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<blockquote data-quote="GreatLemur" data-source="post: 3779892" data-attributes="member: 28553">They sound like typical fantasy fare, to me.&nbsp; But I'm still not too happy about them.&nbsp; I don't like the idea of the core rules hooking class abilities into prestige-class-like, campaign-setting-specific fluff.&nbsp; Of course, I can ignore that stuff as easily as I've been ignoring the Tome of Battle discipline names.But I hope I'm not going to find that the mechanics themselves somehow link cold-based attack spells with acid-based attack spells, or other such absurdity.&nbsp; That'll be more annoying to houserule out.Complete agreement.I think simpler, more descriptive (as opposed to evocative) terminology would be preferable.&nbsp; I always really dug the way Mage: The Ascension labelled its &quot;spheres&quot; of magic: Mind, Time, Forces, Matter, etc.&nbsp; Arguably even more logical that Conjuration, Illusion, Enchantment, and so on, and clearer, too.&nbsp; (Of course, nothing else about the game was especially logical or clear...)Of course, we could all be Chicken Littleing it up over nothing, and maybe WotC hasn't erased the division between schools of magic and schools of magicians.&nbsp; As always, it's wise to wait, see, and give the pros the benefit of the doubt.I'm thinking that this edit only means that all Wizards will have tomes--that is, spell books--just like they do in previous editions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="GreatLemur, post: 3779892, member: 28553"] They sound like typical fantasy fare, to me. But I'm still not too happy about them. I don't like the idea of the core rules hooking class abilities into prestige-class-like, campaign-setting-specific fluff. Of course, I can ignore that stuff as easily as I've been ignoring the Tome of Battle discipline names. But I hope I'm not going to find that the mechanics themselves somehow link cold-based attack spells with acid-based attack spells, or other such absurdity. That'll be more annoying to houserule out. Complete agreement. I think simpler, more descriptive (as opposed to [i]evocative[/i]) terminology would be preferable. I always really dug the way [i]Mage: The Ascension[/i] labelled its "spheres" of magic: Mind, Time, Forces, Matter, etc. Arguably even more logical that Conjuration, Illusion, Enchantment, and so on, and clearer, too. (Of course, nothing [i]else[/i] about the game was especially logical or clear...) Of course, we could all be Chicken Littleing it up over nothing, and maybe WotC [i]hasn't[/i] erased the division between schools of magic and schools of magicians. As always, it's wise to wait, see, and give the pros the benefit of the doubt. I'm thinking that this edit only means that [i]all[/i] Wizards will have tomes--that is, spell books--just like they do in previous editions. [/QUOTE]

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