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<blockquote data-quote="Pillars of Hercules" data-source="post: 81863" data-attributes="member: 577">I like itI always imagined magic users as similar to creatures from horror movies (werewolf, vampire, etc.).&nbsp; Not that they are evil, but rather that each of these creatures has certain specific powers and (usually) specific weaknesses, and that these powers and weaknesses conform to a theme.&nbsp; The fire mage above is a good example of this - very deadly in a chosen field with related spells.I currently am playing a halfling sorceror who focuses on ray spells.&nbsp; I found it effective to take existing PHB spells and &quot;port&quot; them to cause a different but related effect.&nbsp; Thus, I took &quot;Ray of Enfeeblement&quot; and created &quot;Ray of Awkwardness.&quot;&nbsp; It has the same &quot;stats&quot; as Ray of Enfeeblement, but instead of STR it reduces DEX and has a reflex rather than a fort save.&nbsp; This has definitely created a character with a certain personality and that &quot;cinematic&quot; or &quot;unique&quot; feel, instead of the &quot;magic missile/fireball factory&quot; that many SOR and WIZ characters become.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pillars of Hercules, post: 81863, member: 577"] [b]I like it[/b] I always imagined magic users as similar to creatures from horror movies (werewolf, vampire, etc.). Not that they are evil, but rather that each of these creatures has certain specific powers and (usually) specific weaknesses, and that these powers and weaknesses conform to a theme. The fire mage above is a good example of this - very deadly in a chosen field with related spells. I currently am playing a halfling sorceror who focuses on ray spells. I found it effective to take existing PHB spells and "port" them to cause a different but related effect. Thus, I took "Ray of Enfeeblement" and created "Ray of Awkwardness." It has the same "stats" as Ray of Enfeeblement, but instead of STR it reduces DEX and has a reflex rather than a fort save. This has definitely created a character with a certain personality and that "cinematic" or "unique" feel, instead of the "magic missile/fireball factory" that many SOR and WIZ characters become. [/QUOTE]

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