D&D 5E Should D&D Have a 9th School of Magic (Restoration)?

[Gadget]

life and death are related plus most necromancers are trying to not die ever ideally so healing is right up their list of interests.

But are thematically quite different. Necromancers are trying to 'cheat' death by subverting it in corrupt and foul ways. It has little to do with life and healing, but is an imitation or mockery of such.

 

[Mind of tempest]

But are thematically quite different. Necromancers are trying to 'cheat' death by subverting it in corrupt and foul ways. It has little to do with life and healing, but is an imitation or mockery of such.

is that true of all necromancers or just some? plus why would magic places even have necromancy to study if they are all evil kill on-site?

 

[Sithlord]

I am all for wizards healing if that’s what they want. Bards are arcane and they heal for
Godsake. I know it’s taboo these days but I really like only good being able to heal. It would be part of the components. And evil person could not channel the energy. I liked that aspect of Od&d and ad&d. Although it stated changing later in 2E.

 

[Mind of tempest]

I am all for wizards healing if that’s what they want. Bards are arcane and they heal for
Godsake. I know it’s taboo these days but I really like only good being able to heal. It would be part of the components. And evil person could not channel the energy. I liked that aspect of Od&d and ad&d. Although it stated changing later in 2E.

why how is healing inherently good, imagine the amount of evil stuff you can do with healing?

 

[Sithlord]

why how is healing inherently good, imagine the amount of evil stuff you can do with healing?

Why? Oh maybe centuries of literature and mythology. Make that millennia.

 

[Mind of tempest]

Why? Oh maybe centuries of literature and mythology. Make that millennia.

tradition unto itself justifies only that a thing can work that way not that it should.
so why would it be that way?

 

[Sithlord]

tradition unto itself justifies only that a thing can work that way not that it should.
so why would it be that way?

I’m just saying it’s highly reflective of the fiction. There’s no mathematically proof for this and the cast majority of stories. Normally in fiction if an evil person can heal someone they heal you wrong and cursed at the expense of another’s life. More like vampiric touch or bringing u back cursed or undead or something bad happening because an evil person just can’t do it. What can I say I also still play pre-3.x where that’s is the general rule.

 

[Mind of tempest]

I’m just saying it’s highly reflective of the fiction. There’s no mathematically proof for this and the cast majority of stories. Normally in fiction if an evil person can heal someone they heal you wrong and cursed at the expense of another’s life. More like vampiric touch or bringing u back cursed or undead or something bad happening because an evil person just can’t do it. What can I say I also still play pre-3.x where that’s is the general rule.

most of that was because of a previous set of belief that anyone healing not in the name of God was doing evil witchcraft, given the lack of the four-letter word in dnd and arcane magic not being eviler than a gun it kinda fails.
would really work in darker settings.

 

[Maxperson]

Well, if Wizards got healing spells, I think this would be more of an issue. But the spell Schools are really only relevant to Wizards and, personally--if it wasn't for the high degree of overlap between the traditional Arcane/Divine spell list--I wouldn't put 'Divine' spells in any school at all. Just use spheres, domains or paths, etc.

Personally, I don't have a problem with them being in Evocation, because this school is Evoking Arcane/Divine power in a dramatic way. I'm not a fan of Necromancy for healing, as Necromancy is more of death type of connotation rather than life and healing.

Every major spellcaster except for Warlocks can detect magic. That makes it relevant to Clerics, Druids, Paladins, etc. as well as Wizards. A magical trap, effect or magic item that was created by a class other than Wizard will have a school or schools associated with it and can give clues to what it might do without having to touch it or sleep with it. When I cast detect magic I always ask about the school.

 

[The Annihilargh]

A magical trap, effect or magic item that was created by a class other than Wizard will have a school or schools associated with it and can give clues to what it might do without having to touch it or sleep with it.

Shoot, I completely forgot about that! Good point.