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Message: <blockquote data-quote="steenan" data-source="post: 6131882" data-attributes="member: 23240">I would design the spheres first and then choose or create spells to fill them. Probably, a lot of sacred cows would die in the process - but I think it's a much better approach than taking an existing spell list and trying to divide them somehow into more-or-less balanced categories.Also, the set of spheres is setting-related. If I were to create them in vacuum, I'd probably go with something like:1. Honor - light, oaths, detecting lies, improving morale, destroying fiends and undead2. Anger - combat buffs, inducing fear or rage, ignoring pain, dealing direct damage, destroying objectsHonor and Anger are sun- and fire-themed3. Deceit - darkness, illusions, confusion, sneaking, poisons4. Protection - metal, defensive buffs, removing conditions, redirecting damageDeceit and Protection are earth- and underground-themed5. Life - wood and plants, healing, inducing and directing growth, taking animal forms6. Instinct - improving body and senses, communicating with animals, summoning animals, inducing emotionsLife and Instinct are water- and nature-themed7. Movement - travel, ignoring obstacles, creating passages, finding paths, reacting faster8. Veil - speaking with spirits, summoning outsiders, necromancyMovement and Veil are air- and star-themed9. Craft - alchemy, creating magic items, conjuring and animating objects10. Mind - reading thoughts, telepathy, suggestions, detecting and identifying magic, divinationCraft and Mind have no elemental association, but focus on words and symbols</blockquote>

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