* * * Wizards Community Thread * * * -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Thread : College of Wizardry Started at 08-15-04 09:41 AM by Soel Griffin Visit at http://forums.gleemax.com/showthread.php?t=293220 -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 1] Author : Soel Griffin Date : 08-15-04 09:41 AM Thread Title : College of Wizardry Anybody have this book? If you don't mind giving a rundown of what's in it, and your opinions of it, I'd like to know more, specifically about the alternate magic bits and the language primevil. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 2] Author : Gandalf_Istari Date : 08-15-04 05:44 PM Thread Title : Re: College of Wizardry Originally posted by Soel Griffin Anybody have this book? If you don't mind giving a rundown of what's in it, and your opinions of it, I'd like to know more, specifically about the alternate magic bits and the language primevil. I'm actually working on getting this book right now. Unfortunately I haven't read it so I can't give you any specifics about it, but I do have the companion volume for it that was called Den of Thieves. http://home.flash.net/~brenfrow/dd1/den.htm I found Den of Thieves to be good material to mine for ideas, so perhaps College of Wizardry is as well. Hopefully I'll have it soon and can let you know more. :) -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 3] Author : Dielzen Date : 08-15-04 06:23 PM I'd rate it a 6.5 of 10. Some of the new spells are decent, and it does introduce the Spell Pool concept (which is converted to 3.5e in the Magic of Faerun book). Alot of the rest of it, however, is highly specialized and doesn't lend itself to incorporating it into existing campaigns unless you have whole parties of PCs that are members of the School. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 4] Author : shadowelf Date : 08-16-04 07:00 AM I'd agree with Dielzen. I wasn't sad that I'd bought it - it's well put together - but I'm not sure how to use it. In fact I haven't so far. Not as good as Den of Thieves IMO. The Language Primeval is 2 pages and I need to read it again carefully to work out its uses. Another couple of pages about a special artifact. The description of the building is 25 pages. The most likely use of this for me is to get a gang of thieves to break in. There are 10 pages of spells that I've not playtested. Mostly levels 4-7. A couple of pages of magic items. There's some reasonably well-detailed NPCs. Some stuff about requirements to join etc. A few pages of adventure ideas - not tried them, but they don't look like they're particularly excitingly different. Er... Might be an interesting change of pace to run a short campaign for apprentices. -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 5] Author : Soel Griffin Date : 08-17-04 11:26 AM Many thanx, all! -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- [Post 6] Author : radwizard Date : 08-17-04 12:38 PM Have it and have used it. Thought it was easy to drop into my existing Realms campaign. The Spellcrux (the artifact for spell pooling) is detailed and easy to use. The Laguage Aleph (which is a NWP Aleph I, cuz they have only found the first of five lores) was easy and didn't seem to be overly powerful for the campaign. It was easy to incorporate other characters into it at mid levels on up, but at the lower levels its kinda hard due to the responsibilities of Guild Mages. One campaign idea, which I used. Was that the party was contracted out by the School in its efforts to find the remaining Lores (Nether Scrolls IMC). Worked out very well, since the mage in the party will be from the school to keep an eye on the other PC's and with a tax of all Lores and 10% of all treasure gained being tithed to the school it helps reduce PC money. On the plus side, the PC's gain a school of wizardry to help in casting spells for them. :cool: -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Downloaded from Wizards Community (http://forums.gleemax.com) at 05-10-08 08:19 AM.