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<blockquote data-quote="pukunui" data-source="post: 6292216" data-attributes="member: 54629">What if I said that you can study magic (Intelligence), but if you want to use magic you have to either a Jedi-like perception of the inherent fabric of the universe (Wisdom) or the ability to manipulate magic through sheer force of will (Charisma); you can't just spout arcane formulae that you've committed to memory and expect anything magical to happen.Perhaps there can still be arcane formulae, particularly when it comes to rituals, but if you haven't got &quot;the gift&quot;, it's all just a jumble of words and recipes that don't really mean anything.But what are the ramifications of getting rid of the wizard class? I'm a bit worried it might turn Intelligence into the new dump stat. If there are no wizards, should there be no spell scrolls or spellbooks? What about magic item creation?Is there a way to refluff/redesign the wizard class so it fits in a &quot;no magic through study&quot; setting?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pukunui, post: 6292216, member: 54629"] What if I said that you can study magic (Intelligence), but if you want to [I]use[/I] magic you have to either a Jedi-like perception of the inherent fabric of the universe (Wisdom) or the ability to manipulate magic through sheer force of will (Charisma); you can't just spout arcane formulae that you've committed to memory and expect anything magical to happen. Perhaps there can still be arcane formulae, particularly when it comes to rituals, but if you haven't got "the gift", it's all just a jumble of words and recipes that don't really mean anything. But what are the ramifications of getting rid of the wizard class? I'm a bit worried it might turn Intelligence into the new dump stat. If there are no wizards, should there be no spell scrolls or spellbooks? What about magic item creation? Is there a way to refluff/redesign the wizard class so it fits in a "no magic through study" setting? [/QUOTE]

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