This article is about the school of magic in This Used To Be About Dungeons. For mages in Worth the Candle, see Magic.
Wizards are magic-users who train in the creation of mana constructs.
Mechanics[]
Wizards get their power - known as mana - from large stones which are dug up from the ground (and may be given to or purchased by a wizard.) They then divide their personal mana between both permanent spell constructs, and their personal pool of energy to power them. Although there is an element of personal skill involved in this mana pool, it is largely independent of Elevation.[1]
Wizards have the ability to see magic, somewhat like a Sorcerer, and like a sorcerer this ability improves over time - although inconsistently.[2]
History[]
Ancient History[]
Wizards and Sorcerers were once considered enemies.[citation needed]
References[]
- ↑ “Most things will die to a single beam of concentrated power, or a blast, or whatever else I have configured. And it’s less dangerous for wizards, because the elevation metric doesn’t take into account our mana load.” “I don’t even know what that is,” said Mizuki. “It’s, ah, sort of the basic unit of wizardry?” he asked. “Our overall ability to have a large pool and good constructions? Though there are elements of personal skill that limit it too.” Mizuki shook her head. “Mana is like … a currency,” said Kell. “There are large stones that are pulled up from the ground and given out to wizards, or in some cases purchased, which is where we get our power from. We can spend that currency on either constructions, which do things on their own, or on power for the pool of available mana, which is the, or a, reservoir. So the currency ends up having ah, two sections, I guess.” “But it doesn’t matter how much you bring into a dungeon?” asked Mizuki. “It doesn’t affect elevation?” “You’d have to ask Alfric,” said Kell. “He’s the dungeon guy, right? Even Vertex seems to think so.” - Chapter 91: Liferaft
- ↑ “If it’s got magic, I can’t see it yet,” Mizuki volunteered. “I actually think my magic sight is getting a bit better, which is weird.” A sorcerer or wizard’s acuity tended to increase with elevation, though it was, unhelpfully, not a constant. - Chapter 44: Care Package