The Arcane Spellcaster
Mage Basic Career
What is a fantasy game without the Mage? Most fantasy involves magical elements of some kind and there always seems to be a mage – for good or for ill – involved in the story. Mages in many fantasy stories and games go by various names: wizard, sorcerer, warlock, witch, spell caster, thaumaturge, etc. In our game, any character that casts magic is a Mage. Sorcerers and Warlocks are specialized mages and those names are reserved for those characters that pursue those Advanced Careers. There are numerous and varied character archetypes that fit in this Basic Career: hedge wizards, students of magic, combat mages, healers, etc. Magic in our game augments well with other careers to help to round out a character but it takes a committed amount of time and Build Points for a character to reach the higher ranks of magic; dabblers abound but masters are few. Mages can learn any School of Low Magic in our game and purchase their Power Points at a reduced cost. They can also easily learn to read magic but have a limited number of weapons to choose from. The Warlock and Sorcerer are the Advanced Careers that are associated with this list. The Alchemist and Spell Singer careers do not require the character to start out as this Basic Career. The character may also choose to follow one of the faiths and become a Druid, Follower of the Light or Servant of Darkness.
Mage Basic Career Skill List
The Mage Basic Career Skill List costs 10 Build to purchase and may only be purchased once. When you buy this Skill List, you automatically get an award of 3 Power Points. All ranks of magic are considered ‘on list’ for Mages, but only Rank 1 is shown here for brevity.
| Name | Cost | Prereq | Purchase | Tagged |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mage Basic Career Skill List | 10 | Once | No | |
| Power Points | 1 | Multi | Yes | |
| Weapon Skill: Quarterstaff | 2 | Once | No | |
| Weapon Skill: Small Weapon | 0 | Once | No | |
| Auras Rank 1 | 2 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Bonds Rank 1 | 1 | 3 Power Points | No | |
| Charms Rank 1 | 1 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Death Rank 1 | 1 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Enchantments Rank 1 | 1 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Healing Rank 1 | 2 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Ice Rank 1 | 2 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Necromancy Rank 1 | 2 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Pyrotechnics Rank 1 | 2 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Shadow Rank 1 | 2 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Thaumaturgy Rank 1 | 1 | 3 Power Points | Once | No |
| Read Magic | 1 | Any Literacy Skill | Once | No |
| Demonology Rank 1 | 3 | Plot Approval, 3 Power Points | Once | No |