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Buff Magic

When a mage harnesses magical energy, most schools of magic involve casting that magic outward in the form of, for example, a lightning bolt. This energy can be cast upon oneself, however, and channeled through the muscles and veins of the mage's own body. 

As a result, a mage can alter the abilities and limitations of their own flesh. It is through this form of magic that some mages with weak, untrained limbs can swing battleaxes with ease, dodge the blows of the swiftest creatures, and even harden their bodies enough to knock down castle walls with nothing but their hands.

Some tales tell of unarmed people hunting ferocious predators, moving massive boulders, or fighting off vicious bandit gangs. Likely, they were aided, in no small part, by buff magic.

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