[DF] Wizard Spell-lists

Gnome · 01-27-2012, 07:20 AM

"Unlike other casters, wizards lack a power that’s distinct from their spells; their spell lists tend to define them." --DF1, p13

As many on the forums have noted in the past, the Wizard is a difficult archetype to master. Those used to playing That Other Game expect mages to act like mobile turrets, which the Wizard doesn't do very well. The Wizard can be one of the most powerful starting DF characters, but it can be overwhelming to choose from the hundreds of available spells.
The three sample spell lists in DF1 are helpful, but they leave out some of the most fundamental spells (Recover Energy and Delay), and they include weak spells that sound powerful (any missile spell, Rotting Death), as well as some spells that nobody understands (Phantom).
So I decided to start compiling more sample wizard spell lists. Each list includes exactly 30 spells, including all necessary prerequisites. Comments are welcome, but I would be even more happy to see people posting their own lists!

Buffer: Specializes in supportive magic.
1. Apportation
2. Armor
3. Body of Shadow
4. Blur
5. Continual Light
6. Darkness
7. Deflect Missile
8. Delay
9. Flash
10. Flight
11. Great Haste
12. Haste
13. Hush
14. Invisibility
15. Lend Energy
16. Lend Vitality
17. Levitation
18. Light
19. Magic Resistance
20. Might
21. Minor Healing
22. Missile Shield
23. Mystic Mist
24. Recover Energy
25. Reverse Missiles
26. See Invisible
27. Shape Darkness
28. Shield
29. Silence
30. Sound

Murdermage: Specializes in taking enemies out.
1. Choke
2. Clumsiness
3. Control Limb
4. Create Earth
5. Deathtouch
6. Earth to Stone
7. Earth Vision
8. Entombment
9. Flesh to Stone
10. Fumble
11. Iron Arm
12. Itch
13. Lend Energy
14. Pain
15. Paralyze Limb
16. Partial Petrifaction
17. Rain of Stones
18. Recover Energy
19. Resist Pain
20. Seek Earth
21. Shape Earth
22. Spasm
23. Steelwraith
24. Stone Missile
25. Stone to Earth
26. Stone to Flesh
27. Tanglefoot
28. Total Paralysis
29. Walk Through Earth
30. Wither Limb

01-27-2012, 07:20 AM	#1
Gnome Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Cambridge, MA	[DF] Wizard Spell-lists "Unlike other casters, wizards lack a power that’s distinct from their spells; their spell lists tend to define them." --DF1, p13 As many on the forums have noted in the past, the Wizard is a difficult archetype to master. Those used to playing That Other Game expect mages to act like mobile turrets, which the Wizard doesn't do very well. The Wizard can be one of the most powerful starting DF characters, but it can be overwhelming to choose from the hundreds of available spells. The three sample spell lists in DF1 are helpful, but they leave out some of the most fundamental spells (Recover Energy and Delay), and they include weak spells that sound powerful (any missile spell, Rotting Death), as well as some spells that nobody understands (Phantom). So I decided to start compiling more sample wizard spell lists. Each list includes exactly 30 spells, including all necessary prerequisites. Comments are welcome, but I would be even more happy to see people posting their own lists! Buffer: Specializes in supportive magic. 1. Apportation 2. Armor 3. Body of Shadow 4. Blur 5. Continual Light 6. Darkness 7. Deflect Missile 8. Delay 9. Flash 10. Flight 11. Great Haste 12. Haste 13. Hush 14. Invisibility 15. Lend Energy 16. Lend Vitality 17. Levitation 18. Light 19. Magic Resistance 20. Might 21. Minor Healing 22. Missile Shield 23. Mystic Mist 24. Recover Energy 25. Reverse Missiles 26. See Invisible 27. Shape Darkness 28. Shield 29. Silence 30. Sound Murdermage: Specializes in taking enemies out. 1. Choke 2. Clumsiness 3. Control Limb 4. Create Earth 5. Deathtouch 6. Earth to Stone 7. Earth Vision 8. Entombment 9. Flesh to Stone 10. Fumble 11. Iron Arm 12. Itch 13. Lend Energy 14. Pain 15. Paralyze Limb 16. Partial Petrifaction 17. Rain of Stones 18. Recover Energy 19. Resist Pain 20. Seek Earth 21. Shape Earth 22. Spasm 23. Steelwraith 24. Stone Missile 25. Stone to Earth 26. Stone to Flesh 27. Tanglefoot 28. Total Paralysis 29. Walk Through Earth 30. Wither Limb Last edited by Gnome; 02-12-2012 at 09:12 AM.