Is spell-casting linked to genetics?

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Posted by: Stephen.6312

Stephen.6312

Q:

Hi everyone! I’m working on a theory of magic and wondered if anyone has encountered evidence suggesting that spell-casting is linked to genetics?

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Posted by: Moonyeti.3296

Moonyeti.3296

Anyone can access magic in Tyria, so I really don’t think it is genetic to be able to cast spells. If you mean does genetics play a part in how strong someone can cast spells, that might be a factor, but I can’t think of any glaring examples of high levels of spellcasting being passed down from parent to child. MY feeling is that magic is unrelated to genetics.

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Posted by: Rognik.2579

Rognik.2579

I don’t think there is any evidence to support a genetic component to the type of magics a child will use. While Demmi and Caudecus both seemed to be the same class (as evidenced by the skills they used in Confessor’s End), Logan does not use the magic of either of his ancient ancestors, Gwen and Kieran Thackery. Also, Eir is a ranger while her son, Braham, is a guardian.

That’s all I’ve seen as far as parent/child. The only other set of known relatives that I can think of (and have seen on camera) are Belinda and Marjory. We know Marjory is a necromancer, while Belinda, being in the Seraph, is most likely one of the Soldier classes (warrior or guardian). I don’t think we saw Belinda fight outside of “Disturbance in Brisban Wildlands” (and even then, I was busier worrying about not dying than what skills she used), so I can’t confirm that, but I’d bet she’s not a necro.

If I missed any other direct relatives (or even confirmed relations), let me know, but that’s all I can recall.

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Posted by: Konig Des Todes.2086

Konig Des Todes.2086

There is NPC dialogue just outside the grove that indicate that people naturally veer towards certain professions. And there was an old must-controversial interview, where one of the less-controversial questions/answers mentioned that children tend to veer towards the profession of their parents. But as we know that people can learn the ways of multiple professions (though this is hard to be adept in both, compared with going after two different doctorates degrees) we know that this is not a set-in-stone thing.

While Demmi and Caudecus both seemed to be the same class (as evidenced by the skills they used in Confessor’s End), Logan does not use the magic of either of his ancient ancestors, Gwen and Kieran Thackery.

Slight caveat: Kieran became a paragon, and paragons merged with monks to become guardians, which Logan is. ;D

Still your point is sound.

And I think Belinda used guardian skills but do not quote me on this. I could have been seeing Braham’s skills when doing the mission, rather than Belinda’s.

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Posted by: Daniel Handler.4816

Daniel Handler.4816

There is NPC dialogue just outside the grove that indicate that people naturally veer towards certain professions. And there was an old must-controversial interview, where one of the less-controversial questions/answers mentioned that children tend to veer towards the profession of their parents. But as we know that people can learn the ways of multiple professions (though this is hard to be adept in both, compared with going after two different doctorates degrees) we know that this is not a set-in-stone thing.

While Demmi and Caudecus both seemed to be the same class (as evidenced by the skills they used in Confessor’s End), Logan does not use the magic of either of his ancient ancestors, Gwen and Kieran Thackery.

Slight caveat: Kieran became a paragon, and paragons merged with monks to become guardians, which Logan is. ;D

Still your point is sound.

And I think Belinda used guardian skills but do not quote me on this. I could have been seeing Braham’s skills when doing the mission, rather than Belinda’s.

Have you consider the racial skills though? That sort-of genetic.

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Posted by: Konig Des Todes.2086

Konig Des Todes.2086

Racial skills are not really generic but cultural, half of them aren’t even magic.

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Posted by: Daniel Handler.4816

Daniel Handler.4816

Racial skills are not really generic but cultural, half of them aren’t even magic.

You didn’t answer the question.

Are Sylvari naturally endowed with the ability to use plant magic?

And did they inherit any mind magic?

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Posted by: draxynnic.3719

draxynnic.3719

When it comes to the magic of the professions, ArenaNet seems to regard them as being just another skill where everyone has the potential to do it to some extent, but some are naturally more talented than others. Having a talent for, say mesmer magic is just like having a good head for numbers in the real world – anyone can add and subtract, but it takes a mixture of training and above-average natural ability to be a theoretical physicist. Such talents are more likely to crop up in families with a family history, but not everyone in the family will necessarily have them, and someone with such talents may crop up in families with no family history of such.

Racial abilities, for the most part, seem to be tied to the race. It’s possible that rangers could develop sylvari-style plant magic (there is already one pair of skills that have the same theme). Likewise, humans and norn can call upon the power of the gods and spirits of the wild, respectively, in a way that other races can’t without going to much greater lengths.

(It is worth noting, though, that while lorewise nearly all Norn can take animal form, the same doesn’t seem to be true for humans using god skills – it’s likely that only exceptional humans have those.)

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