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* [[Magic Knight]]: Play a Fighter. Take Magic skill. Profit!
** Also, the Paladin. Or a Paladin with the Magic Skill.
*** A bug in the third and fourth games had the Paladin's "Heal" ability classified as a spell, even though it [[Cast Fromfrom Hit Points|used stamina instead of magic power]]. However, because it showed up in the magic spell section, the game naturally assumed that you had some degree of magical power. If you didn't (Magic skill = zero), then it ''gave'' you magical power (magic skill = 5, the absolute minimum). You could then go around collecting a good number of the spells available in the game and building up your magic power.
* [[Magic Versus Science]]: The scientists are all portrayed as [[Flat Earth Atheist|Flat Earth Atheists]] to a man. Some go so far as to try and assassinate several of the mages.
* [[Mentors]]: There are a few in the series:
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** Although since we only see ''two'' in the entire series, and the second one (Minos' bodyguard) seems to be quite bloodthirsty, it's hard to say which one is the typical example.
* [[Money for Nothing]]: Present in a few games. Thieves tend to run across this problem, although one might suggest that the journey and the collecting of cash is its own reward. Probably the most prominent in the fourth game, as you can buy everything you need for the entire game in the first visit to the General Store with the cash you picked up in the first room of the game.
* [[MotifsMotif]]: The series was intentionally designed with each game representing a cardinal direction, season, element, and specific mythos. Some of it is a bit arbitrary.
** ''So You Want To Be A Hero'': North, Spring, Earth, Germanic. Spielburg is north of the other places you journey. The game takes place in early spring, plus this is the beginning of the Hero's journey. Earth could be reflecting the mountain terrain. However, the protagonist is consistently called "hero from the ''east''".
** ''Trial By Fire'': South, Summer, Fire, Middle Eastern. Shapeir, being an expy of the Middle East, is far to the south. Not only is it summer now, but the hero has proven himself and is surrounded by friends and admirers. While all four (five?) elements are present in the elementals, the scorching desert clearly represents fire.
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