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<blockquote data-quote="Igwilly" data-source="post: 7240645" data-attributes="member: 6801225"><p>Scholars are an example of this.</p><p></p><p>I know this is forbidden by the D&D community, but...</p><p>In the <em>Final Fantasy</em> series, the Scholar is one of my favorite jobs. His “theme” is certainly “arcane” knowledge.</p><p>In its first incarnation (Final Fantasy III on NES), its ability was to “scan” the enemy in search of weaknesses and resistances, as well as their actual HP value. It was a “feels good but bad for your health” class because of its low HP increase, but people used them anyway. Because it was that useful.</p><p>In the 3D remakes, the Scholar gained some more toys to play with: items are more potent in its hands, its tomes have magical powers, its ability also functions as a Dispel, and it gained Black and White Magical spells up to 3rd level – although that won’t matter for long.</p><p>In subsequent games, the Scholar’s main ability was replaced by the spell “Scan” or “Libra”, so Square-Enix reinvented the class in its further incarnations.</p><p>I’m not saying we should do like that, but my point is: one can have a spellcaster in a different way than “Fireball, Magic Missiles, Repeat”.</p><p></p><p>We could go with “wands as magical devices”, though.</p><p></p><p>I’m just brainstorming here, but, if one wants to have combat-ready wizards but be more faithful to old folklore and such, we could have wands (and other foci, but one at a time) that act as devices. </p><p>It would be similar to old-school wands from AD&D, except:</p><p>A. Only <em>Wizards</em> (or perhaps related classes) can use it.</p><p>B. It is their main way to contribute at combat (if not the only one).</p><p>In that sense, a Wizard would create his wand – <em>with rituals</em> – with one of more ready spells, and then use it until it runs out of charges, so the mage would recharge it or create another one. You can extend the process to rods, staves, canes, etc. (with possibly other casters, too).</p><p>I mean, even in the old myths, spellcasters with wands can certainly cast spells in the fast way. The witch can polymorph the prince into a frog in an instant <em>if she has her wand</em>. A Wizard using his staff to launch some effects isn’t out of orbit, either. </p><p>It’s a possibility for those who want battle-ready bookish mages, or even a proper Battlemage/Warmage.</p><p>Just an idea.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Igwilly, post: 7240645, member: 6801225"] Scholars are an example of this. I know this is forbidden by the D&D community, but... In the [I]Final Fantasy[/I] series, the Scholar is one of my favorite jobs. His “theme” is certainly “arcane” knowledge. In its first incarnation (Final Fantasy III on NES), its ability was to “scan” the enemy in search of weaknesses and resistances, as well as their actual HP value. It was a “feels good but bad for your health” class because of its low HP increase, but people used them anyway. Because it was that useful. In the 3D remakes, the Scholar gained some more toys to play with: items are more potent in its hands, its tomes have magical powers, its ability also functions as a Dispel, and it gained Black and White Magical spells up to 3rd level – although that won’t matter for long. In subsequent games, the Scholar’s main ability was replaced by the spell “Scan” or “Libra”, so Square-Enix reinvented the class in its further incarnations. I’m not saying we should do like that, but my point is: one can have a spellcaster in a different way than “Fireball, Magic Missiles, Repeat”. We could go with “wands as magical devices”, though. I’m just brainstorming here, but, if one wants to have combat-ready wizards but be more faithful to old folklore and such, we could have wands (and other foci, but one at a time) that act as devices. It would be similar to old-school wands from AD&D, except: A. Only [I]Wizards[/I] (or perhaps related classes) can use it. B. It is their main way to contribute at combat (if not the only one). In that sense, a Wizard would create his wand – [I]with rituals[/I] – with one of more ready spells, and then use it until it runs out of charges, so the mage would recharge it or create another one. You can extend the process to rods, staves, canes, etc. (with possibly other casters, too). I mean, even in the old myths, spellcasters with wands can certainly cast spells in the fast way. The witch can polymorph the prince into a frog in an instant [I]if she has her wand[/I]. A Wizard using his staff to launch some effects isn’t out of orbit, either. It’s a possibility for those who want battle-ready bookish mages, or even a proper Battlemage/Warmage. Just an idea. [/QUOTE]
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