fandomhigh | Adventuring!, Thursday, Period 3

Today, rather than an armory, the Danger Shop opened into a library. And on the walls, where there were no books there were racks of staffs. Their teacher turned to face them, wearing an impressive set of robes, a book tucked under one arm, and a staff in his hand. "Welcome back to class," he said with a grin. "Today we're coverin' my favorite class, the magic-users. Whether they're memorizin' spells out of old dusty tomes or spell-slingin' on the fly, magic-users twist arcane energies into a variety of different spells. They can fling attack spells, heal people, enchant items, give bonuses to their allies, an' hex their enemies. Also, their clothes are dope."

Not that he was biased or anything.

"Now then, havin' phenomenal cosmic powers comes with some drawbacks. Most magic-users have less health, strength, an' stamina than the other classes. They can only wear light armor, which means they're vulnerable to attacks from other characters. They're kinda glass cannons, capable of dealin' a helluva lotta damage, but unable to take much in return. Also, magic-users work from a limited number of spells. Unlike a fighter or a rogue who can keep fightin' until their weapon breaks, most magic-users can't go that long. Some magic-users are limited by how many spells they can memorize in a day. Others have a supply of mana that they burn through, an' either need to wait until it refreshes naturally or take some kind of potion to give themselves a boost. Either way, when they're out, they're out, an' few magic-users have the strength or skill to wield a weapon."

"Now, because there are so many ways that magic can express, there are plenty of different schools of magic an' various kinds of magic-users. We're only gonna cover a few today, because we just ain't got time to cover 'em all. But if the amount of spells a magic-user can throw is limited by their memory or mana, the only limit to the way a magic-user uses their magic is only limited by their imagination." He grinned at them, then held out his palm where a glowing ball of electricity formed. "An', of course, for today's class we all have magic."

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Dressed to the nines

But you can listen with half an ear while you choose your mage robes, pick out a cool staff, and page through books of spells, right?

It was hard to pick only four mage subclasses, but Hardison had done it. Check out as many as you want to figure out the one that suits you best.

Wizards are the most archetypal of the magic-users, just the word alone conjures up an image in most people's minds from popular media alone. The have the largest number of spells to choose from because they are not specialists. They may not be the best healer, blaster, or summoner, but they will be able to cast spells from all schools.

They have a magic tome where their spells are inscribed and they have to study it every night to memorize the spells they will have the next day. Once they are out of memorized spells, they cannot cast again for another eight hours. Wizards also get familiars who offer magical bonuses to their masters.

A magic-user who specializes in the magic of the dead, necromancers animate corpses to create hordes of undead loyal to them. They also have magic that can twist and turn living people, giving them diseases or withering limbs. Most of their spells work best outside of combat, but there's something to be said about being able to create your own mob of warriors to do your fighting for you.

However, a strong will is required to make sure that you maintain control of your undead hordes and necromancers have a pretty bad reputation, as most cultures consider the dead to be respected, if not sacred and necromancy usually involves some measure of grave-robbing or battle-harvesting

Yes, by practicing this class, you can summon (non-violent) zombies in class.

The magic-users of the wild and other natural places, druids are students of natural lore. They use their knowledge of their wild places (often forests, but any natural biome can support a druid) to cast a variety of spells to protect their home and punish anyone who would destroy nature. At higher levels, druids can even shapeshift into a beast and use their borrowed form for tasks, whether it's using a bear to fight, a shark to swim, or a mouse to sneak about.

They also gain familiars, as well as the ability to speak to many different kinds of animals, even in their human form. Futhermore, they have the ability to wear light to medium armor and many can use short blades or bows to help them fight when they are out of spells.

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Half warrior, half magic-user, the Arcane Bladesman is a primarily combat-focused magic-user with a strong melee attack. They can create weapons made from magic that cannot be knocked away or stolen, and can create magic armor as well. Arcane Bladesmen can also enchant objects, which means they often enter battles with rings that can shoot ice or acorns that turn into fireballs when thrown.

The strongest and most skilled at combat wade into melee range, swinging their magic swords for which the class was named. Those who are less-inclined to hand-to-hand work on creating their arsenal of distance spells that cause damage and destruction with a gesture.

What fun is it to have magic powers and not get to use them? There's a target range where people can practice aiming fireballs and the like, and those who feel more advanced can head out a side door and practice their skills on an army of undead. Whether you want to take control of them as a necromancer, turn into a wolf and hamstring them as a druid, slice into them as an arcane blademaster, or just use your wizardly know-how to blast them with spells, go ahead.

Again, you're only limited by your imagination.

Who doesn't need to be a druid to have Wild Shape!

He didn't include his favorite class, the Technomancer.

That awkward feeling when you lose internet halfway through posting class...

Alluka Zoldyck

Alluka hadn't even shown up to class last week (but, then, she'd missed all her classes last week) so it was lucky for her that he wasn't covering anything that built on what she'd missed.

She was giggling a bit, though quietly, as she poked at the robes.

How silly! Nanika didn't need anything like this to do what she did. But, oh, some of them were really pretty...

Tali'Zorah

Tali considered this class for all of two seconds before shuddering and going to look at something else. She'd dealt with enough husks on missions with Shepard, and even if this didn't involve using cybernetics to reanimate the dead, she really didn't want to go there.

. . . she could see how it would be useful, but someone else could do it.

. . . yes, this was where Tali would be, having far too much fun assembling her spell arsenal for a good balance between ranged and melee attacks.

Raven Darkholme

Raven thought the limits on the magic users were pretty silly. And the robes. Why did you need a long flowing robe to do magic? They were already hampered in other ways, why didn't they wear practical clothes they could move in? If they dressed like rogues, other people wouldn't know where to aim to hit the high powered but physically weak people.

Sorry, Hardison. She was not well impressed with the RPG version of magic users. Though if asked she would admit that you look smashing, today.

Cosima Niehaus

Cosima took her time reviewing the different types of mage, but in the end it wasn't a hard choice. She'd always wanted to be able to talk to animals, and even without that factor in play, Druids were just cool.

Alex Mack

Hanna Heller

Hanna was torn between the bladesmen and the Druid, but finally decided this was where she belonged. Because the possibility of having a magic sword or an enchanted bow was just too much to resist.

Hanna was having fun with two swords. And some really kicking high boots.

"This feels like cheating, but I like it."

Kaylin Neya

Adventuring!, Thursday, Period 3

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Magic Classes

Wizard

Necromancer

Druid

Arcane Bladesmen

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Talk to Hardison

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