A bit of both! Some people like you said just have a talent for it, but sometimes just being able to know how to access and use it in new and different ways is enough.
I know a couple of mages who use shortcuts as far as spells - like storing mana in easily accessible forms so they can get around trying to access it directly from the world around them. I'm no mage, though, so I couldn't really tell you the details.
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I know a couple of mages who use shortcuts as far as spells - like storing mana in easily accessible forms so they can get around trying to access it directly from the world around them. I'm no mage, though, so I couldn't really tell you the details.