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

[Jack Daniel]

White Mage
Black Mage
Red Mage
Blue Mage
Time Mage
Summoner

 

[Darkness]

Counting 2e kits and specialists, and 3e prestige classes, or not?

 

[RangerWickett]

I've always been fond of 'magus.'

Diabolist works too.

 

[redwing]

Are there any names for magic users in cultures specifically?
Native Americans had shamans, etc
????????????

 

[Grim]

IMC its usually Killer-of-thy-Party, or Pointy, or YOU MONKEY!! We don't like the party's Hatboy...

 

[William Ronald]

I am surprised no one listed thaumaturge.

 

[SableWyvern]

Dweomerist
Spellcrafter/slinger/maker/weaver etc...
Elementalist
Runemage
Alchemist
Demonologist
Demonolator
Pyromancer
Geomancer
Hydromancer
Aeromancer
Chronomancer
Psychomancer
Bibliomancer
Many, many other -mancers
Imager
There are some that call powerful enchanters "Tim"
Diablerist


Many, many years ago I compiled a huge list of alternatives for mage, but it's long gone.

 

[bret]

These links are not for the faint of heart. They point to the subject line index for a mailing list. They are each a couple hundred KB in size.

Search for "Names for Magic Users types"
http://gurpsnet.sjgames.com/Digests/extract.cgi?year=1997&month=05

Search for "Types of Wizards"
http://gurpsnet.sjgames.com/Digests/extract.cgi?year=1999&month=10

I think that should about do it.

 

[NiTessine]

I recall Gary Gygax's Gord the Rogue books referred to 'dweomercraefters' several times.

 

[s4dfish]

I think there's a legend in NA tradition about 'Skinwalkers' Some variety of nasty spirit that walked in the flesh of man. Sounds like a possible Prestige Class to me!

Redwing, from Minnesota? Played a lot of Shadowrun?