How would you identify a wizard?

[trimeulose]

they must also have a beard (or attempts therein) and a staff with a knob on the end.


You got ta have a hat for the wizardin'.

I think it should read you should be able to have a beard at a moments notice.... Think about zedd and Richard in SoT (no beards) although it also says simple robes and never mentions the hat. (maybe this isnt a good example).

 

[Nightfall]

Well it COULD work since Mesos was the sire of sorcery...and perhaps the Necromancers of Hollowfaust COULD find such a creature. I still think the true ritual would work better, as it would be simple but effect. Plus the effect could be limited to those that don't already HAVE their tokens.

 

[Umbran]

That's actually a good idea. Who else besides a wizard would have a pocket full of bat guano?

As if an arcane caster can't find a way to carry his guano so the critter can't detect it? Smuggling is an older profession than necromancy - the smugglers will win easily.

 

[Nightfall]

You have valid point there Umbran...but I think that there's probably a good way of getting wizards and sorcerers identified in Hollowfaust...I just have to work on it!

 

[Umbran]

You may also consider that there may not be a good way to do it in the core rules.

In the core rules, as far as I know, wizards are just people with knowledge. They are not inherently magical, so you cannot detect them, per se. Looking for items they commonly carry would create a nuisance for wizards, but it wouldn't stop them. If anything, it might tick thenm off and set them to actively resisting

That leaves finding them by their behavior - watching people, having sky-borne magic detectors looking for spellcastings, secret police, and suchlike....