Forbidden Paths - Magic Each magic user in Forbidden Paths has the ability to master one of the five elements: Earth, Air, Fire, Water, or Spirit. The magic they control depends on their race and class. Note: Not all race/class combinations are magic users. See the characters page for additional information. In the table below, the spell categories available for each magic type are listed under their corresponding element. The easiest to master are listed at the top, and the hardest at the bottom. Note: Should a novice magic user attempt to cast a difficult spell, the consequences may not turn out as expected! EARTH AIR FIRE WATER SPIRIT Detect Evil Wind Augment Fire Move Water Communicate living Hide Illusion Internal Fire Draw Water Communicate Dead Manipulate Environment Solidify Air Independent Fire Create Water Cause Emotion Earthen Attack Movable Solid Living Fire Healing Summon Spirit The actual spells cast by magic users is up to the characters themselves. However, each spell must fall into one of the four categories listed below the element they manipulate. For example, the spell fireball would fall under the fire element and independent fire category. Please see below for a basic description of each spell category. Detect Evil Allows the caster to sense that danger is near, from what direction it originates, whether or not a creature means them harm, etc. Hide Allows the caster to conceal himself and/or others using nature Manipulate Environment Allows the caster to control his natural surroundings (e.g. cause trees to bend, the ground to shake, walls of earth to form, etc.) Earthen Attack Allows the caster to manipulate the environment, and in turn, cause physical harm to a living creature Wind Allows the caster to control the flow of air (wind) in an area (e.g. increase/decrease its force, change its direction, etc.) Illusion Allows the caster to create an illusion around an object or in the air (Note: Creating an illusion around something is much easier than causing it to become invisible, or creating an illusion in "thin air") Solidify Air Allows the caster to cause a section of air to become solid and remain in its current position Movable Solid Allows the caster to cause a section of air to become solid and move it about (e.g. solidify air and cause it to hit a creature) Augment Fire Allows the caster to increase the temperature/volume of a pre-existing fire Internal Fire Allows the caster to cause an object to ignite (cannot be used on living creatures) Independent Fire Allows the caster to create fire out of "thin air" and propel it, if they wish Living Fire Allows the caster to summon a fire demon (Note: Inexperienced casters may not have full control over the demon they summoned) Move Water Allows the caster to move a portion of water from one place to another, or retain it in one place Draw Water Allows the caster to pull/draw water from any substance that contains any amount of water (except living creatures) Create Water Allows the caster to create water "from thin air" wherever they like Healing Allows the caster to revitalize a creature and/or heal bodily wounds (Note: It is rather ineffective for the caster to try and use healing spells on him/herself) Communicate Living Allows the caster to telepathically communicate with another living creature (either one or two-way communication) Communicate Dead Allows the caster to communicate with the dead (either good or dark angels, depending on the caster's class) Cause Emotion Allows the caster to cause a creature to experience an emotion (either good or bad, depending on the caster's class) Summon Spirit Allows the caster to summon either an Archangel or a Demon of the Underworld, depending on the caster's class (Warning: inexperienced casters may not have the control they would like over the Angel/Demon) Return to top of page Story - A brief history Characters - A description of the characters available Battle - A rough description of how battles work Invitation - Info about joining the game and a form to submit a character Players' Page - A resource and info page for players, lurkers, and visitors Chat - Forbidden Paths now has its very own chat page! Map - A map of the land