As a programmer watching fantasy movies I often wonder at how easily spell casters cast intricate spells like healing people.
I imagine myself trying to cast a spell like that and having to go through fifty iterations to even begin to start doing the right operation without killing the person; and even when fully trained making tons of error while doing it complete with much swearing and cursing.
I then start imagining how a spell academy would create tests for spells to test of unexpected consequences on the patient etc...
It's amazing how much complexity is hidden in a simple spell in fantasy.
I imagine myself trying to cast a spell like that and having to go through fifty iterations to even begin to start doing the right operation without killing the person; and even when fully trained making tons of error while doing it complete with much swearing and cursing.
I then start imagining how a spell academy would create tests for spells to test of unexpected consequences on the patient etc...
It's amazing how much complexity is hidden in a simple spell in fantasy.