Headcanon 2: Electric Boogaloo

Argent Dawn
1901

Thanks.

Now I want it.

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1902

Every Light priest be like https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/fireemblem/images/7/7d/Ferd-oliver.png/revision/latest?cb=20160530163711

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1903

Can’t wait for a few expansions from now when they are done eliminating all differences from the magic schools, and choosing your class becomes like choosing your original ME3 story ending.

Top tier storytelling right there.

1904

Unironically my 2nd priest as soon as I get that beautifully edgy Stormsong set

fat evil priests are based

1905

Tbf there isn’t any difference between the magic schools at the moment anyways. All of them can heal, harm, teleport, portal, summon, power technology, corrupted, uncorrupt, etc… Only difference atm is the color of the spells and the source… :frowning:

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1906

If I recall magic schools are for arcane magic and they are categorized by highborne to make arcane more easy to learn. So basicly it doesnt mean a thing.

Imo what matters is the casting method (intelligence based arcane casting or faith based divine casting, for example) and the source (ley lines, death, holy light, void).

1907

It makes sense that the Light can permanently stop something from moving, as that’s a pretty good way of controlling chaos.

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1908

I could be wrong, but I was under the impression that the Kirin Tor categorized Arcane magic.

That aside, I think you can apply “schools of magic” to all types of magic. Not all schools will match every type, but you could be an abjurer using the Arcane or the Light etc. Whereas you may have difficulty placing any Light based spells under transmutation, or arcane spells under a healing school.

1909

If we go by DnD. Yes you can. Removing a disease or curse would be abjuration, a blast of healing would be evocation and Resurrection is necromancy.

However that much effort hasn’t been put into WoWs schools, never mind consistency. Such as what’d the arcane mind magic would be, what’d be called enchantment in DnD. Like we can see Azshara use in her fight.

Currently there’s more emphasis on the mage specializations than schools.

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1910

Well there is an enchanting school of arcane magic lorewise. And we know that other forms of magic can also be used to enchant things.

What I’m trying to say, though, is that the “schools of magic” are just an in lore way to categorize magic by mortals. But arcane is arcane. I doubt the Titans would classify them, for example.
Same for the other sources of magic. They don’t have to be categorized, but they could very well be.

1911

I really dislike the new wow cosmology. Like, realllly dislike. If there is one thing i could bin completely from WoW without second thought it would be that.

Shadow=Void is the biggest buffoon move since ever.

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1912

Diseases are conjuration, ftr: https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/removeDisease.htm

Ditto for this.
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/raiseDead.htm
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/resurrection.htm
https://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/trueResurrection.htm

1913

hard agree

Most of the Void storyline starts falling apart because of it - especially the Void Elves’ story.

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1914

It pretty much makes everything shadow related pre-Legion fall apart.

1915

wow, 3.5

I’m more used to 5e.
lesser restoration is abjuration

revivify and true resurrection are necromancy.
Can’t write links. Hrm.

1916

Correct, however wows enchantment isn’t similar to the one I referenced. Currently in wow charms and mind magic doesn’t have a school. sorry for the confusion.

Especially the old gods I would say, before they whispered to you in a eldritch horror fashion, now it seems to be a randomly generated whisper box tied to the magic itself.

1917

Regardless of whether the new cosmology is good or not, I think we can all agree that Blizzard should probably try to put in a little more effort into its in-game execution.

Like sure it’s very cute you’re now saying that decay is its own school but I’m preeeetty sure that all DK’s spells are still classified as shadow magic in-game. Maybe make it is its own school? Dunno, just food for thought, Blizz…

1918

But then they’d have to think about adding Decay Resistance as a stat/racial, and oof, that’s a lotta work. Can we just not? Seems easier.

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1919

Don’t worry Elenthas, you’re just a player (afaik), Blizzard isn’t gonna make you do any work. Unless they’re gonna conscript us as game devs…? :fearful:

1920

Seems like a distinction without a difference - like separating out a mage’s fire damage with a shaman’s.

Like, yeah you could - but why? Shadow damage is a game mechanic