However, as Spheres of Power is, by definition, designed for those who wish to augment the standard rules, these abilities are listed here as optional rules, so that they may be used or discarded as the game demands and the players and GM see fit. Using Advanced Magicįor the most part, there is nothing included in the Advanced Magic section that is beyond the scope and capabilities of many spells included in the standard magic system. In many ways, advanced magic is more about story-telling than tactical combat, providing players and GMs with tools with which they may alter the face of their gaming world, crafting it after their own image. Advanced Magic, on the other hand, deals with magic on a grand scale transportation, resurrection, and other magical effects that may drastically alter the way a world functions and how a plotline advances. With some exceptions, the spheres found in Basic Magic deal with the game on a small-scale how are combats fought, how are wounds healed, etc. After all, a world where the rich can have themselves brought back to life after an assassination is very different from one where death is final, and a game where players need vehicles, healing kits, and a network of spies is vastly different from one where players can simply scry on the enemy, teleport to its location, destroy it with magic, and then bring it back from the dead later for questioning. Likewise, in some adventures heroes might need to search ancient libraries to find the answers to their questions, while in others, priests may directly petition their deities at any time, gaining greater knowledge than what is available through mortal means alone.Įach of the examples listed above could produce a great world for adventuring, but each choice carries with it many repercussions as to which plot lines may be implemented and how the setting can be developed.

In some worlds, wandering heroes must trek to distant lands, while in others, teleportation rituals are always available for those with the money to afford them. Magic is the heart of the fantasy experience and influences everything from setting to plot to game style.

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