[crossfire] Spellcasting skills definition

[David Hurst]

I'm well aware of the definitions of the words but frankly trying to define
'magic' is a bit fraught at the best of times. I based those definitions on
what spells were actually assigned to the skills in game. I'm quite happy
to shuffle them around though if people don't mind. icestorm into sorcery,
create food into evocation.. etc.

Saru

On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 4:29 PM, Ruben Safir <ruben at mrbrklyn.com> wrote:

> what?
> On Sun, Aug 20, 2017 at 04:53:04PM +1000, David Hurst wrote:
> > Hi all,
> >
> > I'm working on improving the messages that players get in general. Today
> I
> > was working on spell messages which are provided when learning spells
> (new)
> > and viewing learnt spells via the spell menu (commit #20501).
> >
> > While working on this I noticed some odd places for spells such as ball
> > lightning in evocation (all other lightning is in pyromancy) and large
> > bullet in evocation while bullet is in sorcery. These may simply be typos
> > but I noticed that we don't appear to have defined what these skills
> > actually represent anywhere server side (there might be some definitions
> > client side I haven't noticed?). I also notice that the current
> information
> > on our website is very out of date and doesn't include skills like
> > pyromancy.
> >
> > I am thinking about adding these definitions to the skills and presenting
> > them to players when they learn the skills and updating all relevant
> > documentation (in game, wiki, website).
> >
> > Based on the way spells are currently classified, and without getting too
> > academic, I thought the following broad definitions might work:
> >
> > Evocation - Spells that remove energy (cold spells, poison, draining?,
> > depletion?)
>
> That is not what the word means...
>
> > Sorcery - Spells that create things (physical damage, food,
> strengthening)
> .... Um what?  That is the definition of the work Evoke and in
> Evocation.
>
> > Pyromancy - Spells that add energy (fire, lightning, light)
> > Summoning - Spells that call and control monsters (golems, pets, etc)
> > Praying - Spells gifted by channeling your gods wishes through prayer
> >
> > Thoughts?
>
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