Post by Vy on Nov 19, 2008 22:46:30 GMT -5
These are the eight magics that is known for wizards. You can make your own magic but just remember these are the most commonly used and considered the seven magic foundation. For ideas for other magic this is a pretty good site; www.theicemage.com/adnd/magstyle.htm
Celtic magic
Shinto
Onmyōdō
Alchemy
Elemental Magic
Prediction magic
Summoning magic
Illusion magic
Sealing magic
Celtic magic
Magic that is revolved around plants from controlling them to growing them. A soft kind of magic, it is commonly used for defense rather than offense. The magic has many ranges from turning a rose and it's thorns into a rose whip to summoning and tree and binding someone's body. With many uses, it takes great skill to fully master it.
Shinto
A magic that comes from a religion. Some call this 'white magic' since it can heal but it can't harm the living. For the dead spirits however it can easily harm if the spirit is vengeful but if it is simply a lost spirit Shinto can't do anything about it. It also help the body and the mind when it is used on someone because the dark negative thoughts are cleared away.Considered to be a great magic to use, there are actually many of these magicians working int he hospital. Thanks the the fact that the magic is strong, Necromancy is accompanied with it, although forbidden it is secretly taught.
Onmyōdō
Magic that is based on the Chinese ideals of Taoism. It is not to be confused with elemental magic though even though it does wrap around the five elements. The difference is that this kind of magic is based on spirits. Many refer to this as opposite of Shinto since Shinto is used to help the living, Onmyōdō are used to help the spirits. Usually they have shikigamis, spirits that are in form of animals to help them. The problem with this though is that it has a dark magic in it literally being called 'Black Onmyōdō' in which the person help the spirit get revenge on someone.
Alchemy
Alchemy is a magic that is depicted as it is shown in books. It is one of the rare magics that are shown how it truly is. Similar to chemistry it is based on combining chemicals. The one major difference though is that magic is used to enhance the potions making it stronger than chemicals. Also alchemy takes more concentration and sometimes the cost is deadly after all their rule for alchemy is 'Equivalent Exchange'. This type of magic is considered dark but because the magic world needs it, it is not outlawed.
Elemental Magic
The most basic but considered most important of them are. Started by the Chinese, these magic are based on metal, wood, earth, water, fire, and air. Considered to be the basic elements, there are also sub elements for them such as snow is a sub element to water and lightning is a sub element to air. These magicians though can't control the weather but they can fight quickly. The one truly unique thing about elemental magic is that they are the only ones other than Alchemy that does not need any chanting.
Prediction magic
The latest magic and the most dangerous. These magicians can predict the future and they're not like fake fortune tellers. They are forbidden to tell anyone about their powers, including other magicians and are usually feared but yet abused for their powers. Usually they can see the future in their dreams, by tarot cards or even crystal balls.
Summoning magic
Usually accustomed to summoning animals such as familiars, it can also be used to summon weapons. The magic takes high concentration and usually takes a while to do depending on the size and weight of the thing that they are summoning.
Illusion magic
Just what it sounds like, it is magic that confuses the person by tempering with their minds making them see things that aren't really there. It is also used to hide things or people such as the doors to the secret clubs. The magic is quite harmless as it does no physical damage but illusion has it's own dark twisted ways of messing with someone's mind.
Sealing magic
This is a magic that focuses on sealing in magic powers towards an object. This is also used for protection and defensive purposes. However, a common spell for magic users C and up is to create a field of magic that can only be seen by people with magic. Inside this, usually red field, time is stopped for everything without magical power and is impossible for normal humans to enter. Inside this field though, the freezed non-magical beings and objects can still be affected and injured, though using magical power they can repair anything affected. This type of magic is usually used when multiple magicians have a battle that they don't want others to get in the way with.