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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DreamChaser" data-source="post: 1907355" data-attributes="member: 1190">I cannot help but wondering, if you are planning on revamping the schools anyway, why are you sticking to the current 8?  The reason that you are finding holes is that there are effects that defy the current 8 schools' ability to categorize (there always have been and there have always been spells in the wrong school--like burning hands until 3.5).I've been working on a system that breaks down the schools by simple effect: attack--direct damage or similar effectconjuration--moves things from one place to another (teleport, summon monster)divination--discover information (identify, true seeing)enchantment--mind affecting (charm person, geas, cause fear)enhancement--amplifies existing abilities or grants new ones (bull's strength, fly)evocation--directly creates or manipulates energy (without attacking) (light, gust of wind, telekinesisillusion--artificial sensory effects (invisiblity, mirage arcana)life--manipulates (heals or harms) the body (cure light wounds, death ward, harm)necromancy--affect the spirit, soul, death, or undead (disrupt undead, animate dead)protection--reduces or prevents damage or danger (mage armor, shield, antimagic shell)transformation--physically changes one thing into another, for a time (enlarge, flesh to stone, shapechange)universal--metamagic or catch all effects (dispel magic, wish, etc)Just a thought.  Like I said, i've long been dissatisfied with the 8 schools so I don't try to rebalance them, I just get rid of them.DC</blockquote>

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