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=====Classifications / Overview===== | =====Classifications / Overview===== | ||
- | Dominions 6 has ten magic paths; studying magic gives insight into eight of these, the ninth, {{:misc:magic:blood.png? | + | Dominions 6 has ten magic paths. Nine of these are **arcane** magic, thus requiring [[Research]] into new spells but also enabling that Research, while the tenth is **divine** |
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- | **Elemental**\\ | + | **The Elements**\\ |
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- | **Sorceries**\\ | + | **The Sorceries**\\ |
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The other two paths are considered separate, and have their own spell schools: | The other two paths are considered separate, and have their own spell schools: | ||
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For mages who lack the levels they need, they may **boost** up with spells and [[items]]. These cannot boost paths the mages have no levels in, however; holding a ??Thistle Mace?? will not give a mage a Nature level unless they have at least {{path> | For mages who lack the levels they need, they may **boost** up with spells and [[items]]. These cannot boost paths the mages have no levels in, however; holding a ??Thistle Mace?? will not give a mage a Nature level unless they have at least {{path> | ||
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+ | There are two broad types of spells: " | ||
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+ | ====Overcasting==== | ||
+ | Many combat spells (and some ritual spells) are stronger when cast by someone with a higher skill level than necessary. This only measures the **primary** path of the spell, when there are two; or, in other words, the path level listed first. | ||
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+ | For combat magic, every spell benefits from the **[[Fatigue]]** reduction granted by excess spell levels. The Fatigue a spell generates is **divided** by **(your excess skill levels + 1)**, though [[Encumbrance|Spellcasting Encumbrance]] is added on after this. For example, ??Horde of Skeletons?? generates 40 Fatigue for a {{path> | ||
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+ | Some spells go against **[[Magic Resistance]]**. These spells have a **Penetration** value, typically 11, to duel with Magic Resistance in the **[[DRN]]** matchup, and the winner decides whether or not the spell does anything. Every **second** extra level in the relevant magic paths adds **1** to the spell' | ||
====Gems (for Combat Magic)==== | ====Gems (for Combat Magic)==== | ||
If a mage has some skill in the spell' | If a mage has some skill in the spell' | ||
- | Gems can also be used to reduce the physical or mental strain of spellcasting. | + | Gems can also be used to reduce the physical or mental strain of spellcasting. |
- | Note that, even for high-level mages, many spells have a required gem cost. For example, ??Summon Fire Elemental?? is a {{path> | + | Note that, even for high-level mages, many spells have a required gem cost. For example, ??Summon Fire Elemental?? is a {{path> |
Also note that, in battle, mages **may only expend as many gems at once as their level in that path**. For example, ?? | Also note that, in battle, mages **may only expend as many gems at once as their level in that path**. For example, ?? | ||
=====Casting Rituals===== | =====Casting Rituals===== | ||
- | **Rituals** are slightly | + | **Rituals** are different from spells in combat. |
Due to the time required, the rules for how gems affect combat spells do not apply to rituals. The only effective path-boosts for rituals come from items, other rituals, and some [[magic sites]]. | Due to the time required, the rules for how gems affect combat spells do not apply to rituals. The only effective path-boosts for rituals come from items, other rituals, and some [[magic sites]]. | ||
=====Indirect Magic===== | =====Indirect Magic===== | ||
- | Merely having power or skill in a path confers some benefits. Most offer some innate leadership ability, though largely only for [[magic-being|magic beings]]. Understanding of certain paths will lengthen a mage's youth by an additive 50%, too; **Blood** for [[Demon|Demons]], **Death** for the [[Undead]], **Earth** for [[Inanimate|Inanimates]], and **Nature** for everything else. For those whose youth would be extended by Nature, knowledge of **Fire** will cause them to reach [[old age]] slightly | + | Merely having power or skill in a path confers some benefits. Most offer some innate leadership ability, though largely only for [[magic-being|magic beings]]. Understanding of certain paths will lengthen a mage's youth by an additive 50%, too; **Death** for the [[Undead]], **Earth** for [[Inanimate|Inanimates]] (who aren't Undead), **Blood** for [[Demon|Demons]] (who aren't Undead or Inanimate), and **Nature** for everything else. For those whose youth would be extended by Nature, knowledge of **Fire** will cause them to reach [[old age]] faster; a subtractive 5% per level. |
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+ | On top of this, almost every arcane path offers a set bonus when **level 3** is attained (generally considered " | ||
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+ | ^ Path ^ Leadership (multiples of 10) ^ Mastery Bonus ^ Godlike Skill Bonus ^ | ||
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+ | ===== Distribution ===== | ||
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+ | These tables will show what each age, and what each nation in that age, has on its recruits (or its national summons, if a nation without recruits). Paths with a less-than-10% chance are not included. | ||
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+ | The last column will list the highest level total (HLT) for mages the nation can recruit, including randoms. Paired with the summed-up magic levels on the column to its left, this will give a sense of how varied and/or capable each nation' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== The Early Ages ==== | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | ^ Nation ^ {{magicpath: | ||
+ | |[[arcoscephale-ea|Arcoscephale]]|**2**|**3**|**2**|**2**|**2**|0|**4**|0|0|1|16|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[mekone-ea|Mekone]]|**3**|**2**|**2**|**3**|0|0|0|0|0|**2**|12|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[pangaea-ea|Pangaea]]|0|0|**1**|**2**|0|0|**4**|**2**|**2**|**2**|13|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[ermor-ea|Ermor]]|**3**|**1**|**1**|**1**|**2**|**3**|**1**|0|0|**3**|15|5-6| | ||
+ | |[[sauromatia-ea|Sauromatia]]|0|0|**1**|0|**1**|**4**|**2**|0|**2**|1|11|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[fomoria-ea|Fomoria]]|0|**4**|**1**|**1**|0|**3**|**1**|**3**|0|**2**|15|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[tir-na-n-og-ea|Tir na n' | ||
+ | |[[marverni-ea|Marverni]]|0|0|**1**|**3**|**3**|0|**2**|0|0|**2**|11|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[ulm-ea|Ulm]]|**1**|**1**|**1**|**3**|0|**1**|**3**|0|0|1|11|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[pyrene-ea|Pyrène]]|0|**3**|**2**|**3**|0|0|**2**|0|0|1|11|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[agartha-ea|Agartha]]|**2**|0|**2**|**4**|0|**2**|0|0|0|**3**|11|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[abysia-ea|Abysia]]|**4**|0|0|**1**|**1**|0|0|0|**2**|**3**|11|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[hinnom-ea|Hinnom]]|**3**|**2**|0|**3**|**3**|**1**|**2**|0|**3**|1|18|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[ubar-ea|Ubar]]|**4**|**3**|0|**2**|**1**|0|0|**2**|**1**|1|14|10-11| | ||
+ | |[[ur-ea|Ur]]|0|**2**|**3**|**3**|**1**|**2**|**4**|0|0|**3**|18|7| | ||
+ | |[[kailasa-ea|Kailasa]]|0|0|**4**|**4**|**2**|0|**2**|**2**|0|1|15|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[lanka-ea|Lanka]]|0|**3**|0|0|0|**2**|**2**|**2**|**3**|**2**|14|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[t-ien-ch-i-ea|T' | ||
+ | |[[yomi-ea|Yomi]]|**3**|**1**|0|**3**|0|**4**|**1**|0|0|1|13|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[caelum-ea|Caelum]]|**1**|**4**|**1**|**1**|0|**2**|0|0|0|**2**|11|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[mictlan-ea|Mictlan]]|**2**|0|**2**|0|**2**|0|**2**|0|**3**|**3**|14|8| | ||
+ | |[[xibalba-ea|Xibalba]]|**2**|**1**|0|**2**|0|**4**|**2**|0|**4**|**2**|17|10-11| | ||
+ | |[[c-tis-ea|C' | ||
+ | |[[machaka-ea|Machaka]]|**3**|0|0|**3**|0|**3**|**3**|**2**|0|**2**|16|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[berytos-ea|Berytos]]|**3**|**3**|**3**|**2**|**1**|0|0|0|**3**|**2**|17|10-11| | ||
+ | |[[vanheim-ea|Vanheim]]|**1**|**3**|0|**3**|0|**1**|0|**3**|**2**|**2**|15|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[helheim-ea|Helheim]]|**1**|**2**|0|**3**|0|**4**|0|**3**|0|**2**|15|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[rus-ea|Rus]]|**3**|**3**|0|**1**|**1**|0|**2**|0|0|**2**|12|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[niefelheim-ea|Niefelheim]]|0|0|**4**|0|**1**|**3**|**1**|**2**|**3**|**2**|16|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[muspelheim-ea|Muspelheim]]|**4**|**2**|0|0|**1**|**2**|**1**|**2**|**2**|**2**|16|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[pelagia-ea|Pelagia]]|0|**1**|**4**|**1**|**2**|0|**2**|0|0|**3**|13|10-11| | ||
+ | |[[oceania-ea|Oceania]]|0|**1**|**3**|**2**|0|0|**4**|**2**|0|**2**|14|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[therodos-ea|Therodos]]|**1**|**2**|**3**|**3**|0|**1**|**4**|0|0|**2**|16|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[atlantis-ea|Atlantis]]|**2**|0|**3**|**4**|**1**|0|0|0|0|**3**|13|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[r-lyeh-ea|R' | ||
+ | |||
+ | ==== The Middle Ages ==== | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Middle Ages has some weirdness: [[ermor-ea|a nation who has to summon all of their mages]], and [[ulm-ma|a nation whose third and fourth arcane paths are in 5% chances]]. That's not all that differentiates it from the other eras, though. | ||
+ | |||
+ | ^ Nation ^ {{magicpath: | ||
+ | |[[arcoscephale-ma|Arcoscephale]]|**2**|0|**2**|**2**|**4**|0|**1**|0|0|**2**|13|4-5| | ||
+ | |[[phlegra-ma|Phlegra]]|**4**|**2**|**2**|**3**|0|**2**|**1**|0|0|1|15|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[pangaea-ma|Pangaea]]|0|0|**1**|**3**|0|0|**4**|**1**|**2**|**2**|13|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[asphodel-ma|Asphodel]]|0|0|**1**|**1**|0|**3**|**4**|**2**|0|**2**|13|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[ermor-ma|Ermor]]|**2**|**1**|**1**|**1**|**2**|**4**|0|0|0|**3**|14|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[sceleria-ma|Sceleria]]|0|**1**|**1**|0|**3**|**3**|0|0|0|**3**|11|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[pythium-ma|Pythium]]|**1**|**3**|**2**|0|**4**|0|0|0|0|**3**|13|10-11| | ||
+ | |[[man-ma|Man]]|**1**|**1**|**1**|**2**|0|0|**4**|**3**|0|1|13|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[eriu-ma|Eriu]]|**1**|**2**|**2**|**2**|0|0|**3**|**4**|0|**2**|16|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[agartha-ma|Agartha]]|**1**|0|**1**|**4**|0|**2**|0|0|0|**3**|11|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[ulm-ma|Ulm]]|**1**|0|0|**2**|0|0|0|0|0|**2**|5|4| | ||
+ | |[[marignon-ma|Marignon]]|**4**|**1**|0|**1**|**3**|0|0|0|0|**3**|12|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[pyrene-ma|Pyrène]]|**1**|**2**|0|**2**|0|0|**3**|0|**4**|**2**|14|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[abysia-ma|Abysia]]|**3**|0|0|**1**|**3**|0|0|0|**4**|**3**|14|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[ashdod-ma|Ashdod]]|**3**|0|0|**3**|**3**|**4**|0|0|0|**2**|15|6| | ||
+ | |[[na-ba-ma|Na' | ||
+ | |[[uruk-ma|Uruk]]|0|**1**|**3**|**1**|**4**|0|**2**|0|0|**3**|14|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[ind-ma|Ind]]|**2**|0|**1**|**2**|**3**|**2**|**2**|0|**3**|**3**|18|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[bandar-log-ma|Bandar Log]]|0|0|**1**|**1**|**4**|0|**3**|0|0|1|10|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[t-ien-ch-i-ma|T' | ||
+ | |[[shinuyama-ma|Shinuyama]]|**3**|0|**2**|**3**|0|**3**|**2**|0|0|1|14|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[caelum-ma|Caelum]]|**1**|**4**|**3**|0|**1**|**1**|0|0|0|1|11|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[nazca-ma|Nazca]]|**2**|**2**|0|**2**|**2**|**2**|**1**|0|0|**3**|14|13-14| | ||
+ | |[[mictlan-ma|Mictlan]]|**2**|**2**|**2**|0|**3**|0|**3**|0|0|**3**|15|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[xibalba-ma|Xibalba]]|0|**1**|**4**|**3**|0|**2**|**2**|0|**2**|**2**|16|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[c-tis-ma|C' | ||
+ | |[[machaka-ma|Machaka]]|**3**|0|0|**3**|0|**2**|**3**|**3**|0|**2**|16|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[phaeacia-ma|Phaeacia]]|0|**4**|**3**|**1**|**2**|0|0|**2**|0|**2**|14|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[vanheim-ma|Vanheim]]|**1**|**3**|0|**3**|0|**1**|0|**3**|**2**|**2**|15|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[vanarus-ma|Vanarus]]|**2**|**3**|**2**|**1**|0|**2**|**2**|**2**|**2**|**2**|18|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[jotunheim-ma|Jotunheim]]|0|0|**3**|0|**2**|**3**|**2**|**3**|**3**|**2**|18|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[nidavangr-ma|Nidavangr]]|0|**2**|**2**|**1**|**3**|**3**|**2**|0|**1**|1|15|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[ys-ma|Ys]]|**1**|0|**3**|**1**|**2**|0|**2**|**4**|0|**2**|15|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[pelagia-ma|Pelagia]]|**1**|**2**|**4**|**2**|**2**|0|**2**|0|0|**2**|15|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[oceania-ma|Oceania]]|0|**1**|**3**|**2**|0|0|**4**|**2**|0|**2**|14|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[atlantis-ma|Atlantis]]|**2**|0|**5**|**2**|**2**|0|0|0|0|**3**|14|6| | ||
+ | |[[r-lyeh-ma|R' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Interestingly, | ||
+ | ==== The Late Ages ==== | ||
+ | {{: | ||
+ | |||
+ | The Late Ages has [[lemuria-la|a nation whose mages are all summons]], and [[phlegra-la|a nation who gets expanded magic access after a certain turn threshold]]. For the latter, the expanded magic access is included. And, last-but-not-least, | ||
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+ | ^ Nation ^ {{magicpath: | ||
+ | |[[arcoscephale-la|Arcoscephale]]|**2**|0|**2**|**2**|**3**|**2**|**2**|**2**|0|**2**|17|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[phlegra-la|Phlegra]]|**4**|**2**|**1**|**3**|**2**|**2**|0|0|0|**2**|16|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[pangaea-la|Pangaea]]|0|**1**|**1**|**2**|**1**|0|**3**|0|0|1|9|5-6| | ||
+ | |[[pythium-la|Pythium]]|**2**|**1**|**2**|**1**|**2**|**2**|**3**|**1**|**1**|**2**|17|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[lemuria-la|Lemuria]]|0|**1**|**1**|0|**3**|**4**|0|0|0|**3**|12|9| | ||
+ | |[[man-la|Man]]|**1**|**3**|0|**2**|**2**|**1**|0|**1**|0|**2**|12|4-5| | ||
+ | |[[ulm-la|Ulm]]|**1**|**1**|0|**2**|**2**|**1**|0|**1**|**1**|**2**|11|4| | ||
+ | |[[agartha-la|Agartha]]|**2**|0|**2**|**3**|**1**|**3**|0|0|0|**2**|13|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[marignon-la|Marignon]]|**3**|**2**|**2**|**2**|**2**|0|**1**|**2**|**3**|**3**|20|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[abysia-la|Abysia]]|**3**|0|0|0|**3**|**2**|0|0|**4**|**3**|15|7| | ||
+ | |[[ragha-la|Ragha]]|**3**|**3**|**2**|0|**2**|**2**|0|0|**2**|**2**|16|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[caelum-la|Caelum]]|**1**|**3**|**1**|**2**|0|**3**|0|0|0|**2**|12|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[gath-la|Gath]]|**2**|0|0|**2**|**2**|**2**|**2**|0|**2**|**3**|15|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[patala-la|Patala]]|0|0|**4**|**3**|**2**|0|**2**|**2**|0|**2**|15|10-11| | ||
+ | |[[t-ien-ch-i-la|T' | ||
+ | |[[jomon-la|Jomon]]|**2**|**2**|**3**|**2**|**2**|0|**2**|0|0|**2**|15|5-6| | ||
+ | |[[mictlan-la|Mictlan]]|**2**|0|**4**|0|**2**|0|**2**|0|**3**|**3**|16|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[xibalba-la|Xibalba]]|0|**1**|**4**|**3**|0|**3**|**2**|0|**2**|**3**|18|10-11| | ||
+ | |[[c-tis-la|C' | ||
+ | |[[midgard-la|Midgård]]|0|**3**|0|**1**|**2**|**1**|0|**1**|**1**|**2**|11|6| | ||
+ | |[[bogarus-la|Bogarus]]|**2**|**2**|0|**1**|**3**|**1**|0|0|**2**|**3**|14|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[utgard-la|Utgård]]|0|0|**2**|0|**3**|**3**|**1**|**2**|**3**|**2**|16|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[vaettiheim-la|Vaettiheim]]|0|0|**2**|0|**1**|**2**|**1**|**2**|**2**|1|11|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[feminie-la|Feminie]]|**2**|0|**1**|0|**3**|0|**1**|**3**|0|**2**|12|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[piconye-la|Piconye]]|**2**|0|**1**|**2**|**3**|0|**1**|0|0|**3**|12|7-8| | ||
+ | |[[andramania-la|Andramania]]|**2**|0|**1**|**2**|**2**|0|**2**|0|0|**2**|11|9-10| | ||
+ | |[[pyrene-la|Pyrène]]|**1**|**2**|0|**1**|0|0|0|**3**|**3**|**2**|12|6-7| | ||
+ | |[[erytheia-la|Erytheia]]|**2**|**2**|**3**|**2**|**2**|0|**1**|0|0|**2**|14|5-13| | ||
+ | |[[atlantis-la|Atlantis]]|**1**|**1**|**4**|**1**|**2**|**3**|0|0|0|**2**|14|8-9| | ||
+ | |[[r-lyeh-la|R' | ||
+ | |||
+ | Interestingly, |