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== Version 1 ==
'''Date:''' 2008-05-14 23:01:29 GMT
'''Author:''' pm
'''Comment:''' Initial version
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[[Hermetic Magic|Hermetic magic]] is subject to various limits that even the most powerful and most sophisticated [[Spell|spell]] can not overcome.

= Limit of the Divine

This limit states that [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]] can never override the power of the [[Divine]].

= Limit of Essential Nature

This limit states that all things have an [[Essential Nature|essential nature]] that can not be changed by [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]].

= Lesser Limits

There are lesser limits that, unlike the two fundamental limits above, may be overridden by powerful or sophisticated [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]] � at least temporarily, or to a lesser, incomplete degree.

* The Limit of Aging
* The Limit of Arcane Connections
* The Limit of Creation
* The Limit of Energy
* The Limit of the [[Infernal]]
* The Limit of the Lunar Sphere
* The Limit of the Soul
* The Limit of Time
* The Limit of True Feeling
* The Limit of [[Vis]]
* The Limit of [[Warping]]

= Reference

* [[ArM5]], page 79
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== Version 2 ==
'''Date:''' 2008-05-17 22:49:10 GMT
'''Author:''' Yair
'''Comment:''' 
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[[Hermetic Magic|Hermetic magic]] is subject to various limits that even the most powerful and most sophisticated [[Spell|spell]] can not overcome.

= Limit of the Divine

This limit states that [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]] can never override the power of the [[Divine]].

= Limit of Essential Nature

This limit states that all things have an [[Essential Nature|essential nature]] that can not be changed by [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]].

= Lesser Limits

There are lesser limits that, unlike the two fundamental limits above, may be overridden by powerful or sophisticated [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]] � at least temporarily, or to a lesser, incomplete degree.

* The Limit of Aging
* The Limit of Arcane Connections
* The Limit of Creation
* The Limit of Energy
* The Limit of the [[Infernal]]
* The Limit of the Lunar Sphere
* The Limit of the Soul
* The Limit of Time
* The Limit of True Feeling
* The Limit of [[Vis]]
* The Limit of [[Warping]]

= Not Strictly Limits, But...

There are other things magic is not generally capable of doing, or doing well:

* The Limit of Experience: [[HoHS]] 68 states that "...the creation [including trasnfer] of Abilities is currently beyond the limit of Hermetic understanding".
* The Limit of Universal Magic Resistance: As explained by the Line Editor on several occasionas, no tradition of magic should be able to grant universal [[Magic Resitance]]. Every tradition breaks a Limit of Magic in some way, and Hermetic Magic breaks it by allowing Magic Resistance against ''anything'' in the form of the [[Parma Magica]], [[Aegis of the Hearth]], and so on. Other Magical traditions should provide partial Magic Resistance at best. Note that non-Magical traditions, such as Divine or Infernal ones, may offer universal magic resistance.

= Reference

* [[ArMs, But...

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== Version 3 ==
'''Date:''' 2008-05-17 22:50:05 GMT
'''Author:''' Yair
'''Comment:''' added pseudo-limits
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[[Hermetic Magic|Hermetic magic]] is subject to various limits that even the most powerful and most sophisticated [[Spell|spell]] can not overcome.

= Limit of the Divine

This limit states that [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]] can never override the power of the [[Divine]].

= Limit of Essential Nature

This limit states that all things have an [[Essential Nature|essential nature]] that can not be changed by [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]].

= Lesser Limits

There are lesser limits that, unlike the two fundamental limits above, may be overridden by powerful or sophisticated [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]] � at least temporarily, or to a lesser, incomplete degree.

* The Limit of Aging
* The Limit of Arcane Connections
* The Limit of Creation
* The Limit of Energy
* The Limit of the [[Infernal]]
* The Limit of the Lunar Sphere
* The Limit of the Soul
* The Limit of Time
* The Limit of True Feeling
* The Limit of [[Vis]]
* The Limit of [[Warping]]

= Not Strictly Limits, But...

There are other things magic is not generally capable of doing, or doing well:

* The Limit of Experience: [[HoHS]] 68 states that "...the creation [including trasnfer] of Abilities is currently beyond the limit of Hermetic understanding".
* The Limit of Universal Magic Resistance: As explained by the Line Editor on several occasionas, no tradition of magic should be able to grant universal [[Magic Resitance]]. Every tradition breaks a Limit of Magic in some way, and Hermetic Magic breaks it by allowing magic resistance against ''anything'' in the form of the [[Parma Magica]], [[Aegis of the Hearth]], and so on. Other Magical traditions should provide partial Magic Resistance at best. Note that non-Magical traditions, such as Divine or Infernal ones, may offer universal magic resistance.

= Reference

* [[ArM5]], page 79
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== Version 4 ==
'''Date:''' 2010-03-12 16:06:28 GMT
'''Author:''' AndrewGronosky
'''Comment:''' Fixed broken link, added a couple of inline links
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[[Hermetic Magic|Hermetic magic]] is subject to various limits that even the most powerful and most sophisticated [[Spell|spell]] can not overcome.

= Limit of the Divine

This limit states that [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]] can never override the power of the [[Divine]].

= Limit of Essential Nature

This limit states that all things have an [[Essential Nature|essential nature]] that can not be changed by [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]].

= Lesser Limits

There are lesser limits that, unlike the two fundamental limits above, may be overridden by powerful or sophisticated [[Hermetic Magic|hermetic magic]] � at least temporarily, or to a lesser, incomplete degree.

* The Limit of Aging
* The Limit of Arcane Connections
* The Limit of Creation
* The Limit of Energy
* The Limit of the [[Infernal]]
* The Limit of the Lunar Sphere
* The Limit of the Soul
* The Limit of Time
* The Limit of True Feeling
* The Limit of [[Vis]]
* The Limit of [[Warping]]

= Not Strictly Limits, But...

There are other things magic is not generally capable of doing, or doing well:

* The Limit of Experience: [[HoHS]] 68 states that "...the creation [including trasnfer] of Abilities is currently beyond the limit of Hermetic understanding".
* The Limit of Universal Magic Resistance: As explained by the [[Line Editor]] on several occasions, no tradition of magic should be able to grant universal [[Magic Resistance]]. Every [[tradition]] breaks a Lesser Limit in some way, and Hermetic Magic breaks it by allowing magic resistance against ''anything'' in the form of the [[Parma Magica]], [[Aegis of the Hearth]], and so on. Other Magical traditions should provide partial Magic Resistance at best. Note that non-Magical traditions, such as Divine or Infernal ones, may offer universal magic resistance.

= Reference

* [[ArM5]], page 79
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