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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8726496" data-attributes="member: 23751">I'm pretty sure you couldn't switch between them in 2e.&nbsp; They had different experience charts. Perhaps Sadira was something special.&nbsp; Was she in a novel? Novels get away with things due to the power of plot.&quot;All wizards must decide at the beginning of their&nbsp; careers whether they are trying to work with nature or without regard for it. In Dark Sun, this means a wizard must be either a defiler or a preserver.&quot;&nbsp;And...&quot;Defilers are wizards who have decided to take a faster, darker approach to mastering the use of magical spells. In the give and take of spell casting, defilers are well versed in the taking, but give nothing in return. With every spell cast, a defiler leeches the life-energy out of the plants and soil around him, leaving a lifeless zone. Because of this, defilers can only have non-good alignments.&quot;And...&quot;The preserver is a wizard of the old, established school of magic. In the give and take of spell casting, preservers have mastered the balance. A preserver's magical spells are cast in harmony with nature. When a preserver casts a spell, there is no damage to the nearby environment.&quot;They were written up like separate wizard subclasses like the illusionist was.Edit: Corrected a typo</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8726496, member: 23751"] I'm pretty sure you couldn't switch between them in 2e. They had different experience charts. Perhaps Sadira was something special. Was she in a novel? Novels get away with things due to the power of plot. "All wizards must decide at the beginning of their careers whether they are trying to work with nature or without regard for it. In Dark Sun, this means a wizard must be either a defiler or a preserver." And... "Defilers are wizards who have decided to take a faster, darker approach to mastering the use of magical spells. In the give and take of spell casting, defilers are well versed in the taking, but give nothing in return. [B]With every spell cast[/B], a defiler leeches the life-energy out of the plants and soil around him, leaving a lifeless zone. Because of this, defilers can only have non-good alignments." And... "The preserver is a wizard of the old, established school of magic. In the give and take of spell casting, preservers have mastered the balance. A preserver's magical spells are cast in harmony with nature. When a preserver casts a spell, there is no damage to the nearby environment." They were written up like separate wizard subclasses like the illusionist was. Edit: Corrected a typo [/QUOTE]

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