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A '''spell school''' is the category to which a spell belongs.  A spell may belong to more than one school, but spells that belong to one elemental school will never belong to that element's opposition school. The more schools a spell belongs to, the more [[skill]] and [[XP]] will be needed to train to achieve facility with that spell: spell casting success is based on the average of the spell's schools' skills.
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A '''spell school''' is the category to which a spell belongs.  A spell may belong to one, two or three schools. The more schools a spell belongs to, the more [[skill]] and [[XP]] will be needed to train to achieve facility with that spell: spell casting success is based on the average of the spell's schools' skills.
  
 
The spell schools currently extant are:
 
The spell schools currently extant are:
 
*[[Hexes]]
 
*[[Hexes]]
*[[Charms]]
 
 
*[[Summonings]]
 
*[[Summonings]]
 
*[[Necromancy]]
 
*[[Necromancy]]
 
*[[Translocations]]
 
*[[Translocations]]
 
*[[Transmutations]]
 
*[[Transmutations]]
*[[Fire Magic]] (elemental)
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*[[Fire Magic]]
*[[Ice Magic]] (elemental)
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*[[Ice Magic]]
*[[Air Magic]] (elemental)
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*[[Air Magic]]
*[[Earth Magic]] (elemental)
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*[[Earth Magic]]
 
*[[Poison Magic]]
 
*[[Poison Magic]]
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==History==
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*In [[0.26]], the [[Charms]] spell school was removed.
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*Prior to [[0.15]], there was an aptitude penalty for training opposed elemental magic schools (Fire/Ice and Air/Earth).
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*In [[0.8]], the [[Enchantments]] school of magic was split into [[Charms]] and [[Hexes]].
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*Prior to [[0.6]], the [[Divinations]] spell school existed.
  
 
==See also==
 
==See also==

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A spell school is the category to which a spell belongs. A spell may belong to one, two or three schools. The more schools a spell belongs to, the more skill and XP will be needed to train to achieve facility with that spell: spell casting success is based on the average of the spell's schools' skills.

The spell schools currently extant are:

History

  • In 0.26, the Charms spell school was removed.
  • Prior to 0.15, there was an aptitude penalty for training opposed elemental magic schools (Fire/Ice and Air/Earth).
  • In 0.8, the Enchantments school of magic was split into Charms and Hexes.
  • Prior to 0.6, the Divinations spell school existed.

See also

List of spells by school