Spellcrafting!

Tessitura

I do not know about you, but I am excited to see what is done with this. However I can not find any information on the topic or what it will bring to the table. So lets speculate!
What would you like to see, why would you like this, and what do you hope will come?

Cody

I remember playing Oblivion, and being able to craft virtually any kind of spell i wanted. however, magic in this game does not work like in oblivion, so idk what to expect:/ if I can make my own invisibility spells, or make my own fear spells, that would be cool

Tessitura

Hoping for some necromantic and illusion spells my self. Really want to build my favorite kinda mage with this. Going to cross my fingers and hope!

Theosis

I don't like that there are no schools of magic in ESO. Id love to have been able to pick three forms and level up and a mage in that fashion. That would be a hell of a lot of work on their part so I understand the need for cookie cutting.

Id have gone Illusion, Destruction, and Conjuration.

I hope they introduce something of Illusion as well Tessitura.

runagate

Here's what a Lorebook in Cyrodiil has to say on the matter:

Proposal: Schools of Magic
By Gabrielle Benele, Daggerdall Mages Guild

As a former member of the faculty at the University of Gwylim, I take an interest in matters of practical pedagogy, and I've spent the two seasons reviewing our Mages Guild curricula for the instruction of beginning spellcasters. This body of work has accumulated gradually over several centuries, and as a result it is somewhat haphazard and disorganized.

After casting about for a model upon which to reorganize our teaching texts, I came upon the curriculum of the Shad Astula Academy in Morrrowind [sic], where they teach magic in eight different disciplines. Though the divisions between the disciplines, or "schools" of magic, are rather arbitrary, magic being an entirely mutable art, this classification of spellcasting into schools of magic has the advantage of providing students with a structure for easy comprehension of the basics of wizardry. The proof of its value is the fact that Shad Astula graduates novice mages with a practical grasp of sorcery in half the time of our own introductory program.

For this reason, I propose that we adopt the Shad Astula disciplines, and reorganize the Mages Guild study program into the following schools of magic:

ALCHEMY: The study of the magical virtues of different forms of matter, their effects, combinations, and recombinations. To include the concoction of potions, elixirs, and magical draughts.

ALTERATION: The distortion of local reality through direct imposition of the mage's will. To include spells of paralysis, water breathing, water walking, lock opening, and personal elemental shields such as flame cloaks.

CONJURATION: The summoning and binding of spirits from Oblivion or Aetherius. To include soul trapping, spells that conjure Daedra or other creatures, spells to banish same, summoning of bound weapons and armor, as well as (for classification purposes) the forbidden necromantic arts of reanimation, conjuration, and manipulation of the undead.

DESTRUCTION: The splintering of material bonds by the direct application of force, typically elemental in nature. To include damaging spells of flame, frost, shock, and disintegration, as well as magic that drains essence or personal attributes.

ILLUSION: Altering perception in oneself or others. To include spells of light, invisibility, fear, frenzy, and silence, as well as magic that affects morale and obedience.

MYSTICISM: The class of spells used to alter the nature of magic itself. To include effects that dispel or absorb both spells and the magicka that feeds them, as well as telekinesis (which fits here as well as anywhere).

RESTORATION: The opposite of destruction, magic that resists damage or restores wholeness by reknitting the damaged material. To include wards, healing, curing of disease and poison, physical fortification, and the turning of undead (a forced purification effect).

THAUMATURGY: Magic that affects the will and personal state of mind. To include spells that calm or charm others, reflection of or resistance to magic, as well as levitation, which involves the personal rejection of gravity.

The experienced mage will immediately discern the arbitrary nature of these divisions—indeed, we may eventually find it advisable to combine one or more of these schools, assigning the spells within them to other categories. (Thaumaturgy seems a likely candidate for such amalgamation, and possibly Mysticism, as well.) However, these schools seem to be serving Shad Astula well, so I propose we tentatively adopt them as is, and refine as we go.

Cyrodiil has many of my favorite Lorebooks, such as "Wayshrines of Tamriel" and "On The Nature of Coldharbour."

Nerouyn

Tessitura wrote: »

I do not know about you, but I am excited to see what is done with this.

Hugely. So much so that I've deliberately not played much since hearing the announcement. Want to wait until it's out.

Anhedonie

Nerouyn wrote: »

Tessitura wrote: »

I do not know about you, but I am excited to see what is done with this.

Hugely. So much so that I've deliberately not played much since hearing the announcement. Want to wait until it's out.

Don't necro please.

whiteshadow711jppreub18_ESO

Here is a good link on what it is going to look like through Datamining (this isn't the end all or be all of it though)

https://www.reddit.com/r/elderscrollsonline/comments/2xpn39/data_mining_spellcrafting_what_is_it_and_what_are/

publicradioheadub17_ESO

I thought they shelved spellcrafting. Basically, no one is working on it.

TheBucket

Spellcrafting not being worked on till after console release

Faunter

This is pretty much all the official info about spellcrafting that they've released so far.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Jk7LrLgRfg&t=3163

NadiusMaximus

I'm excited to.
I can't wait till fall.
Gonna be awesome.
August is almost here!
It's gonna be epic..







Are all things I said a year ago when it was announced as being part of an update after Craglorn.
Now, it's becoming Fables acorn.

olsborg

The day the msg comes that spellcrafting is not coming to live, is the day I uninstall this game. Its already becoming boring with the same builds (roughly) in pvp.

bloodenragedb14_ESO

NadiusMaximus wrote: »

I'm excited to.
I can't wait till fall.
Gonna be awesome.
August is almost here!
It's gonna be epic..







Are all things I said a year ago when it was announced as being part of an update after Craglorn.
Now, it's becoming Fables acorn.

i blame pvp'ers constant obsessive need for balance fixes

NadiusMaximus

bloodenragedb14_ESO wrote: »

NadiusMaximus wrote: »

I'm excited to.
I can't wait till fall.
Gonna be awesome.
August is almost here!
It's gonna be epic..







Are all things I said a year ago when it was announced as being part of an update after Craglorn.
Now, it's becoming Fables acorn.

i blame pvp'ers constant obsessive need for balance fixes

I blame the company that can't get it right without breaking something else.
Them balancing something is like building a model ship in a bottle with a bulldozer.

Sallington

bloodenragedb14_ESO wrote: »

NadiusMaximus wrote: »

I'm excited to.
I can't wait till fall.
Gonna be awesome.
August is almost here!
It's gonna be epic..







Are all things I said a year ago when it was announced as being part of an update after Craglorn.
Now, it's becoming Fables acorn.

i blame pvp'ers constant obsessive need for balance fixes

Of all things to blame, you pick PvP? The one aspect of the game that is the most broken and least updated since launch?

Carebear syndrome too strong.

Burning_Talons

Please hurry Zeni

PhatGrimReaper

sweet mother of necro!!

roguestrike01ub17_ESO

I love necro posts!!!

Xendyn

Wow two necro posts almost a year apart. Not bad.

lunarsyed

i rlly need this man coz the game is just becoming typical and i need something outside of the box and tht is spellcrafting, i rlly wanna get creative with this.