I think the most natural form of magic is ritual magic. Keep in mind you don't need spell slots to ritual cast so a big bar has been lowered to be able to cast magic if you are ritual casting. My thinking is most magic is still very ritualized. That you can't get away from this. But you can internalize it. This is what spell slots allow. Instead of a long, external ritual to perform the magic you are doing an abbreviated version where the load of the ritual is put on the mage. They use their own mental fortitude and spiritual power to perform those critical aspects within themselves so they can get away with a faster casting. This, of course, puts a big burden on the mage. A burden that would be carried by the world itself if it was cast in what is seen as ritual magic. It is a trade off. The mage takes the burden unto themselves so to achieve faster casting times. But obviously there are still a lot of extra things a wizard has to do. He has components that resonate with the frequency they wish to invoke. They have gestures to help with the accuracy of their directions. Words to gives the magic the direction it needs to perform the task. So why not their garb is also part of this whole thing in some way? Wearing charms and bangles that aid in getting the right magically wavelength caught up in your casting. But integrated in a way that seems nothing more than bizzare fashion sense.

John dee

What about the dark sword, there's a nice piece of work.

Ha ha! Yes, wizards are nerds (so hot right now)

Bruce Wayne would make a dangerous wizard, than..........

@@sagesheahan6732 I tell every wizard newbie to "play magic batman". Works pretty well

Nice

Loving this sir! I've enjoyed so many of your videos and look forward to more from you.

You mention tales from the yawning portal, what dud you use it for. just curious. Looking forward to the next one.

Quite a few anime do this too. First one that comes to mind is Overlord.

results may vary

I mean, I would kill many a creature for a DM as knowledgeable and experienced.

"make a dex save"

You are not alone, and I am somewhat amazed, but very appreciative of your attention, if I spark an urge in people to get into the hobby for the first time, or get back into it again, I would consider that a tremendous success. :)

God_King _Wolf same here

Haha, same dude Nice to know I'm not alone out here

yeah, I learn so much from your videos. Like the +1 magic weapons... how have not heard of that...?

Well that was the old, original concept, just thought it was interesting to bring it up, as perhaps not many people have read those original dragon magazines.

Certainly!

Yes, the far realm is mainly psychic in nature, that is one of the main themes of it, so, you can see how the far realm would tempt a wizard, with the promise of bridging the gaps in understanding, providing the precognitive and intuitive leaps to greater avenues of arcane power, navigating the mechanics of the cosmos by feel, rather than wrote formula... but.. how awesomely dangerous and corrupting the far realm is, we know full well. *Beware, young apprentice, the prismatic dimensions of the outer reach, the far flung vibrational planes of discordant mind.. through them you may indeed gain rapid ascent to power, but with a shattered mind, and mutated body. *

I am not sure if it is connected lore wise, but Nothic is supposed to be a wizard inflicted with a curse by certain knowledge. Or maybe the reliance on incomplete knowledge create a glitch that makes an aberration like a gibbering mouther, or mimic. They get so caught up in their theories, that like some of their strange habits it can become detached from their normal reality. Which maybe Modrone are supposed to keep in check, their march being like a system update for reality of what wizards might observe and create.

Noximus Jamaicanus Wait til I get started!

Some time this week if all goes according to plan.

Elric Engquist yeah, I have a request to include tech mages in this series, such as the artificers of Lantan.

and since each steel could have varying capabilities then the enchanted damage would be built into it

I should point out this was the original concept of magic bonus points, but I would not put much thought into it these days, I just considered it an interesting bit of historic trivia.

@@immortalwolf3055 still when it comes to Lower Plane Fiends, that can only be harmed by good align weapons. Going to Lawful Good " Seven Heavens," to cold forge out an iron sword, weapon to lay the Smack Down on a demon from the Abyss couldn't hurt the maker to much.

If these are what ypu seek then I advise you to read Jack Vance's " The Dying Earth" series and the rest of his works. In a world so far into the future the sun is almost dead, wizards seek to find a way to preserve the human race, or just mess with stuff. It's got everything you mentioned: Spirits the size of a thumb that play a concordant melody that invigorates the minds of whoever here them, A wine that when Drank elevates all senses to the magnificence of the Upper Realms so the drinker may comprehend greater infinities, Chambers that dilute the passage of time and space so one may meditate for eons in a single day. It fits DnD amazing, which is fairly obvious when you realise that it's the main inspiration Gygax took and used for Wizards in DnD. Vancian Magic (spellslots) comes from the author, the way spells are named are also from Vance: "Mordecainan's Magnificent Mansion" compared to "Phandells Discriminating Barrier" Some spells and items are pure expys from his work: "The Excellent Prismatic Spray" and of course "Ioun Stones". Try it out, it's got the best wizards in fiction in my opinion.

Thanks Ratt611

Actually that is perfectly in tune with the situations of the D&D realms, in the case of Forgotten Realms, the Dawn War and how reality got messed up, almost broken on two occasions.. the incursion of the Far Realm when the living gate was smashed, and when Tharizdun used the shard of evil to create the Abyss, which was a calamity for (at least) 666 different dimensions.. so yes, reality is most assuredly weakened in the D&D world, and the bicycle\octopus terrors lurk on the borders, going 'scratch scratch scratch' :D

Might even be a part three, we shall see where inspiration and sources lead us.

Would be a godsend. I play D&D rarely, but I do multiversal roleplay and I have for the last 20 years. D&D is one of the bases for validity because it is more developed in the concepts as opposed to a modern day anime. With that, I have devoted an unmeasured amount of time to my studies of lore and how the things work beyond just game mechanics, which is why it is so important to me.

so, no pressure then :D

Only as much as we make it. :P

I'm not a big Disney fan.

AJ Pickett. I was pretty sure Daffy was licenced under Warner Brothers and not Disney. Might be wrong.

Lazerrus Laslonin it is on my to-do list

Next up, Summoning, pacts, binding and banishing

I have been pretty impressed so far with 5th edition including stat listings for NPC classes, and I have included them in my game with ease, so yeah, I plan on doing more of these type of vids.

Omg yes please make a video about druids! Talk about their circles, their secrets, how they work, what drives them...

Most welcome :)

wow- fast replay

Victor Valdez Every time I mention dried frog pills, I am thinking about Unseen University :). great concept for the wizards spell book tattoos.

Wait, you had one page worth of room on his arms for pages worth of writing equal to the combined spell levels of all known spells plus 1 page worth for each cantrip?

either the comp mage or comp arc talk about alternate spellbooks including tattoos, though the tattoo one was boring.

Eddings is my Tolkien.

I legitimately cried when the Mallorean ended

Feist is mine. was reading his books before i'd ever heard of the lord of the rings. and the computer game betrayal at krondor (based on his book krondor: the betrayal) was my fist step into fantasy. Eddings is OK too I suppose :P (jks, read most of his books) good stuff

One of the first " cantrips" a wizard learns to cast was Read Magic. AD&D2e cantrip was in itself a spell now it means any 1st-level spell.

Yes, the monsters after the wizard vids will have a magical theme to them. :)And robes.. well, personally no, I don't play them like that, except the wizards of Thay and Hobgoblin warcasters like to wear red.

3.5e DMG: Creating Magic Trap Items; feat: create wondrous item. I hated " spell components " and other exotic materials to craft magic items. " How do you create a Master Work Spoon ? Or a Staff ?" Trade out 99% of gp value of said item and pay the full difrence with the spell caster XP. DMG: Variant rules for learning Feats and Skills. d20 Star Wars 3.5e, Break down the Soldier class starting feats and save and you get close to four months of training to get a 1st-level starting Star Wars Soldier. Just nearly the average time to train a "soldier" in Real Life. In Real Life people 'just' gain XP but they don't take the time to do anything with it. Like train to do something ! Long story short, just pay 5xp X caster level X spell level for effect. 6th-level wizard cast Fire Ball spell. cost: 6 caster levels x 3rd-level spell x5= 180xp. Scribe Scroll or Magic item trap, one time use cost. My game shop just have ever spell caster make stander Spellcraft checks DC:10+ spell level to cast a spell. When they play AD&D2e, you have to roll under the wizard Int score. The group also plays World of Darkness: Vampire & Mage, so they like to try to power game everything. All depends on what type of play your DM, or game shop runs it campaign setting. a.) All characters Must take Down Time to learn Skills, Feats, and save bonuses. That is time lag that can be measure in weeks to months in the campaign setting. i.) Play back up characters. b.) Mile Stone, play it as a story base game. Gain XP after each Chapter of Story Plot. c.) It is a Table Top Video Game, make the kills then just advance in level. So a guy in their 20's is a 25th-level epic multi class character while a 54 yo is still only a 13th-level fighter. Spell components a.) natural stander b.) fresh vs dry, what time of the year are they used for normal or add special spell effect. c.) special with natural Meta Magic effects. d.) the spell component has been empower through spell use. i.) does the caster Has to drink more than Two potions to cast a given spell for the effect to set in ? Such as drink a Strength potion to gain combat abilities from a 6th-level arcane spell ? e.) Some of the DM campaign I played in can be real pricks to the spell caster in the game. i.) collect a wild rose from the Elemental Plane of Fire to cast a 2nd-level spell. x.) your wizard has to Plane Shift, with Elemental Fire Protection, combine layer four to six spells with Polymorph Other to transmute a normal 'wild rose,' so it can grow Wild on the Plane of Fire for a few years. All of this can be done by a 12th-level wizard. Effect: the Wild Rose of Elemental Fire will naturally Maximize Spell feat all fire base spells . xx.) how much will this rose cost and how much is it safe to use ?

Ooooooh you just reminded me of the anecdote I have to include in the next video, about the magically addictive onion dip, the bar run by Goblin barmaid 'Krandy", the extradimensional treasure trunk and the 24 hour apprentice rave party in the basement with illusionary light show... that mini campaign was hilarious!

VoiceOfMan If the club has a Beholder singing, "All Eyes on Me!"

My favorite part was where the Beholder hit me with the petrification beam.. man, that rocked.

Eric Hibner and energies

"Hey, this scroll doesn't work the way I intended it to, could you take a look at it?" "Looks like you forgot a transmutation sigil here..." "Ah shit, how did I miss that?" "Also these incantations can be written in a more compact way if you write it circled around a pentacle"

Yeah it was a 'roll up sleeves and do it' week end.

Haha good on ya mate :)

Maybe with some Wanted movie like awesomeness thrown in. lol

Not sure how best this would be achieved so helpful comments are always much appreciated! 😁

I play with 3.5e rules , DMG: Magic Traps, feat: create wondrous item. cost 50gp x caster level x10xp, " Fire Ball trap" caster: 6th= 300gp+60xp for one time use. continuous use cost: 500gp x caster level x 100xp = 3,000gp+600xp "and never runs out of charges." My game shops run with, F! the gp and pay for it with XP. " That witch , I saw her carve a little wooden mouse right in front of my eyes ! Now I can't get rid of the mice in my house !" Honestly how are you going to carve a wooden Master Work spoon or toy mouse ? ! We ran a Harry Potter game by creating magic trap wands.

Funny, but no, I didn't, and no, I am not (I'd be much more likely to build a VR piloted drone with a rail gun).

Heh!

That or the Fireballs

Noximus Jamaicanus they are just crystals, even diamonds are not indestructible.

Noximus Jamaicanus oh, they crush them prior to the spell being cast, they just carry the gem powder around.

Well I guess if the spell is not fussy because as a single crystal breaking diamond is quite difficult but I guess if the spell works with a lot of really small single crystal diamonds then it is fine.

Noximus Jamaicanus with a real big hammer

Very carefully

Noximus Jamaicanus Wizards routinely get handed mysterious rods to figure out how to "make it work"... this image sums it up nicely.

Of course it is the insulting digit raised aggressively. Casting is instant, but can be maintained indefinitely with concentration. Requires only somatic, but can have verbal and material additions. It is possible to cast this even if restrained.

howtod&d my artwork comes from years of practice, the artwork in the videos comes from Google image search. all credit goes to the original artists.

Thanks AJ.

AJ Pickett You need to list the original artists in the video description if you want to use their work. Espically if you didn't ask premission.

Joshua Pittman no just getting my toe in the water for classes. Also, these comments and questions are a great help in guiding my talking points for part two (and maybe part three), breaking format and including feedback from you and other viewers. So yes, I can talk about ways these organizations are configured, sure.

AJ Pickett are you going to get into why a wizard would want to restrict spells (I'm pretty sure invokes can't cast disguise self) just think if the potential of the wizard

University type place with several different schools on one campus. For " adults." a.) arcane trickster: rogue/ thief," Harry Potter & friends" may have open a few 'locks' but it didn't show the students training to Pick locks by hand. b.) eldritch knight: that is more like a multi class fighter/ wizard maybe sorcerer with a prestige class. 3.5e rules, True Strike: grants +20 to hit insight bonus on next attack roll, follow with the feat Power Attack. i.) Harry Potter Hogworths school didn't show any melee training.

Well, not all components are consumed. That is more of a higher level magic thing. For lots of lower level spells just having the component is enough. Think of it as a focus. Having it lets you tap into the correct energies to produce that effort. Which may explain why some do consume the item. It draws the power directly from it.

Tree Bark

Alexandru Dragan Deep dragons as well.

YES PLEASE!!!

Oh ok, I thought it was pretty good, will increase a bit more.

Free Williy Magician, by Raymond E. Feist

Also at 11:00 I can roughly assume he is talking about somebody named "Ed Greenwood" but I'm having difficulty finding any literature that goes by "magical tomes of note." Likely this is a part of a larger magazine or similar work so I would need to know what magazine they where published in to pursue them further.

Free Williy Dragon magazine articles written by Mr Greenwood.

thanks, was looking for that too :)

why not indeed!