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<blockquote data-quote="Yaarel" data-source="post: 8818985" data-attributes="member: 58172"><p>Im in the process of bingewatching <strong>Dragon Prince</strong>. I love this show!</p><p></p><p>Out of curiosity, how might one represent the Xadia setting in D&D 5e? Xadia is the eastern subcontinent where magic flourishes innately, including elves and dragons. The western subcontinent is nonmagical, including humans.</p><p></p><p>There are seven "sources" of magic: namely the six "primal" sources, plus a "dark" source. Two primal sources − Sky and Ocean − often pair together for watery-icy weather effects. Each species of magical animal corresponds to one of the six primal sources. Somewhat like Magic The Gathering, a "nexus" is one of the certain landscapes that strongly correspond to a primal source.</p><p></p><p>Plus, "dark" magic is a somewhat a vampiric darkside that can exploit any of the six primal sources. The premise is, humans lack magic but invented dark magic to exploit the properties other magical creatures. Mostly this is material components, but the components derive from killing and dissecting magical creatures. It is inherently deathly and corrupting.</p><p></p><p>Using the Spell Schools according to how the original post defines them, the sources are as follows.</p><p></p><p><strong>Sun source</strong></p><p>• Invocation (Fire)</p><p>• Transmutation (Healing)</p><p></p><p><strong>Moon source</strong></p><p>• Illusion</p><p>• Enchantment</p><p></p><p><strong>Star source</strong></p><p>• (remains mysterious in the setting)</p><p>• Divination?</p><p></p><p><strong>Sky source</strong></p><p>• Invocation (Air)</p><p></p><p><strong>Water source</strong></p><p>• Invocation (Water)</p><p></p><p><strong>Land source</strong></p><p>• Invocation (Earth)</p><p>• Transmutation (Plant)</p><p></p><p><strong>Dark source</strong></p><p>• Necromancy</p><p>• Conjuration (Conjury)</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Here, Dragon Prince is an example of how D&D Spell Schools are useful. When each School has an unambiguous definition, they organize themes and tropes, thus can help represent and create the flavor for almost any setting or character concept.</p><p></p><p>Each Spell School comes with its own nonoverlapping Spell List.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Yaarel, post: 8818985, member: 58172"] Im in the process of bingewatching [B]Dragon Prince[/B]. I love this show! Out of curiosity, how might one represent the Xadia setting in D&D 5e? Xadia is the eastern subcontinent where magic flourishes innately, including elves and dragons. The western subcontinent is nonmagical, including humans. There are seven "sources" of magic: namely the six "primal" sources, plus a "dark" source. Two primal sources − Sky and Ocean − often pair together for watery-icy weather effects. Each species of magical animal corresponds to one of the six primal sources. Somewhat like Magic The Gathering, a "nexus" is one of the certain landscapes that strongly correspond to a primal source. Plus, "dark" magic is a somewhat a vampiric darkside that can exploit any of the six primal sources. The premise is, humans lack magic but invented dark magic to exploit the properties other magical creatures. Mostly this is material components, but the components derive from killing and dissecting magical creatures. It is inherently deathly and corrupting. Using the Spell Schools according to how the original post defines them, the sources are as follows. [B]Sun source[/B] • Invocation (Fire) • Transmutation (Healing) [B]Moon source[/B] • Illusion • Enchantment [B]Star source[/B] • (remains mysterious in the setting) • Divination? [B]Sky source[/B] • Invocation (Air) [B]Water source[/B] • Invocation (Water) [B]Land source[/B] • Invocation (Earth) • Transmutation (Plant) [B]Dark source[/B] • Necromancy • Conjuration (Conjury) Here, Dragon Prince is an example of how D&D Spell Schools are useful. When each School has an unambiguous definition, they organize themes and tropes, thus can help represent and create the flavor for almost any setting or character concept. Each Spell School comes with its own nonoverlapping Spell List. [/QUOTE]
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