Divination Classes

Classes tend to involve practical and/or written elements and culminate in some kind of exam. Divination Minors must take the two required courses and one Major course. Divination Majors must take all required classes and some electives.

Basic Level (Year 1-2):

  • Introduction to Divination: A required class covering the basics of Divination magic. A mixture of theory and practice. Includes a written and practical exam.

Required Major/Minor Courses:

  • Basic Ley Line Sensing: A class focused on feeling and mapping the flow of magical energy in the environment. Includes both practical and written work.

    • Spells learned: @Detect Magic

  • Artifact Identification and Resonance: A course focused on determining the history and function of enchanted items via their magical signatures. Includes both practical and written work.

    • Spells learned: @Identify

Required Major Courses:

  • Elemental Scrying (Water and Fire): A course where mages learn to use common mediums like flames or pools to gain remote visual data. Culminates with a practical exam.

    • Spells learned: @Elemental Scrying

  • Prophetic Interpretation and Risk Assessment: A course focused on learning to read ambiguous prophecies and determining probability factors. Includes a written exam.

    • Moderate Skill in Prophecy Interpretation

  • Insight and Lie Detection: A class focused on magically determining the truth and intent behind verbal claims. Includes practical work and exams.

    • Spells Learned: @Zone of Truth, @Detect Thoughts

    • +1 to Insight

Divination Electives (for Majors):

  • Remote Location and Tracking: Scry for specific people, places, or creatures across long distances.

    • Spells learned: @Locate Creature, @Locate Object, @Scrying

  • Dream Scrying and Oneiromancy: Safely enter and interpret the dreams of others for information.

    • Spells learned: @Dream

    • Moderate Skill in Dreamwalking and Interpretation

  • Astral Projection and Ethereal Travel: Learn to temporarily separate the consciousness from the body for scouting.

    • Spells learned: @Etherealness, @Astral Projection

  • The Mathematical Models of Prophecy: A theory-heavy application of advanced probability statistics to arcane predictions.

    • Spells learned: @Augury

    • Skill Increase in Prediction and Probability

  • Forensic Magic: Learn to properly use divination to reconstruct magical activity at a crime scene.

    • Magical Investigation Skill

  • Divination in High-Magic Environments: Learn techniques to maintain focus and accuracy near Ley Lines or location with historically-heavy magical influences.

    • Divination Accuracy increase

  • Prophecy: Learn the rareness and different effects and impacts of opening the mind to larger visions and the improbability, vagueness, and ways to do such a thing.

    • Prophecy Ability Unlocked

    • Advanced Skill in Prophecy Interpretation

    • Spells learned: @Prophecy

  • Crystalmancy and Sphere Gazing: Advanced training in using specially-designed crystal balls and mirrors for better Divination.

    • Increased Efficiency with Scrying