>>713299074 (OP)What if a game's magic system was about asking invisible elemental spirits or maybe even deities to do your bidding? Are there examples of something like that in games? I guess divine casters are a thing but I don't know if I've seen much elemental magic being used by priests and whatever.
Would it be less satisfying thematically compared to having a personal pool of mana or using ambient mana to cast? I guess it might restrict the kinds of spells that could exist in some way or another, having to ask other beings to help you.