Talk:Magic/@comment-187.19.127.210-20150726123339

While there are many different systems of magic in use, certain rules underlie almost all methodologies understood by the White Council. For instance, needing a token from a particular target in order to focus certain magic against it holds true in almost every school of spell-slinging, though the particular ritual or the type of token used can vary widely.

Some terms have come into general use so that practitioners of different paths can understand what others are talking about. Standardization of terminology is largely due to the White Council, who have had to develop ways of coping with problems of communication across cultural lines. If you have to compare skills and spells in order to root out a Black Court infestation, you need to explain to your allies what you can do, understand what they can do, and work out a mutual plan that will— with luck—let you all survive the assault.