An Essay Upon the Powers of Magic and the Proper Uses of Said Power

By

Mage Scout Sergeant Adept Douglas Haley

The powers magic may grant are manifold, however the Arcane Tempest has little use for many of these Abilities, instead focusing upon the Specialised uses magic may have upon the field of battle. This Essay therefore lingers not upon such trifles as opening locks or identifying other magics, so that one may instead gain a greater understanding of the Magics of War, and their Applications.

Firstly a study shall be made on the wider tactics involved in casting upon a battlefield, before I make a more detailed study of the pertinent abilities a Mage of the Arcane Tempest might employ in said situations.

1. Spellcasting
2. Simultaneous Spellcasting
3. Range
4. The Proper use of Allied Troops
5. Counterspells
6. The Powers of the Arcane Tempest
7. Fundamental Magic
8. Elemental Magic
9. Corporeal Magic
10. Spiritual Magic