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Wizard of High Sorcery

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#1
zombiegleemax
Mar 20, 2005 18:32:41 In the DL campaign setting, it details the WoHS prestige class, and one of the requirements is the Focused Specialization. While I really like the thematic reason for the Specialization (ie Nuitari grants black magic, so black robes have good necromancy & enchantment, but not much in other schools), my players hate the fact that it shuts them out of a huge portion of the wizard spell list. Does anyone have a suggestion of how I might be able to make the WoHS less restrictive without totally ruining the theme?

I heard that there was a DL sourcebook (Towers of High Sorcery, or something like that) that featured an altered version of the WoHS. Could anyone tell me a little about that? Any help would be appreciated.
#2
Dragonhelm
Mar 20, 2005 18:34:52 From the FAQ (1st on the list, in fact):

Do wizards who take the Wizard of High Sorcery prestige class have to specialize?

Wizards who take the Wizard of High Sorcery prestige class may elect to be “generalist wizards”. Age of Mortals has a sidebar on this, explaining that you do not have to specialize, but you don’t gain the benefit of enhanced specialization at 1st level.

Please see Towers of High Sorcery for a revised version of the Wizards of High Sorcery prestige class, which clarifies this issue.

#3
cam_banks
Mar 20, 2005 19:09:52 In a nutshell, if you're a non-specialist wizard, you can stay as you are, or you can become a specialist once you pick up the first level of the PrC, or you can become a specialist and refine it even further (and losing an additional school of magic).

If you're a specialist wizard, you can stay as you are, or you can refine it further, as above.

All specialists need to specialize in one of their Orders' schools, if they take this route. Conjurors and evokers, for example, can't benefit from it.

Cheers,
Cam
#4
zombiegleemax
Mar 21, 2005 8:47:58 I maintain that Mages, which should be rare, get access to all schools of magic regardless of alignment, thats how I would handle it.

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#1 zombiegleemax Mar 20, 2005 18:32:41	In the DL campaign setting, it details the WoHS prestige class, and one of the requirements is the Focused Specialization. While I really like the thematic reason for the Specialization (ie Nuitari grants black magic, so black robes have good necromancy & enchantment, but not much in other schools), my players hate the fact that it shuts them out of a huge portion of the wizard spell list. Does anyone have a suggestion of how I might be able to make the WoHS less restrictive without totally ruining the theme? I heard that there was a DL sourcebook (Towers of High Sorcery, or something like that) that featured an altered version of the WoHS. Could anyone tell me a little about that? Any help would be appreciated.
#2 Dragonhelm Mar 20, 2005 18:34:52	From the FAQ (1st on the list, in fact): Do wizards who take the Wizard of High Sorcery prestige class have to specialize? Wizards who take the Wizard of High Sorcery prestige class may elect to be “generalist wizards”. Age of Mortals has a sidebar on this, explaining that you do not have to specialize, but you don’t gain the benefit of enhanced specialization at 1st level. Please see Towers of High Sorcery for a revised version of the Wizards of High Sorcery prestige class, which clarifies this issue.
#3 cam_banks Mar 20, 2005 19:09:52	In a nutshell, if you're a non-specialist wizard, you can stay as you are, or you can become a specialist once you pick up the first level of the PrC, or you can become a specialist and refine it even further (and losing an additional school of magic). If you're a specialist wizard, you can stay as you are, or you can refine it further, as above. All specialists need to specialize in one of their Orders' schools, if they take this route. Conjurors and evokers, for example, can't benefit from it. Cheers, Cam
#4 zombiegleemax Mar 21, 2005 8:47:58	I maintain that Mages, which should be rare, get access to all schools of magic regardless of alignment, thats how I would handle it.