(OT) Wizards, Sorcerors, and Mages Oh MY!

[redwing]

What other names have been given to magic users throughout history or made up in D&D? I know of Mage, Sorceror, Wizard, Witch&Warlock. What are som other names?

 

[Hand of Vecna]

Abjurer
Arcanist
Arch-Mage
Cabalist (or Kabalist or Kabbalist)
Conjurer
Illusionist
Invocationist
Invoker
Mage
Magician
Necromancer
Prestidigitator
Sha'ir (Arabian Adventures)
Sorcerer/Sorceress
Summoner
Theurgist
Warlock
Will-Worker
Witch
Wizard

 

[A2Z]

Magic-User

 

[redwing]

Thank you Hand of Vecna and A2Z (lol). Anyway, Hand of Vecna....Is there a site I could look at to get a descripton of the names you listed and where did you get the names you listed?

 

[A2Z]

Most of what he listed are the names of the specialist wizards in the PHB. Some of the others are names given to wizards in different campaign settings such as Al'Qadim.

 

[Blacksad]

or you might take a look at the Player Option: Spell and Magic, a book for magic user in 2nd edition (in that you could find some not yet named spell caster: alienist, chaneller, force-mage, artificer, etc...) it cover almost all spell caster for AD&D.

 

[Numion]

Mobile Artillery Platform

 

[Hand of Vecna]

Yes, most of what I listed are titles given for each level of the Magic-User class from AD&D 1st Ed. (back then, almost every level of every class had it's own title). However, if you want some real thorough help, however, I'd point you to the AvatarSearch SearchEngine for the Occult Internet...

 

[Scarab]

"Pointy-hat" is pretty common IMC... though not a single one has worn a pointy hat so far.

 

[Celestial Weasel]

Well, if you are just looking for new names, you could try Roget's or your favorite thesarus. The thesarus in my (ancient) copy of Word has these for magician:
conjurer
sorcerer
wizard
shaman
charmer
diviner
enchanter
seer
soothsayer

Granted, some of these aren't strictly magic users, but they are some other options.