arguskos
2008-08-19, 01:52 AM
I don't know anywhere else to put this idea, so I'll put it here.
So, the basic premise is that there are two categories of magic in the world:
Common magic is the stuff in the PHB. All mages, druids, clerics, etc have access to it, if they would normally (ie. mages can select from common magic spells at level-up, druids/clerics have access to all their common magic spells, etc).
Hidden magic is... well, everything else. This means all spells that are not cleared as common magic by the DM and must be found/researched independently by casters.
I know this is pretty much second nature to some people (me included), but I thought I'd get some feedback on the basic premise. For example, hidden spells would have the [hidden] subtype, just to mark that they aren't your average spells, and maybe someone could make a hidden spell that worked like an anti-magic field, but only for common spells, or whatever. I think it might have merit, and wondered if anyone else agreed.
-argus
So, the basic premise is that there are two categories of magic in the world:
Common magic is the stuff in the PHB. All mages, druids, clerics, etc have access to it, if they would normally (ie. mages can select from common magic spells at level-up, druids/clerics have access to all their common magic spells, etc).
Hidden magic is... well, everything else. This means all spells that are not cleared as common magic by the DM and must be found/researched independently by casters.
I know this is pretty much second nature to some people (me included), but I thought I'd get some feedback on the basic premise. For example, hidden spells would have the [hidden] subtype, just to mark that they aren't your average spells, and maybe someone could make a hidden spell that worked like an anti-magic field, but only for common spells, or whatever. I think it might have merit, and wondered if anyone else agreed.
-argus