Sensible Magic

[Pellanor]

I'm reminded of the Arthur C. Clarke quote: "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistiguishable from magic."

Yeah, the idea is along the same lines, but without any high technology.

That's a really cool idea, and it solves quite alot of problem with the magic system.

I assume professional magicians have sleight of hand as a class skill?

It will more likely be that having enough ranks in sleight of hand will let you do magic-like stuff. For example, juggling without using your hands, picking a pocket from twenty feet away, or stealing your own pants.