2nd edition wheel of magic [Archive] - Wizards Community

2nd edition wheel of magic [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
Vintar
01-21-07, 03:21 PM Curious - does anyone remember what the old wheel of magic was? Just wondering for a campaign I'm putting together. Just say it in clockwise order of some such. Thanks much.
Sildatorak
01-21-07, 07:15 PM Illusion, Enchantment/Charm, Conjuration/Summoning, Abjuration, Necromancy, Evocation/Invocation, Divination, (Chronomancy), Alteration

Wild magic doesn't fit on the wheel...I don't can't think of any other schools of thaumaturgy off the top of my head, I think the rest were schools of effect.
Shadowfax7
01-21-07, 07:30 PM Chronomancy wasn't one of them, otherwise they are all correct.
Sildatorak
01-21-07, 08:39 PM Chronomancy was introduced in the Chronomancer's Handbook and described as fitting between Divination and Alteration. As far as just the PHB schools, though, you're right that Chronomancy isn't in there.

Also, depending on when in 2e you're talking about, it might be "greater divination" rather than just "divination." Before they came up with the idea of a school of universal magic, lesser divination (all divination spells of 3rd level or lower) were open to everyone.
hawaska
01-22-07, 02:43 AM Illusion
Enchantment-Charm
Conjuration/Summoning
Abjuration
Necromancy
Evocation-Invocation
Divination
Alteration
Shadowfax7
01-22-07, 09:28 AM Chronomancy was introduced in the Chronomancer's Handbook and described as fitting between Divination and Alteration. I knew Chronomancy existed in 2nd ed., but I never had the Chronomancer's Handbook.

Out of curiosity, what were the oppostion school(s) for Chronomancy ??
Sildatorak
01-22-07, 03:44 PM I knew Chronomancy existed in 2nd ed., but I never had the Chronomancer's Handbook.

Out of curiosity, what were the oppostion school(s) for Chronomancy ??
I don't remember off the top of my head, and I cannot look it up, sadly. My DM from Jr High and High School had the book, and I haven't seen him in about 6 or 7 years.

My gut says it might have been necromancy and abjuration, but I am far from certain.

It is possible that they didn't have opposition schools. I know that they had a rougher XP chart than regular wizards (3000 xp for level 1 as opposed to 2500) so with the exponential growth of required xp they really leveled slowly.

They had all sorts of oddities, so I wouldn't put no opposition schools past them. They basically got every time-related spell from the normal wizard list at 1 spell level lower. 2nd level slow was pretty sweet. 8th level time stop would be sweet if you ever got to that level.
Shadowfax7
01-22-07, 04:10 PM I don't remember off the top of my head, and I cannot look it up, sadly. My DM from Jr High and High School had the book, and I haven't seen him in about 6 or 7 years.Thanx anyway. I was just curious.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Vintar 01-21-07, 03:21 PM	Curious - does anyone remember what the old wheel of magic was? Just wondering for a campaign I'm putting together. Just say it in clockwise order of some such. Thanks much.
Sildatorak 01-21-07, 07:15 PM	Illusion, Enchantment/Charm, Conjuration/Summoning, Abjuration, Necromancy, Evocation/Invocation, Divination, (Chronomancy), Alteration Wild magic doesn't fit on the wheel...I don't can't think of any other schools of thaumaturgy off the top of my head, I think the rest were schools of effect.
Shadowfax7 01-21-07, 07:30 PM	Chronomancy wasn't one of them, otherwise they are all correct.
Sildatorak 01-21-07, 08:39 PM	Chronomancy was introduced in the Chronomancer's Handbook and described as fitting between Divination and Alteration. As far as just the PHB schools, though, you're right that Chronomancy isn't in there. Also, depending on when in 2e you're talking about, it might be "greater divination" rather than just "divination." Before they came up with the idea of a school of universal magic, lesser divination (all divination spells of 3rd level or lower) were open to everyone.
hawaska 01-22-07, 02:43 AM	Illusion Enchantment-Charm Conjuration/Summoning Abjuration Necromancy Evocation-Invocation Divination Alteration
Shadowfax7 01-22-07, 09:28 AM	Chronomancy was introduced in the Chronomancer's Handbook and described as fitting between Divination and Alteration. I knew Chronomancy existed in 2nd ed., but I never had the Chronomancer's Handbook. Out of curiosity, what were the oppostion school(s) for Chronomancy ??
Sildatorak 01-22-07, 03:44 PM	I knew Chronomancy existed in 2nd ed., but I never had the Chronomancer's Handbook. Out of curiosity, what were the oppostion school(s) for Chronomancy ?? I don't remember off the top of my head, and I cannot look it up, sadly. My DM from Jr High and High School had the book, and I haven't seen him in about 6 or 7 years. My gut says it might have been necromancy and abjuration, but I am far from certain. It is possible that they didn't have opposition schools. I know that they had a rougher XP chart than regular wizards (3000 xp for level 1 as opposed to 2500) so with the exponential growth of required xp they really leveled slowly. They had all sorts of oddities, so I wouldn't put no opposition schools past them. They basically got every time-related spell from the normal wizard list at 1 spell level lower. 2nd level slow was pretty sweet. 8th level time stop would be sweet if you ever got to that level.
Shadowfax7 01-22-07, 04:10 PM	I don't remember off the top of my head, and I cannot look it up, sadly. My DM from Jr High and High School had the book, and I haven't seen him in about 6 or 7 years.Thanx anyway. I was just curious.