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Legolas · 02-12-2007, 10:22 AM

I don't think I'd use divination to oppose illusion, since it's fairly safe to assume that anyone with an understanding of illusions must also have an understanding of how to detect and see through them. Alteration, real, versus illusion, false, is a poor choice too since together they can make reality even more confounding.
I also don't see rivalries as good material for opposing schools - illusion and enchantment magics, for example, are both about manipulating the actions of others in subtly different ways.
Enchantment and alteration can both be used to change something's properties.
The third category are schools which neither serve to negate the other (abjuration vs everything else) nor to complement eachother, but it makes no sense to have those oppose one another since they have no real link.
Thus, I'd either remove opposing schools, or force people to pick a major school and learn only a little of the rest, possibly gaining minor improved access later on.

02-12-2007, 10:22 AM	#6
Legolas Jack Burton Join Date: March 31, 2001 Location: The zephyr lands beneath the brine. Age: 41 Posts: 5,459	I don't think I'd use divination to oppose illusion, since it's fairly safe to assume that anyone with an understanding of illusions must also have an understanding of how to detect and see through them. Alteration, real, versus illusion, false, is a poor choice too since together they can make reality even more confounding. I also don't see rivalries as good material for opposing schools - illusion and enchantment magics, for example, are both about manipulating the actions of others in subtly different ways. Enchantment and alteration can both be used to change something's properties. The third category are schools which neither serve to negate the other (abjuration vs everything else) nor to complement eachother, but it makes no sense to have those oppose one another since they have no real link. Thus, I'd either remove opposing schools, or force people to pick a major school and learn only a little of the rest, possibly gaining minor improved access later on.