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Types of Magic

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 4:59 pm
by Rogerd
What are the different types of magic, and in which books are they in?

Obviously Palladium Fantasy.

But what other types of magic are there, and where?

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Sun Feb 26, 2023 10:23 pm
by Grazzik
Depends what setting you are playing. If thinking megaversally, you may want to start your search with...

The Book of Magic for Rifts. It has a wide selection of various, but not all, magic types.
The counterpart for PFRPG is the Mysteries of Magic.
For Nightbane, go to World Book 3 - Through the Glass Darkly.

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 9:33 am
by ShadowLogan
Island on the Edge of the World (PF 1E) has Crystal Magic (sort of a psionic crystal tech)

Rifts Book of Magic collects examples from various Rifts books into a single source up to around WB22/SoT series, but not always in depth
-African Magics (WB4, Ceremonial and Witch))
-Biomancy (WB6, IINM it might also be in a PF title)
-Blue Flame Magic (WB9)
-Bio-Wizardry (WB2, WB21, possibly smatterings in other WBs from Atlantis)
-Cloud Magic (WB14)
-Conjuring (WB16, also in a PF title)
-Dolphin Magic (WB7)
-Elemental Magic (CB1o, also in PF2E main book)
-Koallyte Shaping (WB7)
-Russian Magics (WB19): Living Fire, Nature, Spoiling
-Nazca Line Magic (WB6)
-Necromancy (WB4, WB19 added to the list, can be found in a PF title)
-Ocean Magic (WB7)
-Native American (WB15, WB20): Shamanistic and Inuit Magic
-Stone Magic (WB2), also includes Pyramid Technology
-Tattoo Magic (WB2, WB21 added to the list)
-Temporal Magic (WB3)
-Whale Singer (WB7)
-Rune Weapons (PF2E, WB2, D&G, WB21, WB7, WB8)
-Techno-Wizard (RMB, gear from various books)
-Herb Magic (WB3)
-Millennium Tree (WB3, WB8, I'd be surprised if it wasn't also in a PF title)

Additional Rifts books:
-WB26 introduces Eco-Wizardry, a variant of TW
-DB13 introduces Space Magic
-Secrets of the Atlanteans has a form of Crystal Magic
-SB3 has the Tarno Crystal (a gem that alters the properties of metals)
-MercAdventures SB, IIRC, has Combat Magic
-WB12/WB30 has the Bubble Maker RCC (unique magic type, though they are closer to psionic in nature than magic IMHO)
-Dragons & Gods (a PF title to) has additional Rune Magic features, plus Defic Magic

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 2:22 am
by Curbludgeon
Many of these are also found, at least in part, in Rifts Book of Magic. This list doesn't include "optional" stuff from Rifter, such as Song and Blade Magic.
Spoiler:
Invocation: Rifts Ultimate Edition, multiple other sources
African Ceremonial Magic: Rifts World Book 4: Africa (note there is considerable overlap between these and Tribal Shaman Chants in Palladium Fantasy RPG Book 3: Adventures on the High Seas)
African Witch: Rifts World Book 4: Africa
Biomancy: Rifts World Books 6: South America 1 and 32: Lemuria
Blue Flame: Rifts World Book 9:South America 2
Chi: Mystic China
Chaos: Chaos Earth Sourcebook 2: Rise of Magic
Cloud: Rifts World Book 14: New West
Combat: Rifts: Mercenary Adventures
Conjuring: Rifts World Book 16: Federation of Magic (also found in Palladium Fantasy RPG 10: Mount Nimro)
Crystal: Rifts Dimension Book 15: Secrets of the Atlanteans
Cybermagic: Nightbane World Book 3: Through the Glass Darkly
Demon: Rifts Dimension Book 12: Phase World: Dimensional Outbreak
Diabolism: Palladium Fantasy RPG
Dolphin: Rifts World Book 7: Underseas
Eco Wizardry: Rifts World Book 26: Dinosaur Swamp
Elemental: PFRPG, Rifts Conversion Book 1 (not the revised), additional spells in PFRPG books and perhaps elsewhere
Fleshsculptor: Nightbane World Book 3: Through the Glass Darkly
Frost: Rifter 70
Herb: Rifts World Book 3: England
Hunting: Rifts Vampire Sourcebook
Korallyte Shaping: Rifts World Book 7: Underseas
Life Force: Palladium Fantasy RPG 10: Mount Nimro
Living Fire: Rifts World Book 18: Mystic Russia
Mirror: Nightbane World Book 3: Through the Glass Darkly
Mortificant Arts: Rifter 50
Mystic Kuznya: Rifts World Book 18: Mystic Russia
Nature: Rifts World Book 18: Mystic Russia
Nazca Line: Rifts World Book 9:South America 2
Necromancy: Rifts World Books 4: Africa, 18: Mystic Russia, and "official" spells in a couple of Rifters
Ocean: Rifts World Books 8: Underseas and 32: Lemuria
Pyromancy: Rifter 82
Rainmaker: Rifts World Book 4: Africa
Shamanic/Shamanistic: Rifts World Book 15: Spirit West (see also "Inuit" Magic in Rifts World Book 20: Canada
Shadow: Rifts Dimension Book 15: Secrets of the Atlanteans (with several spells originally found in Palladium Fantasy RPG 12: Library of Bletherad)
Rune: PFRPG, Rifts World Book 2: Atlantis, examples found elsewhere, including lesser versions
Soulmancy: Rifts World Book 35: Megaverse in Flames
Space: Rifts Dimension Book 13: Phase World: Fleets of the Three Galaxies Sourcebook
Spoiling: Rifts World Book 18: Mystic Russia
Star: Rifter 50
Summoning: Palladium Fantasy RPG
Tattoo: Rifts World Books 2: Atlantis and 21: Splynn Dimensional Market, Dimensional Book 15: Secrets of the Atlanteans
Techno Wizardy: Rifts Ultimate Edition
Temporal: Rifts World Book 3: England (with a couple spells in Dimensional Book 13:Phase World Fleets of the Three Galaxies
Whalesong: Rifts World Book 7: Underseas

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 3:35 pm
by thorr-kan
We need a sticky article titled "Time of Thousand Magics" and indexing magic types from across Palladium's RPGs.

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Thu Mar 09, 2023 9:51 pm
by taalismn
thorr-kan wrote:We need a sticky article titled "Time of Thousand Magics" and indexing magic types from across Palladium's RPGs.



With attached sections for Rifter-published schools and another for Forum-posted schools.

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:03 pm
by thorr-kan
taalismn wrote:
thorr-kan wrote:We need a sticky article titled "Time of Thousand Magics" and indexing magic types from across Palladium's RPGs.

With attached sections for Rifter-published schools and another for Forum-posted schools.

You keep that filthy fanfic off my pristine canon! :)

Nah, each of those needs a *separate* sticky article, for ease of indexing. There's enough people keep asking for each that I think they'd be worthwhile.

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Sat Mar 11, 2023 3:58 pm
by Library Ogre
What y'all want is a database, or at least a well-organized spreadsheet.

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 11:33 pm
by The Beast
I got a spreadsheet.

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 2:28 am
by eliakon
Library Ogre wrote:What y'all want is a database, or at least a well-organized spreadsheet.

I'm working on it.
I just need a go/no go from Kevin and Sean on if they want it, or if I can release it publicly.

Re: Types of Magic

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 6:26 pm
by drewkitty ~..~
taalismn wrote:
thorr-kan wrote:We need a sticky article titled "Time of Thousand Magics" and indexing magic types from across Palladium's RPGs.



With attached sections for Rifter-published schools and another for Forum-posted schools.

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