Which implementation of wizards' implements do you prefer?

[Wolv0rine]

I think the idea is an interesting one, though I think that it should be a bit more customizable for wizards (and, if this how wizards are, I have to wonder what sorcerers & warlocks will be like).

I could see one practitioner prefer a wand, while another prefers a staff, and yet another an orb, but all could be really adept at force magic. Perhaps another uses a tome, another uses an amulet, another a fetish bag, etc.

Then again, I could see war-oriented wizards using a spear instead of a staff (sorta-kinda like a dual-purpose wizard's staff/polearm), or a sword. Heck, I could see a wizard using a cane or a club as the channeling item. However, I also see staff and wand more or less fitting in the same category--a sceptre of arcane power, if you will.

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Ever since the 2nd or 3rd Harry Potter movie (can't recall which one, the one Lucius Malfoy appeared in first) I've had this mental image in my head of a wizard who carries a cane (which acts as his staff) with the handlepiece that detached to reveal a wand. That was just sweet.
On-Topic, I liked the first draft better. It sparked my brain with more openings for twisting, adding, and expanding than the new draft does.

 

[WhimsyTheFae]

I like the revised versions. I don't mind the tradition names, with the exception of Golden Wyvern. Even with the too wide graphic from above, I have a hard time equating the names with kung-fu schools.

I figure that the names and implements will not be as tied into the mechanics as people think, but instead wizards will have a tradition, which in turn will have a favored implement. Aside from that, I don't see it as being tied into those three implements or those six tradition names.

In the end, though, we are all in the same "wait and see" boat. I just happen to be sitting here with a smile on my face.

 

[DarkKestral]

I don't like the tradition names, but I like the removal of the Tome. However, I wouldn't mind bringing the Tome back in as the "generalist's implement" which offers a smaller bonus, but boosts every category.

However, I think the implements idea's kinda bad overall. I don' mind the idea of having wizzies have some arcane focus used in casting, as that's a pretty iconic thing when you imagine a high fantasy wizard, but I'm not so sure I like the way these are shaping up.

 

[WhatGravitas]

I like the original one more. But they can sprinkle the flavour of the revised version into an extra paragraph - as examples (though I dislike the names).

Cheers, LT.