgotten about. Moreover, the developers explain that
the magic of Age of Conan is intended to look and feel dierently than the
average MMO:
e traditional reball-tossing magic users in pointy hats, with
pus and multicolored robes, are not part of the Hyborian uni-
verse. In Conan’s age, magic is dangerous, hidden, and dark. Men
who meddle with dark magic may fall to its temptation and pow-
ers, so magic uses you as much as you use it! Naturally, t ...