The Way of the Magus
The first book in Wild Hunt Studio’s Way of the Magus series — intended to expand the options available to both wizard characters in the d20 system and to those playing them — On Language and Research concentrates on helping both GM and player bring the archetypal wizard character to brilliant life.
In that spirit, this book contains rules to help inspire the wizard to study crumbling scrolls and cryptic diagrams, and to seek out all containers of arcane knowledge. On Language and Research contains rules for:
- including and using multiple magical languages in your campaign
- magical spell experimentation (and its disastrous side-effects!)
- spell research rules that allow a wizard to build up knowledge of a spell bit-by-bit
- turning old tomes, fragmentary spell scrolls, and weird diagrams carven into walls into sources of useful magical knowledge
- moldy parchments and books on magical theory as useful and exciting additions to the treasure horde
- creating culture-based spell lists