Encyclopaedia Arcane: 5 books

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It all started when the first mortal looked up at the night sky. There he saw the infinite dance of the stars. The short trip from wonder to questioning took but an instant. From those first questions the magi sprang. The magic held in the stars represents the powers that the gods used to make the world. The stars stand as the anchor points in the universal design. Channelling their power allows the magician to create effects in the world without fundamentally altering the shape or nature of the universe.

This is truly the book we could never print. Ever. It is just too full of naughtiness and innuendo to appear on the shelves of your local retail store. As such, this instalment of the Encyclopaedia Arcane, Nymphology, is only available from RPGNow.com, where you must be old enough to possess a credit card in order to purchase it. If you are easily offended by humour of a sexual nature, DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. It will offend. We promise. Written by Grim Jim (SlayerЎЇs Guide to Rules Lawyers and Female Gamers), Nymphology is a humorous look at the most secret arcane talent of all ЁC that of Blue Magic, or Sex Magic. In the yards, lavatories and dormitories of the various colleges of magic young students swap tales and cobbled together spells developed by other students of magic over the years. Some famous names in the field of magic have a history that is only told in notes passed in class and some of their early work is . . . enlightening to say the least, shedding light on their particular obsessions. Some drop out entirely to pursue this aspect of magic with complete devotion and clarity of purpose. Covered within are original uses for existing spells in the field of Nymphology (including a few surprises for grease and enlarge spells. . .), new erotic spells, travels to the Elemental Plane of Lust, prestige classes you will never see anywhere else (the Agony Mage, Mystic Pimp, Seduction Mage and, of course, the Peeping Scryer), magic items, creatures of lust and a whole range of special tricks you can try when mastering this mighty magic. Everything contained within this tome has a practical use in all fantasy-based d20 System games. But then, Grim is known to play some pretty strange games. . .

You wish to study enchantment with me? Are you certain you understand what it is you ask? The school of enchantment specialises in a very powerful but very personal form of magic, making people, places and things affect the minds of others in ways that can be very intimate indeed. With this magic you can make someone fall in love, pledge devotion to a task, or defend a place with his very life.
Enchantment, by its nature, is an elitist art. One cannot be set apart from others by magic, like an enchanter is over those ensnared through charms and compulsions, without becoming a little distant. Good enchanters try to use this magic responsibly. Evil enchanters revel in their ability to enslave others and force their will upon the world.

Common arcane lore divides physical existence in four basic elements: Air, Earth, Fire and Water. By manipulating these elements, arcane spellcasters create some of the most spectacular effects of magic, raising walls of stone around them or raining fiery death upon their enemies. Unlike druids, who control nature's resources out of a pact of mutual respect, wizards and sorcerers master the raw elemental forces without permission and, most of the times, even without acknowledgement.

Dragon Magic is all about harnessing the raw power of dragonkind, getting to the very roots of magic and uncovering the deepest mysteries - it takes a great deal of time, patience and understanding, but the true Dracomancer has few equals and may even be powerful enough to bend Dragons themselves to his will. The path to adding Dragon Magic to your sorcerer, wizard or bard can start very early but this is a discipline that only truly bears fruit at the highest of levels. And its effects can be frightening.