Starting Spells for Magic-Users
by Anthony Roberson

It is extremely unwise (and unrealistic) to allow a magic-user to pick his starting spells. Does he think his wise old master just plopped open his spellbook and let him take his pick? Give me a break. Instead of allowing him to cherry pick, use the following rules.

A beginning magic-user AUTOMATICALLY knows Read Magic and Write. Without these two spells, he would be pretty damn useless. He also gets one spell rolled from each of the lists below. This will give him a grand total of 5 spells with which to seek his fortune. Some GMs also allow players to spend a BP and pick from the list instead of rolling, but I don't allow such liberal policies in my game.

Note that Gabal's Magic Aura, Harpang's Floating Cart, Wrygal's Delicious Deception, and Yudder's Whistle of Hell's Gate are never known from the start and must be located by the character.

1	Befriend	1	Affect Normal Fires	1	Bash Door
2	Burning Hands	2	Alarm	2	Comprehend Languages
3	Charm Person	3	Armor	3	Conjure Mount
4	Chill Touch	4	Audible Glamer	4	Detect Magic
5	Chromatic Orb	5	Aura of Innocence	5	Detect Undead
6	Color Spray	6	Change Self	6	Erase
7	Enlarge	7	Dancing Lights	7	Find Familiar
8	Fireball, barrage	8	Faerie Phantoms	8	Grease
9	Fireball, sidewinder	9	Feather Fall	9	Identify
10	Fog Vision	10	Fluttersoft	10	Light
11	Gaze Reflection	11	Hold Portal	11	Melt
12	Hypnotism	12	Jump	12	Mend
13	Magic Missile	13	Magic Shield	13	Merge Coin Pile
14	Phantasmal Fireball	14	Phantom Armor	14	Message
15	Phantasmal Force	15	Protection From Evil	15	Minor Sphere of Perturb.
16	Push	16	Run	16	Pool Gold
17	Shocking Grasp	17	Shift Blame	17	Precipitation
18	Sleep	18	Smell Immunity	18	Throw Voice
19	Spook	19	Spider Climb	19	Unseen Servant
20	Taunt	20	Wall of Fog	20	Wizard Mark

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