Actually, the best mages in my experience can and will fight out of their rituals as the need arises, using their rituals as a base of power from which to launch attacks, retreat when under pressure and to draw their opponents for a kill.

Most recent to do this with some measure of success was Cordon, although there are other cases in point.

The fact that you dont do this.......? well, read the prior for the bit about best mages.....

No mages are not as mobile as a knight or a sorceror, no rituals cannot be moved like demons.........no they werent intended to, but are you anchored to your rituals like Yairi to his shop? no, and even Yairi ventures out on occasion to a round of ap

plause.

Orinoko

Written by my hand on the 8th of Midsummer, in the year 1091.