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RetuenOfDevsman posted...

You know, like consuming weird little glowing crystals or corrupting your soul or being physically strenuous. Following rules.

It's magic! It shouldn't have to follow rules. That's what defines magic. The genie of the lamp, for example, just does whatever the hell is wished of him without observing conservation of energy or getting tired.

Sure, there's no reason you can't come up with a system for how it works. But you don't have to. It's just that Lord of the Rings did and everyone just copy/pastes that.

...but THAT is following a rule. That you have to have a magic lamp with a genie for the magic to occur. It's just a different rule that you seem to not mind. Also, it's pretty well established that genies are always handing out rules on what can and cannot be wished for.