Wizard Schools requiring certain stats?

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Wizard Schools requiring certain stats?

Post by Selveem » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:47 pm

I have never quite understood why, to join a specific wizard school, you need to have a high stat in a specific field.

Not to get too detailed into game mechanics or the exact numbers, I have always found this requirement odd.

I am uncertain if this is something from 2nd Edition; I never played 2nd Edition D&D, but I do know 3rd Edition requires nothing of the sort.

Has it ever been discussed to remove these restrictions?
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Re: Wizard Schools requiring certain stats?

Post by Nedylene » Tue Sep 16, 2008 9:52 pm

The restrictions have been removed in new and upcoming guilds as they asked me to remove the one for the (almost finished) invoker's guild. Perhaps if it hasn;t been removed from some of the older guilds pop an email over to builders?
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Re: Wizard Schools requiring certain stats?

Post by Selveem » Wed Sep 17, 2008 12:44 am

Is this official for all the guilds? Should I also send in an email about the help files, as well, then?
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Re: Wizard Schools requiring certain stats?

Post by Glim » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:07 pm

The stat requirements are a carry over from 2nd edition where it was required you have a certain stat requirement to be able to join a specialist school.
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Re: Wizard Schools requiring certain stats?

Post by Selveem » Thu Sep 18, 2008 5:50 pm

Any chance this will be changed officially, then? Or has it already and I've missed it?
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Re: Wizard Schools requiring certain stats?

Post by Nysan » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:13 pm

Could not take the guild of choice on my wizard due to these restrictions. He's a happy mage, but it wasn't his first choice. Its too late for me, but I fully support removing these restrictions for a brighter future of young wizards on their way up. :mrgreen:
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Re: Wizard Schools requiring certain stats?

Post by Urival » Thu Sep 17, 2009 3:36 pm

Hate to be a bumper but im planning a new illusionist charicter and the online helpfile still says a high dex is required. Ill prolly have a high dex anyway but im just curious if this has been totally removed. xoxoxoxryanc
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