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| A '''wizard''' (from 'wise') is a ] of paranormal ], especially in ], ], and fantasy ]. The word does not generally apply to ]s or ]s like ], ], or ]. | |||
| They have historical roots in the ]s. | |||
| Colloquially anyone who is expecially adept at some obscure or difficult endeavor may be referred to as a ''wizard.'' For instance someone is is particularly skilled with computers might be referred to as a "programming wizard." (However, | |||
| normal usage applies more specialized superlatives to specific fields of endeavor, thus a musician is more likely to be called a "]" than a "wizard"). | |||
| ==Related terms== | |||
| In most cases there is little to differentiate a wizard from similar fictional and folkloric practitioners of magic such as an ], a ], a ], or a ]; however specific fantasy authors and role-playing games use the names with narrower meanings. When such distinctions are made, sorcerers are more often evil, "black magicians" (i.e., practitioners of ]), and there may be variations on level and type of power associated with each name. | |||
| For example, ] Third Edition, distinguishes between sorcerers and wizards: | |||
| * "Sorcerers create ] the way ]s create poems, with inborn talent honed by practice." | |||
| * "Wizards depend on intensive study to create their magic. ... For a wizard, magic is not a talent but a deliberate rewarding art." | |||
| Another example: "The difference between a wizard and a sorcerer is comparable to that between, say, a lion and a tiger, but wizards are acutely status-conscious, and to them, it's more like the difference between a lion and a dead kitten." (Steve Pemberton, ''The Times & Life of Lucifer Jones'') | |||
| Lyndon Hardy's ''Master of the Five Magics'' suggests ascending ranks of thaumaturgist, ], magician, sorcerer, and wizard. | |||
| ==]== | |||
| Famous wizards in folklore and fantasy fiction (sometimes both) include: | |||
| * ] - from ] legends and their modern retellings. | |||
| * ] and ] - from ]'s '']'' - are called ], but are really supernatural entities. | |||
| * ] of Melniboné - often called a sorcerer or a wizard - from ]'s ''Elric of Melniboné'' and its sequels. | |||
| * ] or ] - from ]'s '']'' and its sequels. | |||
| * ] the Inescapable, ] the Marvelous, and others - from ]'s '']'' stories. | |||
| * ] - strictly a "Wizzard" (it says so on his hat) and the wizards of ] - from many of ]'s '']'' novels. | |||
| * ] - featured in many of the ] fantasy novels and RPGs. | |||
| * ] - supposedly a wizard, but maybe more of an ]. | |||
| * ] - created by ] as a leading character for '']'' series of fantasy novels (also called 'Belgarath the Sorcerer'). | |||
| * ] - protagonist of ]'s ''The Lord of Middle Air'' - a historical figure and an ancestor of the author! | |||
| * ], ], ], ], and all other non-] male characters from ]'s '']'' and its sequels. (The females are ]es). | |||
| *] is the famous wizard in ]'s "The Tempest", also said to be ]. | |||
| *] is a wizard ] and Sorcerer Supreme in the ]. ] is the ] equivalent. | |||
| *] was the ]ous wizard of the first ] game. | |||
| * is a major wizard in the world of , which was created by Steve Jackson and Ian Livingstone of the book series. He was one of the three (including and ) gifted pupils of the Grand Wizard of Yore, Vermithrax Moonchaser, and is now one of the most talented and powerful sorcerers in . | |||
| The eponymous character of ]'s '']'' is a stage magician pretending to be a genuine wizard. | |||
| In some fictional and game settings, ''wizard'' or a similar term is the name for a "race" or species, not just a job description. For example: | |||
| * The five ] in ''The Lord of the Rings'' (also mentioned above) | |||
| * "]s" in the video game series ] | |||
| * "]s" in the video game series ] | |||
| * "]s" in the TV show ] | |||
| ==See also== | |||
| * ] | |||
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| == Other meanings == | |||
| * In ], a wizard is an ] that leads an ] through some ] steps. | |||
| * '''Wizard''' is a ] term for an expert ] player. The ] '']'' is about a pinball wizard. | |||
| * ''']''' were a ] British ] band led by ] (formerly of ] and the ]). | |||
| * '''The Wizard''' was the name of two ], one running from ] - ], and the other running from ] - ]. | |||
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