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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 5763537" data-attributes="member: 996">As to the question of new class vs mage school, I do agree that a new class would be the superior option (and require a lot more work), but the mage school might concievably see the light of day - if not print, then as a dragon article submission.A Mage school only requires a reasonable number of spells with its keyword - and that keyword could be added to existing spells.  The trick would be making most of the defender function reside in the schools features, so all mages don't suddenly become defenders - and simultaneously restrict the abjurer's use of other spells, so the that abjurers aren't all controllers, either.  I think I've suggested this before, maybe on the WotC boards:  the Abjurer could have a class feature (school feature) that establishes wards by using AE spells.  The Ward remains as a zone in the spell's area.  Abjuration spells would automatically work that way.  Then, maybe you could add the Abjuration keyword to other AE spells, but the area is reduced and/or some of the damage or all of the riders are defered until the ward is violated...  Abjuration spells would still do something without the abjurer's school feature, just nothing too defendery.</blockquote>