Sorcerers: Magic blood line or other innate gift of birth. Basically magic aristocracy.
Wizards: Usually anyone can be a wizard, its the magic equivelent of studying hard in college.
Warlocks: Anyone can be a warlock if they're willing to make a deal with the devil; the magic equivelent of dropping out to become a stripper.

Pretty much every fantasy has the magical aristocracy but the latter two are available to regular people in a lot of fantasies too, though wizardry is often gatekept and magical pacts tend to be for villains only.

[–] OrnateLuna@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 5 months ago (3 children)

I love comparing becoming a warlock to becoming a stripper

[–] swab148@startrek.website 13 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Especially since it doesn't have to be a devil per se, just any entity that's more powerful than you and willing to share.

That is to say: GOO-locks strip for C'thulu

[–] fishbone@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Are people getting powers in return for stripping for C'thulu?

And here I am, just doing it for fun.

[–] CheeseNoodle@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Gotta get that magic sugar daddy.

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