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Aryalómë
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 20 Jul 2013 : 13:57:09
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Mysticism is one of my favourite schools of magic in The Elder Scrolls world and I'm wondering if there's anything similar to it in D&D. For those of you who don't know, Mysticism is a school of magic that can unravel the mysteries of the universe and magic.
Here's an official description of it:
The school of Mysticism can unravel the mysteries of the universe if properly applied. It can also tell you what is around the next corner, lying in wait for a hapless adventurer to wander by. Mysticism is one of the Schools of Magic. Mysticism was first developed by the Psijic Order*, long before there was a name for it.
The Psijic Order (or PSJJJJ) is an Altmeri (High Elven) monastic order or mages. It's also the oldest monastic order on Tamriel.
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 20 Jul 2013 : 16:22:28
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The only "school" of Mysticism that I can think of at the moment that even comes close to what exists in The Elder Scrolls... would be the Mysticism system of magic that was used in the SAGA rules-set for the DRAGONLANCE campaign-era and beyond, into the 3e rules published by Sovereign Press.
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silverwolfer
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Posted - 20 Jul 2013 : 20:12:35
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one of the 3e prc's is called a mystic wanderer, and very unique for what it does, up to including gem magic and a few other oddities for a CHA based caster.
The majority of things in mystisim go by theses
Detect Life
Soul Trap
Dispel
Spell Absorption
Reflect Damage
Telekinesis
Reflect Spell
Those are all easily reproduced affects with most editions spell choices, besides 4e. If you want to reproduce soul trap and such, the gem magic system that mystic wander can use, is a great combination of reflecting that, before you get into high level spell choices. |
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Ayrik
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 20 Jul 2013 : 22:03:13
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| There are also the Mystic kit in 2E PHBR4: Complete Wizard's Handbook and the Mystic subclass/variant wizard in "2.5E" Player's Option: Spells & Magic. Anecdotally, I've found most players tend to overlook these options because they don't feel the restrictions/tradeoffs are worth the gains, at least not in comparison with other exotic wizard types. |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 21 Jul 2013 : 03:26:09
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You can almost turn the Meta-magic Feats into a type school of mysticism, since they enhance existing capabilties.
There was a Mystic class in Legends & Lore, IIRC (It was in the Vedic/India section, also IIRC).*
I was going to use Mysticism a lot when we were working on a K-T netbook project, but that never panned-out. I was going to use it as a type of magic-enhancing psionics (it what folks like Ninjas and Yogi would use in lieu of 'real' magic).
Some Incarnum stuff might work well for a Mystic.
*EDIT: It was actually called the Ascetic - I just checked. It was kinda mystical (like a cross between a priest and mage). |
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Mysticism in D&D?
