With no means whatsoever in the whole spell list of detecting magic in general, here we get a limited means of detecting spells of one specific type, illusions.Ģ. A few more useful spells here, including a bit more offensive capability.ġ. The extensive list of cantrips would probably see some use as well.ġ. Given the lack of power in these 1st level spells, I'd probably allow beginning magic-users to memorize two at a time. With no sleep or charm person, firewater is about as close as it gets to a killer 1st level spell!ģ. Perhaps they're written in some semi-phantasmagorical script which is impossible to read normally?Ģ. There's apparently no need for the spell read magic, except for spells of illusion. Here are the combined lists (with illusion spells in italics).ġ. I think that would make a very interesting list to play with though, forcing players and DM alike to look at some of the more obscure and less popular spells in a new light! It also lacks what are normally considered to be some fundamentals of arcane magic, like means of detecting and dispelling magic. Very different then to the standard AD&D spell list, which is largely focussed on invocation and alteration. The combined list of spells in Unearthed Arcana produces a patchy list, skewed heavily towards spells of charm, illusion, abjuration and binding. I surmised that it'd probably make sense to combine the magic-user and illusionist spell lists, as both (and especially the latter) would be rather sparse on their own. However, I did have a look at the spells section, and thought it'd be rather cool to run an "alternative D&D" game where the spells in that book were the only ones in existence. Depending how strictly you were to follow the law of only using that one book, the only character classes available would be the cavalier and the barbarian! Well, of course one could, but I wouldn't want to. Could one run a campaign using only the Fiend Folio and Unearthed Arcana? Inspired by Chris' post over at the Vaults of Nagoh about the idea of running a campaign using the AD&D Fiend Folia as the sole source of monsters, and Jeff's post about using the deities in that book as the only deities in a campaign, my thoughts turned suddenly to Unearthed Arcana.
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