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Illumina Drathiran'ar · 02-12-2007, 02:15 AM

That's always bothered me, too.

Off the top of my head...

Abjuration-Necromancy
Illusion-Divination
Evocation-Alteration
Enchantment-Conjuration

I think the first two sets speak for themselves, while the latter two sets represent two different ways of going about a problem. "I need allies," quoth the enchanter, "So I will charm these existing creatures." "I, on the other hand," said the conjurer, "Will conjure mine from scratch." Let us also consider the problem of a boulder blocking a path. An evoker would blast it into smithereens, while a transmuter would reshape it.

Alternatively, we could have
Evocation-Enchantment
Conjuration-Alteration

The grounds for this would be that evocation is loud and flashy, while enchantment is subtle. I'm not sure how I feel about Conjuration and Alteration being at odds, however... They both deal with tangible things, after all, but I suppose we could justify it by saing that one creates matter while the other manipulates existing matter.

Just my two cents.

Edit- Upon contemplation, I decided that we could also pair Abjuration with Enchantment. Abjuration could oppose either Necromancy or Enchantment, I think, so in the context of this particular exercise (give each school an opposite), we could switch Enchantment and Necromancy.

However, I think this works only in the second scenario (where Enchantment and Evocation are opposed). Evocation and Necromancy seem to be more opposite than Conjuration and Necromancy. The general "feel" of the school of Evocation is "hot", I feel. I realize that most elemental spells fall under Evocation, but the school calls to mind fireballs and sunlight, while Necromancy feels cold. The coldness of the grave and all that fun stuff. I realize healing spells also fall under Necromancy, but we can explain that we need Necromancy healing spells after the evoker lays waste with fireballs. Anyway, I ramble.

That gives us three options in our format:

Option 1:
Illusion-Divination
Abjuration-Necromancy
Evocation-Alteration
Enchantment-Conjuration

Option 2:
Illusion-Divination
Abjuration-Necromancy
Evocation-Conjuration
Enchantment-Alteration

Option 3:
Illusion-Divination
Abjuration-Enchantment
Evocation-Necromancy
Conjuration-Alteration

[ 02-12-2007, 02:34 AM: Message edited by: Illumina Drathiran'ar ]

02-12-2007, 02:15 AM	#2
Illumina Drathiran'ar Apophis Join Date: July 10, 2002 Location: I can see the Manhattan skyline from my window. Age: 39 Posts: 4,673	That's always bothered me, too. Off the top of my head... Abjuration-Necromancy Illusion-Divination Evocation-Alteration Enchantment-Conjuration I think the first two sets speak for themselves, while the latter two sets represent two different ways of going about a problem. "I need allies," quoth the enchanter, "So I will charm these existing creatures." "I, on the other hand," said the conjurer, "Will conjure mine from scratch." Let us also consider the problem of a boulder blocking a path. An evoker would blast it into smithereens, while a transmuter would reshape it. Alternatively, we could have Evocation-Enchantment Conjuration-Alteration The grounds for this would be that evocation is loud and flashy, while enchantment is subtle. I'm not sure how I feel about Conjuration and Alteration being at odds, however... They both deal with tangible things, after all, but I suppose we could justify it by saing that one creates matter while the other manipulates existing matter. Just my two cents. Edit- Upon contemplation, I decided that we could also pair Abjuration with Enchantment. Abjuration could oppose either Necromancy or Enchantment, I think, so in the context of this particular exercise (give each school an opposite), we could switch Enchantment and Necromancy. However, I think this works only in the second scenario (where Enchantment and Evocation are opposed). Evocation and Necromancy seem to be more opposite than Conjuration and Necromancy. The general "feel" of the school of Evocation is "hot", I feel. I realize that most elemental spells fall under Evocation, but the school calls to mind fireballs and sunlight, while Necromancy feels cold. The coldness of the grave and all that fun stuff. I realize healing spells also fall under Necromancy, but we can explain that we need Necromancy healing spells after the evoker lays waste with fireballs. Anyway, I ramble. That gives us three options in our format: Option 1: Illusion-Divination Abjuration-Necromancy Evocation-Alteration Enchantment-Conjuration Option 2: Illusion-Divination Abjuration-Necromancy Evocation-Conjuration Enchantment-Alteration Option 3: Illusion-Divination Abjuration-Enchantment Evocation-Necromancy Conjuration-Alteration [ 02-12-2007, 02:34 AM: Message edited by: Illumina Drathiran'ar ] __________________ http://cavestory.org PLAY THIS GAME. Seriously. http://xkcd.com/386/ http://www.xkcd.com/406/ My heart is like my coffee. Black, bitter, icy, and with a straw.