Talk:Qrow Branwen/@comment-35455126-20181010185212/@comment-4010415-20181028211235

Magic was actually always planned to be in RWBY, hence Monty making such a big deal about insisting Dust is not magic.

Back in the day, fans kept referring to Dust as magic, and Monty kept saying "No no, Dust is not magic, it's not magic. I define magic as something that doesn't have a limitation. Dust has a limitation."

Dust's limitation is that it runs out as you use it. Eventually, you're gonna use up all that powdered Dust or the energy within that Dust crystal, so you'll have to go buy more.

Semblance also has a limitation because it consumes Aura as you use it. If you run out of Aura, you can't activate your Semblance.

Magic doesn't have a limitation, considering we see Amber continue to use the Maiden powers despite having run out of Aura.