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Post by DOT on Nov 20, 2019 14:37:17 GMT -5
With respect to the following information in the link below, is there a school of magic that makes RP sense for a more melee oriented wizard to study? This is for a red wizard aspirant who takes pride in his ability to literally go toe-to-toe... or at least believes in his ability to do so  ... prideful in that sense to a faullt. Necro is out, because I have no interest in it/its overplayed, and the study of it doesn't seem to enhance the living as far as melee combat. frc.proboards.com/thread/28003/ooc-schools-magic |
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Post by DM Sauron on Nov 20, 2019 14:54:29 GMT -5
I am not sure if RP wise a Red Wizard would consider beneath him/her to train in martial combat. That is why they heave Thayan knights, mercenaries, golems and slaves, after all.
That said, I guess Transmutation would make sense mechanically wise, because that school is where most of the spells for enhancing physical atributes and weapon properties are.
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Post by DOT on Nov 20, 2019 15:03:18 GMT -5
What's your thoughts on Abjuration?
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Post by DM Sauron on Nov 20, 2019 16:15:09 GMT -5
What's your thoughts on Abjuration? Well, it is defensive magic mostly, so I guess it works?
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Post by DM Maleficent's Kiss on Nov 20, 2019 16:22:22 GMT -5
I would agree with Gollum and say Transmutation if you're going for something RP wise that literally focuses on physical attributes, it just makes sense. Abjuration could also work well and focusing in that school would make him less susceptible to being dispelled(slightly) although this isn't the crunch thread so I won't get too far into that. I suppose having the shield spell up at all times could be a fun RP tool with a character like this.  Another school to consider is the Divination Spellschool. It might sound strange at first but since this spell school deals with information gathering and even looking forward in time to anticipate things it could be RP'ed that he is an effective melee presence because he is able to predict his adversaries attacks. One spell that lends to this seeing forward in time is Premonition. There are also other spells in that school such as True Strike that have a very short duration but can still be fun to use for RP. |
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Post by DOT on Nov 20, 2019 16:22:26 GMT -5
Works for me  . Are there any current red wiz abjurists pcs? As far as the character not being standard, I tried to mix it up as far as background due to the following occurrences: -thayan civil war, instability and destruction of governing powers negatively impacts educational institutions -1383 is current year i think, so technically 2 more years until spellplague? some foreshadow? -there's also the chance that he won't pass the test ic, in that case he'd be a thayan knight with some skill in wizardry, a long ways down the road till he gets there |
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Post by DOT on Nov 20, 2019 16:27:02 GMT -5
I would agree with Gollum and say Transmutation if you're going for something RP wise that literally focuses on physical attributes, it just makes sense. Abjuration could also work well and focusing in that school would make him less susceptible to being dispelled(slightly) although this isn't the crunch thread so I won't get too far into that. I suppose having the shield spell up at all times could be a fun RP tool with a character like this. Another school to consider is the Divination Spellschool. It might sound strange at first but since this spell school deals with information gathering and even looking forward in time to anticipate things it could be RP'ed that he is an effective melee presence because he is able to predict his adversaries attacks. One spell that lends to this seeing forward in time is Premonition. There are also other spells in that school such as True Strike that have a very short duration but can still be fun to use for RP. Gratzi, I'll likely not be able to choose a school focus off the bat, it will take time to get all the prerequisits for a red wiz app. I'll keep transmutation as an option though, same for abjuration. Divination is muy interesante, but i get the feeling that if one were a diviner, they may only be that as a primary focus? I could be picturing it wrong, but the oracle at delphi comes to mind. Could be fun though. "Where do you think they are coming from m'lord?" *touches the side of his briefly* Through there. *points at the one door in the room* |
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Post by DM Maleficent's Kiss on Nov 20, 2019 20:05:08 GMT -5
I would agree with Gollum and say Transmutation if you're going for something RP wise that literally focuses on physical attributes, it just makes sense. Abjuration could also work well and focusing in that school would make him less susceptible to being dispelled(slightly) although this isn't the crunch thread so I won't get too far into that. I suppose having the shield spell up at all times could be a fun RP tool with a character like this. Another school to consider is the Divination Spellschool. It might sound strange at first but since this spell school deals with information gathering and even looking forward in time to anticipate things it could be RP'ed that he is an effective melee presence because he is able to predict his adversaries attacks. One spell that lends to this seeing forward in time is Premonition. There are also other spells in that school such as True Strike that have a very short duration but can still be fun to use for RP. Gratzi, I'll likely not be able to choose a school focus off the bat, it will take time to get all the prerequisits for a red wiz app. I'll keep transmutation as an option though, same for abjuration. Divination is muy interesante, but i get the feeling that if one were a diviner, they may only be that as a primary focus? I could be picturing it wrong, but the oracle at delphi comes to mind. Could be fun though. "Where do you think they are coming from m'lord?" *touches the side of his briefly* Through there. *points at the one door in the room* Well...yes they might only be focused as a Diviner but the same could be said if you go Transmutation and multi-class(which I'm guessing you're going to be?) If you are going pure wizard then the oracle at delphi example may be more applicable, or maybe not. I think a lot of this is open and depends how you really want to RP it. Having said that, I still think Transmutation is the most fitting purely from a physical standpoint. |
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Post by DM Maleficent's Kiss on Nov 21, 2019 19:30:25 GMT -5
Just a friendly reminder that only DM's should be posting in DM Q&A threads.
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... prideful in that sense to a faullt. Necro is out, because I have no interest in it/its overplayed, and the study of it doesn't seem to enhance the living as far as melee combat. 
. Are there any current red wiz abjurists pcs?