Athasian magic:
Arcane Magic:
It's quite less common in Athas than in other worlds. And this is because, that AM have a negative effect on living things; Magic derives directly from the life force of the surrounding ecosystem. Past Abuses in the use of AM are the main reason why Athas is a desolate wasteland now a days. As a consequence two "magic schools" have been created.
Defilers, those obsessed with the power that magic can bring to them, and don't care about their consequences. A low level defiler can kill surrounding plants, when cast spells, But a High level defliter can kill surrounding animals and persons.
Preservers, those have interest in arcane knowledge, but use magic with moderation, trying don't make irreparable damage to the enviroment.The Veiled Alliance, an underground organization of preservers with resistance cells in all city states and most major villages, is bent on the destruction of the defiling Sorcerer-Kings.
However Most ordinary people on Athas don't know that preservers exist and treat all arcane spellcasters as defilers, responsible for the destruction of Athas.
A part from this Arcane Magic works like in other campaings. But spells that summon outsiders should be forbidden or replaced by elemental creatures.
Divine Magic:
Gods don't exist in Athas, and never will do.
Druids receive their powers from nature itself. Druids must also choose between humanity and elemental transformation (becoming a "spirit of the land") when reaching 20th level
Elemental clerics worship, one of the elements, fire, water, earth, air, and receive their powers from the elemental planes. They are quite similar to a common cleric, however they only have available elemental & paraelemental domains
Templars are those who worship and served to one of the dragon kings, they receive their powers from their own dragon king. I have read, that this is possible because, a residual consequence from the ritual that begun the metamorphosis of the dragon kings, which created a link between the Dragon kings and a plane know as "The Black". Even dragon kings aren't conscious of this Link. I have read that it was created accidentally. and any, now a days, defiler who starts the dragon metamorphosis won't be able to give powers to anybody
A part from this Divine magic works like in other campaigns. But spells that summon outsiders should be forbidden or replaced by elemental creatures.
Psionic
Athas is the world of psionic, it's as common as arcane magic in other campaigns. Most of the Athas creatures have some psionic skill. There are psionic schools in all of the city states.
Psionic is a basic class available for players, also there is the wild psionic variation. I don't know well the difference between both, but I think that, it must be something similar to the difference between a wizard and a sorcerer.
Modifié par Shemsu-Heru, 27 novembre 2013 - 09:48 .
