Wizard (character class)
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The Wizard is a character archetype in many role-playing games. Weilding magic, wizards are often very powerful and potent characters. Based on legendary wizards, this type of character class is also called Magician, mage or sorcerer.
Dungeons & Dragons
Dungeons and Dragons has two character classes that could be considered wizards, wizard and sorcerer.Wizard
The wizard is a student of arcane magic, who has studied it for years, practicing until able to command arcane magic with ease. The wizard must prepare spells every day, and when cast, the spell leaves the wizard's mind.
Sorcerer
The sorceror is a natural arcanist, who usually claims dragon ancestors as the source of magical power. The soceror knows a limited number of spells per day, and need not prepare them daily. The sorcerer is also able to cast more spells per day than a wizard of comparable level.
The wizards of the Final Fintasy series are known as mages. There are multiple types of mages:
- Black Mages
- Red Mages
- White Mages
- Blue Mages
- Time/Space Mages
World of Warcraft
Wizards in World of Warcraft, called mages, are spell-casting characters designed to deal damage, while also preventing monsters from dealing damage and providing utility for the rest of their party. In return for their ability to deal large amounts of ranged damage, although with an overall smaller DPS than Rogue, mages are very poor at physical combat, they wear the weakest of all armor types, and they have no ability to heal themselves.
Other Games
- Lineage II, Mage is one of the character choices availble to every race but dwarf, and Wizard is a class choice for the Human Mage's first class transfer.
- MapleStory, Magician is one of the 1st jobs availble for players, on there 2nd job advancement they are called Wizards, on the 3rd - Mages and on the 4th - Arch Mages.
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