- This article is about the Wizard character class archetype in role-playing games. For other uses of the term, see Wizard.
The Wizard is a magical character class in many role-playing games and computer role-playing games. Wizards wield powerful magic spells, but are often physically weak as a trade-off. They are primarily based on wizards from assorted fantasy literature. Other terms sometimes used to describe them include Conjurer, Magician, Magic User, Mage, Necromancer, Sorcerer, and Warlock. Wizards are a type of spell-caster. Image File history File links Acap. ...
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Dungeons & Dragons
The Dungeons & Dragons pen-and-paper franchise has two base character classes that could be considered wizards: This article is about the role-playing game. ...
Wizard -
The wizard is a student of arcane magic, who has studied it for years, practicing until able to command arcane magic with ease. The wizard must prepare spells every day, and when cast, the spell leaves the wizard's mind. In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, wizard is one of the base character classes. ...
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, wizard is one of the base character classes. ...
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The sorcerer is a natural arcanist, who usually claims dragon ancestry as the source of their magical power. The sorcerer knows a limited number of spells per day, and need not prepare them daily. The sorcerer is also able to cast more spells per day than a wizard of comparable level. In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the sorcerer is one of the base character classes. ...
In the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game, the sorcerer is one of the base character classes. ...
Draconomicon image of the Chromatic and Metallic Dragons In modern fantasy fiction, dragons are often depicted as having many different races, each usually based on a particular color of their scales or an affinity with an element; much of this originated in the Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) role-playing game...
Other In addition, there are many other prestige classes that are related to the wizard concept, such as the Archmage and Mystic Theurge. Appearing in primitive form in the second edition rules of the Dungeons & Dragons role-playing game and developed extensively in the third edition rules, prestige classes (PrC) are character classes that offer specialized, exclusive abilities once certain restrictive requirements are met. ...
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Fire Emblem In the turn-based game Fire Emblem series, Mages are units who can use tomes to cast spells to deal damage to an enemy. They transform into a Sage when the player has agreed to rank them up using a seal (or unless you're playing Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance in which they evolve into sages without assistance once they pass level 20). In one particular game, Fire Emblem: The Sacred Stones there is a single character, Ewan, who is a Pupil. A Pupil is a class below a Mage, and is considered to be difficult to train. For the game released outside of Japan as Fire Emblem, see Fire Emblem (video game). ...
Mages/Sages generally have high magic/resistance growths and caps (the limit on how high a stat can become), as well as above average speed which makes them solid magic-users. However, they almost always have poor growths in defense and HP which makes them vulnerable to magic-resistant melee units such as Pegasus/Falco(n) Knights, a characteristic shared by all magic-users in the franchise.
Final Fantasy series The wizards of the Final Fantasy series are usually known as simply mages, often with an associated color. There are multiple types of mages: This article is about the Final Fantasy franchise. ...
- Black Mages, mages who practice offensive magic.
- Blue Mages, mages who copy enemy abilities.
- Red Mages, mages who are jack-of-all-trades.
- Summoners, mages who conjure up sacred beasts/deities.
- Time Mages, mages who manipulate time (and often space) itself.
- White Mages, mages who practice healing magic.
In the original Final Fantasy, the Black, Red, and White Mages would eventually be converted to more powerful Black, Red, and White Wizards, respectively. Additionally, in the MMORPG Final Fantasy XI, "wizard" is synonymous for Black Mages. The Black Mage (é»’é”é“士; kuromadÅshi, or ãã‚ã¾ã©ã†ã— in earlier games without kanji support) is a character class (or job) in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role-playing games. ...
The Blue Mage is a character class (or job) featured in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role-playing games, in which the character utilises blue magic, a specialized school of magic which replicates the special attacks of various monsters through observation, or, in the majority of cases...
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Summoner is a common fantasy term, used in many contexts with different meanings: Summoner (game), a computer and video game series Summoner, or Caller, is the name of a character class in the Final Fantasy video game series Summoner (Wicca), the person in a traditional Wiccan Coven with the responsibility...
The Time/Space Mage (Japanese: 時魔道士) is a character class (or job) featured in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role-playing games. ...
The White Mage , or ã—ã‚ã¾ã©ã†ã— in earlier games without kanji support) is a character class (or job) in Square Enixs Final Fantasy series of computer role playing games. ...
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Final Fantasy XI ), also known as Final Fantasy XI: Online, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game developed and published by Square (now Square Enix) as a part of the Final Fantasy video game series. ...
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Wizards in World of Warcraft, called mages, are spell-casting characters designed to deal damage, while also preventing monsters from dealing damage and providing utility for the rest of their party. In return for their ability to deal large amounts of ranged damage, mages are very poor at physical combat, they wear the weakest of all armor types, and they have no ability to heal themselves. The MMORPG World of Warcraft has nine classes that a character can choose to play. ...
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Ragnarok Online In the Ragnarok Online MMORPG, "Magicians" who acquire enough experience are given the choice of becoming a "Wizard". Wizards are powerful spellcasters and have access to a wide array of area of effect spells, including some of the most powerful ones, such as "jupitel thunder","Storm Gust","Meteor Storm" and "Lord of Vermillion", making them excellent damage dealers. However, they have very few hit points, very poor evasion capabilities and can only wear some of the weakest armor types available. As such, most of them require the support of a "Priest" and/or other party members. Wizards are also one of the staples of any large defense during a guildwar and a well equipped Wizard can also prove helpful on the offense. there are 3 types of wizards or "builds" of wizards. Ragnarok Online (Korean: ë¼ê·¸ë‚˜ë¡œí¬ 온ë¼ì¸), often referred to as RO, is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game created by GRAVITY Co. ...
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dexterity wizards - one of the greatest risks a wizard has to encounter is the amount of time it takes to make a spell. this build is proven to be very strong, with area of effect spells such as lord of vermillion and storm gust which requires a certain amount of time before it can be casted. having a great deal of dexterity enables a spell caster to summon deadly skills in a short span of time, leaving the target sprawled on the floor before it can react.
Agility Intelligence Wizards - survivability over power and speed is what the AGI version of the wizards class favors. since the mage doesn't have much HP (health) to take damage, increasing the agility, raises the amount of Flee rate enabling to dodge more effectively. this type of build has a bigger chance of surviving during the times when a monster gets close to you.
Intelligence Wizards - Intelligence is the most important attribute a wizard needs, having a great amount of INT increases the damage of his magic attack, and the amount of SP he has. INT also determines the magic defence of your character. this build focuses on intelligence above all, delivering massive damage w/ his magic attacks. the INT Wiz buils is the most popular build on Rune-Midgard due to sheer power, no character can deal as much damage as the INT Wiz.
Other games - In Bard's Tale, the wizard was only available as a class change from another magic-user class. The wizard class was the most advanced class level, with the character needing to master the third level of spells from at least two other magic-user classes.
- In The Elder Scrolls series, there are many character class templates that are related to the concept of wizards, such as "mage," "sorcerer," "battlemage," "necromancer," and "nightblade."
- In Lineage II, Mage is one of the character choices available to every race but dwarf, and Wizard is a class choice for the Human Mage's first class transfer.
- In MapleStory, Magician is one of the 1st jobs available for players, on their 2nd job advancement they are called Wizards, on the 3rd - Mages and on the 4th - Arch Mages.
- In Sacred, A battlemage is the predefined wizard capable of using spells based on the four primary elements, fire, water, earth, wind.
- In RuneScape, a Mage or Wizard is an available character class that a person with a high magic level may wish to pick. Mage clothes, consisting of a wizard hat, tunic, cape, staff and legs are available for purchase cheap at many magic and clothes shops. Wizards also appear as NPCs on this game, usually following an element or god of some sort.
The Bards Tale (Tales of the Unknown: Volume I) is a computer fantasy role-playing game created by Interplay Productions in 1985 and distributed by Electronic Arts. ...
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Lineage II: The Chaotic Throne (Korean:리니지 2) is a fantasy massive multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) for the PC, and a prequel to Lineage. ...
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Sacred is a PC Action-RPG, released in 2004, with characters of various races (dark elf, wood elf, vampiress, etc. ...
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