Subject: MYSTARA-L Digest - 12 Sep 2006 to 16 Sep 2006 (#2006-155) From: MYSTARA-L automatic digest system Date: 17/09/2006, 17:00 To: MYSTARA-L@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM Reply-to: Mystara RPG Discussion There is 1 message totalling 89 lines in this issue. Topics of the day: 1. Sorcerers in Mystara ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Sat, 16 Sep 2006 13:12:33 +0200 From: Havard Faanes Subject: Re: Sorcerers in Mystara I think it is interesting that people always discuss the role of the Sorcerer in Mystara, while it seems to be such a clear consensus that Wizards are 3E equivalents of the magic-user. This, in spite of the fact that there are clear differences between the 3E wizard and the M-U. IMO Wizards and Sorcerers are both 3E versions of the BECMI Magic-user. While most arcane spellcasters in Mystara are assumed to use spellbooks, there should be lots of room in our world for other kinds of wizards. In fact Hakomons and Wokani/Wiccas are excellent examples of other types of wizards. Sorcerers are distinguished by their natural affinity for arcane magic, which is belived to be connected to their blood somehow. Also, they do not require spellbooks to learn or memorize spells. Sorcerers are clearly fewer in numbers, at least in civlizised lands than Wizards are. OTOH, in the wilderness where arcane knowledge is hard to come by Sorcerers are often the only arcane casters available. Although not identical, using Sorcerers in the place of Hakomons or Athruagin M-Us is a good quick and dirty solution. Monster spellcasters are probably also more likely to be Sorcerers than Wizards. Those noted for magic being strong among their blood-lines in Alphatia and Glantri are probably also good candidates for being Sorceres. Elves is a tricky issue since there are so many contradictory sources on elves and magic. Druids or Rangers might be just as appropriate as Sorcerers. Most Belcadiz elves are probably Wizards though. IMC I keep their favored class as Wizards just to keep things simple. Håvard --- Sheldon Morris skrev: > I view sorcerers as more primal in nature and > possible for creatures with strong connections with > magic. So IMC sorcerer is a favoured class for elves > (along with ranger). The fey creatures would use > sorcerer instead of any wizard levels. I also > envision the original (pure) Alphatians as being > mainly sorcerers although that has shifted greatly > since their arrival on Mystara. > > DotE makes the statement that an individual needs to > have 'the gift' to be capable of using magic (i.e. > be a magic-user) and I think the same is true of > being a sorcerer. It would also be good to use as a > witch-doctor/shaman type class, as others have also > suggested. > > > --------------------------------- > All new Yahoo! Mail --------------------------------- > Get news delivered. Enjoy RSS feeds right on your > Mail page. > > ******************************************************************** > The Other Worlds Homepage: > http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp > The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com > To unsubscribe, send email to > LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM > with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. > ******************************************************************** The Other Worlds Homepage: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/OtherWorlds.asp The Mystara Homepage: http://www.pandius.com To unsubscribe, send email to LISTSERV@ORACLE.WIZARDS.COM with UNSUB MYSTARA-L in the body of the message. ------------------------------ End of MYSTARA-L Digest - 12 Sep 2006 to 16 Sep 2006 (#2006-155) ****************************************************************