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Some further points concerning wizards cropped up this weekend in an interesting thread on the RPGNet forums started by Count_Rugen. I posted my thoughts on wizards a few weeks ago including how I voluntarily limited myself to the unfashionable Necromancy School for my character Corvell. The thread on RPGNet asked for readers views on ranking the [...]

Another thought dawned on me in the context of my recent Wizards article in the context of spell books. How accessible spells are is a huge influence on the breadth of power available to your mage. Corvell is primarily interested in necromancy and I have found access to this list rare in our campaign world [...]

All the recent articles I have posted about wizards and magic have got me around to thinking about the mechanics of fantasy magic and its attributes. All campaign worlds need some kind of magic, some way of harnessing power to allow for the characters and NPC’s to rise above the mundane lives of the rest [...]

I always avoided playing wizards for some reason. Now I look at it, I believe I did not see their true capabilities possibly because I did not like the way other people played them. I have quite a big mouth and usually my characters reflect this trait. As a teenager, the players who favoured wizards [...]