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AleksanderTheGreat
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Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 09:39:21
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... then what school of magic would you prefer? For me it's definitely Evocation. There's something in creating stuff from nothing that I like. :)
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Edited by - AleksanderTheGreat on 03 Apr 2011 10:24:10
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Chosen of Asmodeus
Master of Realmslore
1221 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 10:11:59
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I'm curious, is english a second language to you? While off the top of my head I can't think of a gramatical rule that makes "If you would be" inncorrect(and I've always considered gramatical rules more guidelines, anyway), "if you were" is more apt, really. |
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AleksanderTheGreat
Seeker
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Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 10:23:34
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Yes, english isn't my native language. I change the title. |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 10:50:17
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quote: Originally posted by Chosen of Asmodeus
I'm curious, is english a second language to you? While off the top of my head I can't think of a gramatical rule that makes "If you would be" inncorrect(and I've always considered gramatical rules more guidelines, anyway), "if you were" is more apt, really.
Correct, CoA. That's the second form/type of conditional sentences.
To the OP, I would choose both evocation and necromancy. Controlling the elements and the dead is fun. |
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Diffan
Great Reader
USA
4436 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 11:04:36
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depends on the edition really.
At first I was going to say Evocation as I'm spontaneous, care-free, and all about the notion that a perfect defense is a good offense. But now I'm not so sure and I might have to say Abjuration with prohibition of the Necromacy and Enchantment as I despise the undead and hate bending people to my will (like it ever happens pffff..) |
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Snowblood
Senior Scribe
Australia
388 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 11:17:39
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wild magic......coz a little chaos is wonderful..... |
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Dennis
Great Reader
9933 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 11:17:47
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I'm also considering abjuration, a perfect combination with evocation. [Plus, I love Lallara.] |
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Chosen of Asmodeus
Master of Realmslore
1221 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 11:21:25
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Anyway, to answer the question. Again, going by 4e rules as I do, the "schools" of magic aren't really catagorized in the same way as they've previously been. By the current builds, I'd probably go with summoner wizard, as I've always had a fondness for summoning magics. Though truthfully, I'd rather be a swordmage than a wizard. Teleportation spam and hitting things with swords sounds considerably more fun. |
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MalariaMoon
Learned Scribe
324 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 11:50:10
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The evokers tell us they like creating something from nothing - but I suspect they just like blasting things with fireballs and lightning bolts! :-)
I think I'd plump for transmutation. I'd love to change shape, grow wings and fly or swim under the sea. It would also be amusing to turn my enemies into toads. |
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Brimstone
Great Reader
USA
3287 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 12:37:10
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In 3E it would be Transmutation, Conjuration, and Abjuration.
Don't play 4E. Figure I would be some kinda summoner wizard, or a Swordmage... |
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Abenabin Gimblescrew
Seeker
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 13:11:06
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Evocation, Enchantment, Divination, and Illusion would be my picks. Possibly Conjuration if I was feeling in the mood to track a lot of creatures.
Out of that list, to narrow it further, I'd say my top two are Illusion and Evocation. I either really want to blow something up or completely fool whatever it is I'm fighting I can make the city of Luskan truly disappear! |
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Aryalómë
Senior Scribe
USA
666 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 13:16:29
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Evocation, nercomany, and conjuration! I would be a fey sorcerer though (4e homebrew) |
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GRYPHON
Senior Scribe
USA
527 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 14:30:25
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Necromancy, Evocation, and Conjuration.... |
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Aryalómë
Senior Scribe
USA
666 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 14:51:39
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Gryphon, it seems we have a lot of the same interests XD |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36798 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 15:20:38
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I've never liked focusing on one school of magic. There are useful spells in all schools, so why limit yourself? |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
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Abenabin Gimblescrew
Seeker
USA
75 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 15:26:33
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quote: Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I've never liked focusing on one school of magic. There are useful spells in all schools, so why limit yourself?
Agreed. I just interpreted the OP's post as what one you'd go with if you had to choose. General casters I think are the best around. I think that is why most long lived wizards in the realms are general school than specialized ones. |
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Lord Karsus
Great Reader
USA
3740 Posts |
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Aryalómë
Senior Scribe
USA
666 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 15:53:04
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^that is my favorite magic type!!!!! Just forgot about it momentarily. |
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Galuf the Dwarf
Senior Scribe
USA
573 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 16:09:17
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Granted, I'd probably be a generalist wizard, but if I had to pick a school, it'd likely be Evocation, Conjuration or Divination.
I prefer to take down my enemies with considerate force, either with wide blast radii for clustered enemies or single-target spells (ex: ray spells) when it's just one or a few targets, and my allies might be nearby. Besides that, I might want to potentially conjure up allies (likely celestials or elementals), or use my divination to keep tabs on enemies or make sure my friends are okay. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
15724 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 16:30:11
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Pastry Chef. Definitely pastry chef.
Its a relatively unknown school created by Halfling Wizards. |
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Dalor Darden
Great Reader
USA
4211 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 17:38:08
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Picking a favorite school of magic I'd be torn between Invocation/Evocation and Illusion/Phantasm...these have been my favorites since I was a kid 25 years ago!
I always started out with subtle manipulations, and failing that I burned to dust anything in my way. lol |
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Bladewind
Master of Realmslore
Netherlands
1280 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 18:37:56
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Bladesinging with a penchant for conjuration and evocation. Favorite combat spells would be Telekinesis, Steeldance, Thunderlance and all Lightning based ranged spells. Outside of combat my favourite spell would be Overland Flight, Mage Hand and Unseen Servant 'cause I'm lazy like that. |
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Elfinblade
Senior Scribe
Norway
377 Posts |
Posted - 03 Apr 2011 : 22:03:09
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Illusionist. The sheer amount of fun and trickery one can unleash would be too much to resist |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
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Wenin
Senior Scribe
585 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2011 : 04:36:35
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I wouldn't specialize, as it would deny me other schools. =) |
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2011 : 05:04:51
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quote: Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Ooh! Guess I'd have to go with a Bladesinger or Song Mage with a focus on Transmutation/Illusion. Maybe a bit of Enchantment thrown in!
Song Mage?
Okay, now granted I'm not all that "up" on classes and stuff, and while I've probably seen it before, I'm not entirely sure from where this class came from now.
Care to enlighten me, Alystra?
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Alystra Illianniis
Great Reader
USA
3750 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2011 : 05:12:28
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Ah, trust you to pick up on that one, Sage! I do not know where the class itself originated, but there was a spell list for it in the back of the Complete Wizards' Spellbook from 2nd ed, in the spell list appendices. The class and the list that went with it intrigued me at the time, and I used the concept to model several of my bard-type PC's. Some of the spells were highly amusing, in fact, and I really wish they had been updated to 3rd. Nature Call comes to mind, among others.... It seems to have been a variant bardic class, from what I could tell, as it was on the same page with the bard spell list. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31727 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2011 : 07:34:48
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quote: Originally posted by Alystra Illianniis
Ah, trust you to pick up on that one, Sage! I do not know where the class itself originated, but there was a spell list for it in the back of the Complete Wizards' Spellbook from 2nd ed, in the spell list appendices. The class and the list that went with it intrigued me at the time, and I used the concept to model several of my bard-type PC's. Some of the spells were highly amusing, in fact, and I really wish they had been updated to 3rd. Nature Call comes to mind, among others.... It seems to have been a variant bardic class, from what I could tell, as it was on the same page with the bard spell list.
Well, rather than read during my lunch break, as I usually do, I instead conducted some research through a number of my old archived third-party RPG sources, and I found the/a class... or rather, the/a prestige class, from Monte Cook's Book of Eldritch Might II: Songs and Souls of Power.
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Now, it may not have been the class you were thinking about, but I'd forgotten how cool this PrC actually was. Time to work up ways for it to be included in my Realms campaigns, I think. |
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Quale
Master of Realmslore
1757 Posts |
Posted - 04 Apr 2011 : 10:52:20
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Transmutation, knowing the way things work, others e.g. enchantment would feel like cheating, divination and necromancy are disgusting, each in their own way. |
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