Open and Exclusive Spell Magic.
Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 10:19 pm
Okay I've been going through the Rifts Book of Magic, trying to figure out which types of magic are Exclusive (as in can only be learned by specific OCCs) and which ones are Open (can be learned by many OCCs). The reason for this is that some of my players wish to expand beyond the normal Incantations they commonly learn (such as into Necro-Magic). I figured that if I knew which types of magic can be learned by various practioners and which ones are Exclusive to specific OCCs, I'd be more able to accomidte my players.
Note- this only inculdes forms of magic that contain actual spells, not special abilities that use PPE to power (or other limiting forms pow magical power).
So far the I've noted the following Exclusive forms of magic: Biomancy, Bio-Wizardry, Cloud Magic, Dolphin Magic, Elemental Magic, Korallyte Shaping (can be used by some full Wizards), Living Fire Magic, Nature Magic, Ocean Magic, Native America Shamanistic Magic, Spoiling Magic, Whale Singer Spellsongs.
The following forms of magic are open to any Practicioner of magic (that can learn spells at any time): Blue Flame (must learn from Larhold Barbarians), Invocations, Nazcan Line Magic, Necro-Magic, Rift/Ley Line magic, Temporal Magic.
Now I know that the Book of Magic does not contain all know forms of magic (not even all the forms practiced on Rifts Earth). If there is any form of magic that I've missed (including forms not known to Rifts Earth), fell free to add them to the list (state the type of magic, wheter it is exclusive or open*, and which book the magic can be found in). It doesn't matter how rare the magic is, just that there is some chance that a group of adventureres could stumble across it at some point (even if they have to rift to another place/world to do so).
*Note- in order for a magic to be considered open, it must state that it is able to be leared by practicioners of magic other than the OCC that most commonly uses it (if if such practioners have to pay higher PPE costs than the usuall OCC). Additionally, like above, it must have actual spells, not powers activated by PPE.
Note- this only inculdes forms of magic that contain actual spells, not special abilities that use PPE to power (or other limiting forms pow magical power).
So far the I've noted the following Exclusive forms of magic: Biomancy, Bio-Wizardry, Cloud Magic, Dolphin Magic, Elemental Magic, Korallyte Shaping (can be used by some full Wizards), Living Fire Magic, Nature Magic, Ocean Magic, Native America Shamanistic Magic, Spoiling Magic, Whale Singer Spellsongs.
The following forms of magic are open to any Practicioner of magic (that can learn spells at any time): Blue Flame (must learn from Larhold Barbarians), Invocations, Nazcan Line Magic, Necro-Magic, Rift/Ley Line magic, Temporal Magic.
Now I know that the Book of Magic does not contain all know forms of magic (not even all the forms practiced on Rifts Earth). If there is any form of magic that I've missed (including forms not known to Rifts Earth), fell free to add them to the list (state the type of magic, wheter it is exclusive or open*, and which book the magic can be found in). It doesn't matter how rare the magic is, just that there is some chance that a group of adventureres could stumble across it at some point (even if they have to rift to another place/world to do so).
*Note- in order for a magic to be considered open, it must state that it is able to be leared by practicioners of magic other than the OCC that most commonly uses it (if if such practioners have to pay higher PPE costs than the usuall OCC). Additionally, like above, it must have actual spells, not powers activated by PPE.