User Tools

Site Tools

Trace: • skills
school

Differences

This shows you the differences between two versions of the page.

Link to this comparison view

Both sides previous revision Previous revision
Next revision 		Previous revision
school [2022/08/22 21:07]
titania [Schools of Magic] 		school [2025/01/21 16:30] (current)
titania [Necromancy]
Line 2: Line 2:
  
 Although all wizard spells are learned and memorized the same way, they Although all wizard spells are learned and memorized the same way, they
-fall into nine differt schools of magic.  A school of magic is a group of+fall into nine different schools of magic.  A school of magic is a group of
 related spells. related spells.
  
Line 9: Line 9:
 Spells of the opposing school have a -1 penalty to caster level and spell DC. Spells of the opposing school have a -1 penalty to caster level and spell DC.
 These bonuses and penalties increase to +2/-2 once 31 mage class These bonuses and penalties increase to +2/-2 once 31 mage class
-levels are reached.+levels are reached. You may change your magic school every three weeks.
  
  
Line 57: Line 57:
  
 ====Necromancy==== ====Necromancy====
-This school deals with dead things or the restoration of life, limbs, or vitality to living creatures. Given the risks of the adventuring world, necromantic spells are considered quite useful.+Necromancy from a scholarly perspective is the manipulation of souls, and positive and negative energies within a living being to create effects that restore life, improve constitution, changes a person's life energies, manipulates the soul, curses someone or raises the dead. Some spells that manipulate life energies and/or souls can be harmful both to the caster and to the intended target. Light and twilight aligned characters should use these spells with care, to avoid inviting corruption into their souls. 
 + 
 +Necromancy can also be used to create or bolster undead, which is a practise that is hated and shunned in most societies. The undead are a mockery of nature that corrupts and destroys every living and natural thing around them. Vast areas of the world are laid in ruin due to the continued presence of these monsters. Many scholars claim that to create an undead, the necromancer reaches out into the afterlife and steals the soul of a deceased person to power their creations. The soul is severely harmed in the process and may even be destroyed. Lysara’s church and many other faiths abhor the creation of undead, so to summon undead is to risk your very soul. 
 + 
 +Most people think of undead when they hear the word 'necromancer', so clever magic users will keep their use of these spells hidden. New players especially should be careful about choosing this path, as they will be shunned in most cities and possibly hunted by other players. 
 + 
 +=====Spell Tags===== 
 +In the help file for each individual spell, you will see a list of notes below the main description. Spells that are marked as Taboo are considered especially heinous and are usually only cast by dark aligned casters. Other spells are especially devastating and should be used with care in populated areas.
school.1661202453.txt.gz · Last modified: 2022/08/22 21:07 by titania

Page Tools