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Message: <blockquote data-quote="LoPaC" data-source="post: 519422" data-attributes="member: 6758">Ive been trying to work on a way to adapt the White Wolf system of magic use for D20.  The Elements of Magic helped me realize this could be done.  So, my buddy in DMing helped look over the system I've come up with, and I'd like to take some constructive critisim on the system from you all, my peers.  So, please, read it over, and post what you think works and doesnt.  Thanks._________________________________________________Correspondence - Understanding of connections and distancesEntropy - Study of chaos, decay, and randomnessForces - The power of the elements: fire, electricity, sound, water, and airLife - Influence over living thingsMatter - Power over base materials and objectsMind - Empowerment, telepathy, and mental communication and controlSpirit - Sensitivity to the Invisible world, to places and things beyond the materialTime - Control over the perceptions of and flow of the sands of the hourglassThere are 8 spheres of magic, listed above.  Each school is advanced similar to a skill.  You get X amount of magic skill points based on your class.  To cast magic, you get X amount of mana points per day, again based on your class.  Magic spheres can and usually have to be combined to get desired effects.  This system has unlimited possibilities.  Any spell you cast from the standard DnD spell list can be replicated with this system.  Examples would be:Fireball:  Forces and Correspondence.  To erupt the fire, and send it a distanceScrying:  Correspondence, unless you wanted to look in the past/future, then you use Time with itAstral Projection:  Spirit and Correspondence.  To project your spirit a distance from yourself.________________________________________________Class--------Magic Skill Points per Level-----Mana points per day-----Restricted schoolsBard---------3 + Cha Modifier-----(6 + Cha Modifier) X 2-----ForceCleric--------4 + Wis Modifier-----(6 + Wis Modifier) X 2-----Time, Mind, Force, MatterDruid--------4 + Wis Modifier-----(8 + Wis Modifier) X 2-----Time, ForcePaladin------3 + Cha Modifier-----(8 + Cha Modifier) X 2-----Time, Mind, Matter, Correspondence, EntropyRanger-------2 + Wis Modifier-----(4 + Wis Modifier) X 2-----Time, Spirit, Life, EntropySorcerer-----3 + Cha Modifier-----(8 + Cha Modifier) X 2-----NoneWizard-------4 + Int Modifier-----(6 + Int Modifier) X 2-----None_________________________________________________Each sphere affects a different amount of weight/area/level/ability/HD.  The listing goes as follows:Sphere------ Affects per rankCorrespondence------20 sq. ft.Entropy------1 HD; 1 Level; 10 lbs.;10 sq. ft.; 1d6 damageForces------1d6 damage; 10 lbs.; 1 STRLife------1 HD; 1 CONMatter------10 sq. ft.; 20 lbs.Mind------1 INT; 1d6 Subdual DamageSpirit------1 HD; 1 LevelTime------10 day/1 week1HD being a d8 also, as Life could heal 1HD (d8) per rank</blockquote>

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