Guide to Magic
On our server our players have access to AoC and EEWA Magic.
Below the FAQ sections, you will find guides on how each of the different magics types work.
No, but it is highly encouraged that you do pick a class, especially if you are wanting to learn magic as we have tailored the class questlines to make learning magic easier.
The magic system in Age of Calamitous is relatively complex, and will require effort to achieve mastery over the forms of magic. It is possible to start learning magic at level 1, though the requirement to traverse across the exiled lands in search of their resources may prove a challenge.
There are 2 components needed to cast a spell:
a weapon component,
and a spell component.
You can think of the weapon as a bow, and the spell as an arrow. Without either of them, you will not be able to cast any spells.
The first step to take to learn any magic in AoC is to obtain a feat named 'The Ancient Arts'. Without it, you cannot learn any magic. This also teaches you the Essence Blast spell, which is a cheap low level spell that can be used in any magic weapon, including starting faction staves.
There are a total of 7 types of magic:
AoC Fire Magic, Attunements and Spells
AoC Water Magic, Attunements and Spells
AoC Earth Magic, Attunements and Spells
AoC Air Magic, Attunements and Spells
AoC Arcane Magic, Attunements and Spells
AoC Blood Magic, Attunements and Spells
AoC Light Magic, Attunements and Spells
Everyone can learn magic now regardless of your AoC faction, you just need to talk to the grandmaster of your faction. Stormhold and Vanghoul faction members have to venture into the world to find their grandmasters. The rest can be found in their faction hubs. The interactive map shows their location.
Each type of magic has 5 levels of mastery.
In order to learn a new type of magic, you need an attunement feat.
In order to increase the level of your magic, you need a tome of ascension.
Fire, Water, Earth and Air magic require Nature Tomes
Arcane magic requires Mystic Tomes
Blood magic requires Demonic Tomes
Light Magic requires Divine Tomes
No, you will need to progress level by level.
However, if you prepare all the requirements from level 1 to level 5, you can go to the shrine and use it 5 times in a row and get to magic 5 in one trip.
You will incure DoT (damage over time) and will most likely die.
The damage of your spells are influenced by your Accuracy attribute.
Outside of that, your weapon and spell damage, along with the armor penetration will also affect your magic damage.
The healing spells are not affected by your weapon damage and Accuracy.
If you are using the heal on yourself, Vitality will increase the healing effect.
All magic weapons are given durability to provide support for weapon mods. It is repaired as you would with any other weapons.
The stamina cost for both light and heavy attacks using magic weapon has been changed. The stamina consumption now scales with your magic weapon tier, and thus if you have a lot of Grit, low level weapons will not cost stamina.
Yes, any fighting thralls will be able to use the magic weapons, regardless of their class or tier.
Note that their ranged modifer and accuracy will also affect their damage dealt.
All the magic altars in AoC require the Keeper thall, which reduces the crafting cost and time for the spells.
Keeper thralls are found just like any other faction thralls, within their faction camps.
AoC is a mod that is constantly getting updates, and many features get reworked over time. Make sure the source you are referring to is not outdated. As for this guide, the version is always listed in the intro tab.
In AoC, there are a lot of spells that are not learnt by picking a feat when you level up. Instead, they are hidden in AoC lorestones scattered throughout the map. You may want to use the WorldAnvil map linked below to see where the lorestones are hidden. Note that in the WorldAnvil map, you can mouse over to the top right corner and tick on the AoC magic type checkbox, and the spells will be revealed.
Aside from these hidden spells, there are also spells exclusive to certain factions or subfactions. The spells exclusive to factions are listed in the corresponding spell tabs.
FAQ for the NUGaming Class System:
We have created the NUGaming Class System to help with leveling and to make learning the different magics easier. It combines the AoC magic system and the EEWA trait systems with the vanilla conan atributes system, in order to allow our players the ability to get the most out of their character and playstyle.Do I need to pick a class to learn magic?
FAQ for AoC Magic:
What do I need to know about the AoC Magic system?
What are the different AoC magic types?
How can I learn magic?
Can I learn Magic V directly, assuming I have the requirements?
What happens if I use the shrines without the attunement?
What affects the damage of AoC Magic?
What affects the healing power of AoC Magic?
Why do my magic weapons have durability now?
Why do my magic attacks not cost any stamina? Is this a bug?
Can I give my thralls magic weapons and spells?
Which thrall do I put into the magic altars?
Different scources are claiming the spells/magus/boss is located at a different place. Which one is accurate?
Are there any hidden or exclusive spells?
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Guide, How-to
