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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 91970" data-attributes="member: 871">Thanks!  I considered that.  Briainstormed a bit more, & here's a bit of details on the magic-users of Nehwon.White Mage*Casts arcane spells essentially derived from the cleric/druid/shaman spell lists, though spells such as raise dead, reincarnation, & ressurection are forbidden.  Wisdom is used to determine spellcasting ability.  Requires a spell component pouch to cast spells.  Their spells are meant to be helpful & protective.*Proficient w/ simple weapons; no armor nor shields.  Suffers arcane spell failure rules when using such items.*Can gain a familiar at 2nd lvl., much like the adept.*Must select a school, like the shugenja from OA.  White mages can cast 1 school spell plus their normal allotment of spells.  I thought of including this so that mages can develop themselves for prestige classes like Ice Mages & Fire Mages early on.  School ideas include:     *Fire Magic     *Ice Magic     *Sea Magic     *Earth Magic     *Air Magic     *Metal Magic     *Wood Magic     *Beast Magic     *Storm Magic     *Lore Magic     *Trickery Magic      etc....*White Mages may only be non-Evil aligned at first, & once they reach 5th level, they must be Good-aligned or stop progressing as white mages.  Of course, this can be circumvented for a while by taking a prestige class before obtaining 5th level as a white mage.*Along the same lines, white mages can freely mutli-class while 4th level or lower.  Once a white mage obtains 5th level, he/she can no longer multi-class (with the exception of a few select prestige classes)---a white mage that is 5th level or higher that multi-classes can no longer progress as a white mage.  In any event, white mages can never select black mage as a multi-class.Black Mage *Casts arcane spells essentially derived from the sorcerer/wizard/wu jen spell lists.  Uses Intelligence to determine spellcasting power, & must have a spell component pouch to cast spells at all.  Their spells are meant to exert power over others, whether offensively or subtlely.*Proficient with simple weapons; no armor or shields.  Suffers arcane spell failure rules when using such items.*Can gain a familiar at 2nd level.*Must select a school, as per the white mage.*Black mages must be non-Good aligned at first, & must be Evil-aligned when they obtain 5th level or stop progressing as a black mage; basically the same rule for white mages, but different AL.*Like white wizards, they are restricted in their multiclassing choices.  They can never select white mage as a multi-class, & are restricted to select pretige classes after they reach 5th level.*Once a black mage reaches 5th level, he/she starts to suffer the corrupting effects of black magic.  At 5th level & every level afterward, the black mage gains a supernatural taboo or deformity.  Even if the black mage takes levels of a prestige class after reaching 5th level, if gaining a prestige class level increases his/her spellcasting level, the black mage gains a new taboo/deformity.  This is the price for the power of black magic.Here's some ideas for mage-related prestige classes:*"Elemental" Mage---this is actually several different prestige classes focused on the different elements.  All of them must be able to cast at least 2nd level spells.  Here is a bit of info on the classes:*Ice Mage: Must come from a cold homeland (such as the Cold Wastes, Rime Isle, etc.)---Northerners, Rime Islanders, Ice Gnomes, some Mingols, etc.  Must have selected the Ice Magic school.*Earth Mage: Must be Klesh humans only (or earth genasi).  Must have selected the Earth Magic school.*Air Mage: Must be an Invisible of Stardock, air genasi, or have spent a month with such an air-dwelling race.  Must have selected the Air Magic school.*Sea Mage: Must be from a seafaring people (Sea Mingols, Lankhmarts, Northerners), water genasi, or Simorgyan.  Requires 3 ranks in Swim.  Must have selected the Sea Magic school.*Fire Mage: Must be Eevanmarenseer, Mingol, or fire genasi.  Must have lit a fire just for the sake of burning an object.  Must have selected the Fire Magic school.*Nature Mage: Requires 3 ranks in Wilderness Lore; must have an animal familiar.  Must have selected the Wood or Beast Magic school.*Metal Mage: Requires at least 1 rank in a metalworking skill such as Craft (Weaponsmithing) or Craft (Blacksmithing).  Must have selected the Metal Magic school.*Sorcerers' Guild Member: Requires 1 rank in Spellcraft & Knowledge (Arcane).  Must pay membership dues.Well, that's all I have so far.  I really think it needs to be fleshed out some more.  I'm basing the classes off of the sorcerer since I don't recall any of the mages needing spellbooks---though they definitely needed spell components.  Plus, the # of spells known limits how many spells a mage has access to, & the school selection places the mage on a path of development.  I might go as far as placing restrictions on schools---mages with the Fire Magic school can never learn Cold-based spells, etc.Appreciate any feedback you can provide.</blockquote>

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