OSR Let's make Shadowdark classes!

[Andvari]

Mage-Priest seems obvious but generic. It might be easier if you have a theme, like the lore behind this class or an inspirational character or archetype to base it around. Looking into how and why this class is able to do both could be a good start.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

Mage-Priest seems obvious but generic. It might be easier if you have a theme, like the lore behind this class or an inspirational character or archetype to base it around. Looking into how and why this class is able to do both could be a good start.

I can think of a number of names, but unfortunately, they all draw from real-world religious traditions, which I don't want to use.

The idea would be that it'd be a scholar-priest of some type, for whom the written words of arcane magic and the written words of divine magic (they'd use spell books for both systems) would be basically the same thing.

 

[Mannahnin]

I can think of a number of names, but unfortunately, they all draw from real-world religious traditions, which I don't want to use.

The idea would be that it'd be a scholar-priest of some type, for whom the written words of arcane magic and the written words of divine magic (they'd use spell books for both systems) would be basically the same thing.

Archivist? Logomancer? Incanter. Libermancer. Libramancer would be fun for the Jack Vance value, but could be confused with the astrological sign. Spellscholar. MageSage ( ). TomePriest.

 

[TwoSix]

Archivist? Logomancer? Incanter. Libermancer. Libramancer would be fun for the Jack Vance value, but could be confused with the astrological sign. Spellscholar. MageSage ( ). TomePriest.

"Libramancer" is now making me think of a setting with 12 schools of magic organized around astrological signs, and what kind of spells as "Libramancer" or a "Scorpiomancer" should get.

There goes my work productivity today.

 

[Whizbang Dustyboots]

"Libramancer" is now making me think of a setting with 12 schools of magic organized around astrological signs, and what kind of spells as "Libramancer" or a "Scorpiomancer" should get.

There goes my work productivity today.

I have been thinking of doing a zodiac-based supplement for a while, although I dread the deep dive into astrology that I'd need for maximum effect.