A kind of magic

By Gilead te tuin lothain, in Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay

Any suggestions on how the basic rules for magic will be run in the new edition.....

Will we have a difference between Elves and Humans, or even High Elf and Wood Elf?

The Colleges of Magic will be in the rules, but what about rules to govern Black Magisters and Battle Magic?

MMMmmmm... let me guess ....

will be some nice icons (hammers, comets, etc.) on some nice spell cards (I WANT spell cards) that must be matched/surpassed by rolling a tons of dice.
Every surplus hammer (or whatever) will increase the stats of the spell.

If a sufficient number of evil simbols is rolled, a curse will come ... preocupado.gif

From what we've seen in the previews, spells appear to be handled in the same manner as other actions. Meaning, there's no separate rules mechanic just for spell casters.

AFAIK, there hasn't yet been given any detailed information regarding how human and elf spellcasters may be different. There was a mention that even licensed magisters from the Colleges had to be careful depending on what part of the Empire they are in.

I want my daemonology back! (I'm aware that's never going to happen - just ventingbostezo.gif)

Given that there have been indications that WFRP3 is being brought into line with the WFB world, it might be that Wood Elves have their own deck of magic and have the opportunity to learn Amber and Jade magic, whilst High Elves have the opportunity to learn all spells.

No evidence of this, just speculating.

I also hope there is a sufficient representation of Daemonology/Chaos magic, Necromancy, Rituals, and a ton of Hedgewizardry in the core system.

HedgeWizard said:

I also hope there is a sufficient representation of Daemonology/Chaos magic, Necromancy, Rituals, and a ton of Hedgewizardry in the core system.

Would love to see that too, but I doubt it. There will be a magic expansion of course!

I wonder if the High Elves' magic is mightier than the College Magic ... I hope so, but I fear that concept has been dropped in favour of character balancing.

"Deck of Magic"

Music for mu ears babeo.gif...

Have someone catched similarities, even in the used language used, with other games with cards?

HedgeWizard said:

I also hope there is a sufficient representation of Daemonology/Chaos magic, Necromancy, Rituals, and a ton of Hedgewizardry in the core system.

There will have to be some spells. I can't see a Warhammer game being released without cultists, necromancers, daemonologists, shamans, seers, or some other form of dark caster. If they are in the Bestiary, then they must have spells (in the form of spell card like entries). I'm guessing there will be a section in the back that contains the entries for casters so they don't have to be repeated. I'm also guessing the spell list will be limited and will be fleshed out in a supplement.

There was an example of a spell card in the 'Of Dice and Men' preview. The skill card symbols were further defined in 'Sample adversary spread from the Tome of Adventure’s Bestiary' PDF giving some insight into recharge, action type, difficulty modifier, check and requirements. Put the two together and it's not too hard to imagine how spell casting works.