Quote (thesnipa @ Oct 12 2022 09:26am)
that's a cop out imo. the world itself contains magic, and the world itself contains biology. grass grows, animals breed, diseases spread. JRRT gave his world the same mythos as Christianity from a non-interventionist sect's perspective. Wherein Eru created, and then Eru rested. Eru has only rarely intervened in the mortal realm post creation. He even sat aside multiple times when dark lords nearly tore his world asunder. So few times that JRRT listed them, one of which seemed to be fanservice on his deathbed. He's a hippy all powerful god who creates and sings songs, not everpresent in the world he created.
the fact that a world has magic doesnt mean you can't postulate with some accuracy how biological traits apply.
It actually means exactly that you can't postulate accurately. You don't have a way to check your postulates for accuracy. The simplest solution in a world with magic is "magic did it" so that should always be your default assumption.
Why was that dagger special? Magic. Why does the world go to Erus plan? Magic. Etc etc.