Hello. I was curious, if you had to pick an esoteric art, say under the hypothetical premise magic exists, what would you pick? Examples include: alchemy, divination, elemental sorcery, necromancy, etc.
Hm... it's an interesting question, and I thank you for it. Short answer? It depends, really. Both on the options, and when you ask me. Different times, different wants, different needs. This, however, is a cop-out, and shall not suffice!
I think... well, in the past I would've said 'stormcalling'. I forget where I first learned the term (certainly not one of the games that appear when it's looked up), but back when I used Reddit I was in this sub called 'wizardposting', where I presented myself as a stormcaller. I've always loved storm-based abilities and the characters that have them (which is funny, considering none of my 'normal' OCs do), so it's an option I'm quick to think of
However... that's more of a fantasy. Not in the 'high fantasy' sense, but in the 'something you like to dream about' sense. In reality, I don't think it'd fit me particularly well
Instead, I actually believe it'd be something along the lines of divination or scrying, which is intriguing to me, considering the fact that those used to be some of my least favourite. I don't necessarily mean 'future prediction' and 'seeing far-away places or people', though? Both would be quite novel abilities to have, but I'm more specifically (or, I suppose, more generally) after the ability to 'know' things
Put simply, I am a horribly curious individual. There's many things I would like to know, and it's a running joke that I 'know everything'. There's definitely some tma influences here too, but the idea that I could know anything I turn my mind to, the information simply popping into my head or revealing itself before my eyes, is a very tempting one. Which, given the way crystal balls or mirrors are sometimes depicted... yes, let's say 'scrying'
What about you, I wonder?