Class Information
Raw arcane force, fragile control and spectacular consequences.
Mages are the classic MP-heavy spell path: fire, ice, lightning, mirrors, summons and battlefield disruption. They are powerful, but reward care and preparation.
Choose Mage if you want the most obvious spellcaster fantasy. You will watch MP, keep distance when you can, and learn which spell solves which kind of trouble.
Top class skill strengths from the live mudlib. Start is the class starting level; Max is the long-term class cap.
| Skill | Start | Max |
|---|---|---|
| Magic attack | 8 | 100 |
| Conjuring | 7 | 100 |
| Magic defence | 3 | 100 |
| Bargaining | 1 | 90 |
| Blunt | 5 | 60 |
| Polearm | 2 | 60 |
| Defence | 1 | 50 |
| Melee | 1 | 50 |
| Attack | 0 | 50 |
| Healing | 1 | 40 |
Core class commands parsed from the live class command files. SP physical abilities spend stamina; MP magical/healing abilities spend magic.
| Ability | Lvl | Type | Use |
|---|---|---|---|
| Freeze | 1 | MP magical | Use your magical power to freeze an enemy to the ground! |
| Summon | 1 | MP magical | Call a magical familiar or servant to aid the Mage, giving the class a companion-style conjuring tool. |
| Decompose | 2 | MP magical | Use your magical power to accellerate the decomposition of a corpse. |
| Ice | 3 | MP magical | Harness the power of freezing ice as a Mage, sending a magical blast of cold towards your opponent. Does damage to the target and may even freeze them momentarily. |
| Illuminate | 3 | MP magical | Use your magical power to illuminate your surroundings with a tiny magical sun. |
| Mirror | 4 | MP magical | Mirror creates a magical mirror of physical energy, reflecting back attacks upon your body to the recipient. |
| Shockwave | 4 | MP magical | Use life magic to send a powerful shockwave to damage an opponent. This potentially may impact anyone else closeby. |
| Fireball | 5 | MP magical | Harness the power of burning fire as a Mage, sending a magical blast of immaterial fire towards your opponent. Does damage to the target and may even stun them momentarily. |
| Embercloak | 6 | MP magical | Wrap yourself in a shimmering cloak of ember-light, briefly strengthening your magical defences and making you harder to strike. |
| Mindspike | 6 | MP magical | Drive a needle of focused will into an enemy's thoughts, weakening magical defences and concentration for a short time. |
| Blur | 7 | MP magical | Bend light around yourself until your outline swims and slips, giving you a brief defensive window in combat. |
| Lightning | 7 | MP magical | Call down a focused spear of lightning. It is a direct high-level damage spell for mages who have outgrown fireball. |
| Manawell | 8 | MP magical | Open a temporary well of raw mana, increasing your conjuring and magical attack while it holds. |
| Timesnare | 8 | MP magical | Snare a monster in a knot of warped time, making it act only every other heartbeat for about ten to twenty seconds based on your magical skill. It cannot be used on players and will not stack on an already slowed creature. |
| Meteor | 9 | MP magical | Tear a burning stone out of the sky and let the impact splash destructive force through the nearby area. |
| Maelstrom | 10 | MP magical | Unleash a violent knot of elemental force, damaging an enemy and tearing at their balance and magical control. |