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On the world of Oberon magic is a type of vital force that can be called upon by suitably gifted or favoured individuals in order to create some effect that may replicate, exceed or replace some form of physical act.
On the world of Oberon, '''Magic''' is a type of vital force that can be called upon by suitably gifted or favoured individuals in order to create some effect that may replicate, exceed or replace some form of physical act.
 


==Types of Magic==
==Types of Magic==
Magic can be broadly classified into one of the following broad areas (click on the links provided for further descriptions):
*[[Divine Magic]]
*[[Planar Magic]]
*[[Arcane Magic]]
*[[Elemental Magic]]
*[[Nature Magic]]
*[[Shadow Magic]]


Magic can be broadly classified into one of the following broad areas:
Note that the above list is '''not''' a hierarchy of magical power. Each form of magical power is broadly equivalent to any other in terms of raw strength although each type of power brings certain limitations in scope.
*Divine Magic
*Planar Magic
*Arcane Magic
*Elemental Magic
*Nature Magic
*Shadow Magic


These are further described below.


Practitioners of one type of magic are not necessarily limited only to that type. Many individuals learn more than one type of magic throughout their career but few of these people every master it as well as someone who specialised in an area could.
Practitioners of one type of magic are not necessarily limited only to that type. Many individuals learn more than one type of magic throughout their career but few of these people every master it as well as someone who specialised in an area could.


===Divine Magic===
==Summary==
 
[[File:Magic.png|thumb|250px|left|Magic]]
The Gods of Oberon are a strange, fickle collection of entities who take some perverse pleasure (or duty) in meddling with it the affairs of mortals. Any entity that is of least "Ascended" status in the [[Divinity Hierarchy|hierarchy]] of divine beings is able to influence the mortal realm by granting the power to cast a specific form of power called 'divine magic'.
 
===Planar Magic===

Latest revision as of 20:28, 12 October 2024

On the world of Oberon, Magic is a type of vital force that can be called upon by suitably gifted or favoured individuals in order to create some effect that may replicate, exceed or replace some form of physical act.


Types of Magic

Magic can be broadly classified into one of the following broad areas (click on the links provided for further descriptions):


Note that the above list is not a hierarchy of magical power. Each form of magical power is broadly equivalent to any other in terms of raw strength although each type of power brings certain limitations in scope.


Practitioners of one type of magic are not necessarily limited only to that type. Many individuals learn more than one type of magic throughout their career but few of these people every master it as well as someone who specialised in an area could.

Summary

Magic