Description
Spellcasting Classes
Most, but not all, of the Adventuring Classes in Alyria can utilize some form of magic in their day-to-day lives and during combat situations. Those classes are as follows:
Wizard Wizards are powerful and versatile magic-users. They utilize scrolls, spellbooks, and reagents in their magic. To activate their spells, Wizards use the CAST command.
Witch Witches prefer the more subtle arts of hexes, jinxes, and curses. They also specialize in conjuring and controlling spirits. They utilize scrolls, spellbooks, and reagents in their magic. To activate their spells, Witches use the CAST command.
Druid Druid magic is closely attuned with the natural world, and invoke or evoke primal elemental forces to produce effects. While Druids have no need for spellbooks or scrolls in order to cast their spells, they do utilize reagents in their magic. Druids use the INVOKE and EVOKE commands.
Priest Priests worship a specific Power and can channel the holy energy to produce miraculous effects in the world. They utilize scrolls, spellbooks, and reagents in their magic. To activate their spells, Priests use the CAST command.
Shaman Shamans are very similar to Priests in that they can call upon a lot of the same Powers and can produce similar effects. They utilize scrolls, spellbooks, and reagents in their magic. To activate their spells, Shamans use the CAST command.
Psionic Psionics are practiced in the powers of the mind and as such can produce most of their effects silently (before the target realizes they are casting). Psionic magic does not require the use of scrolls, spellbooks, since the power comes directly from the mind of the Psionic and not external forces. Psionics do however use special focusing reagents. To activate their spells, Psionics use the CAST command.
Ranger Rangers are closely attuned to the cycles and voices of nature, and can make use of many Wizard spells as well as herbalism. They utilize scrolls, spellbooks, reagents, and herbs in their magic. To activate their spells, Rangers use the CAST command. To produce magical herbal mixtures, Rangers make use magical herbs, a mortar and pestle, and the MIX command.
Paladin Paladins are holy knights and while their primary focus is spiritual salvation, they have some of the same powers as Priests and Shamans, as well as a few skills known only to Paladins. They utilize scrolls, spellbooks, and reagents in their magic. To activate their spells, Paladins use the CAST command.
Bard Bards make use of a special form of musical magic, in which they produce effects through magical instruments (and in some cases, rhyming vocals). Bards require a musical instrument for their magic, and use the PLAY command to produce effects.
Monk Monks have magical training in both wizardly magic and herbalism magic, but limit their expertise to fewer effects in order to hone their fighting skills as well. They utilize scrolls, spellbooks, magical herbs, and reagents in their magic. To activate their spells, Monks use the CAST command. To produce magical herbal mixtures, Monks make use magical herbs, a mortar and pestle, and the MIX command.