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Secrets of Magic
Discover the untold potential of magic! Secrets of Magic, the newest hardcover rulebook for the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game!
Secrets of Magic brings the popular magus and summoner classes into Pathfinder Second Edition, unlocking heroes who combine magical might with martial prowess and offering command of a powerful magical companion creature.
The lavishly illustrated, 256-page rulebook contains hundreds of new spells with potent offerings for all spellcasting character classes, magic items for any player character, and lore detailing the fundamental structure and theories of magic.
A special section within the volume-the Book of Unlimited Magic-presents new methods of spellcasting, with elementalism, geomancy, shadow magic, rune magic, and even pervasive magic to give every place and creature in your game a magical spin!
Secrets of Magic brings the popular magus and summoner classes into Pathfinder Second Edition, unlocking heroes who combine magical might with martial prowess and offering command of a powerful magical companion creature.
The lavishly illustrated, 256-page rulebook contains hundreds of new spells with potent offerings for all spellcasting character classes, magic items for any player character, and lore detailing the fundamental structure and theories of magic.
A special section within the volume-the Book of Unlimited Magic-presents new methods of spellcasting, with elementalism, geomancy, shadow magic, rune magic, and even pervasive magic to give every place and creature in your game a magical spin!
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255 pages, Hardcover
Published January 1, 2021
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December 15, 2021
One of the best rulebooks for magic in any setting or ruleset I have played
June 21, 2023
Secrets of Magic is a flavor-filled book that finally gave me a neat mental picture of how to justify spell slots. (The magic-user's head is equated to a palace with only room for a certain number of "floors," which represent the various spell levels and associated slots. As the magician's skill increases, they gain access to different "floors.") It's good stuff, and while I tend to play martial characters more than magical ones when it comes to tabletop RPGs, Secrets of Magic definitely makes me want to try my hand at the new version of the magus, which is one of two classes offered here alongside the summoner, AKA Rydia from Final Fantasy IV.
September 4, 2022
Mechanically, this book presents two great ways of allowing "gish" characters without displacing either martial or spellcasting classes. But moreover, I was surprised by how good the writing about different types of magic and how they are integrated into the world and history of Golarion ended up being. Great for GMs or for players!
June 5, 2023
I am afraid I can't give this a flat 5-star rating.
We enjoyed the content, new classes and artefacts and spells, the page layout is a matter of taste and at times too cluttered for me, and the format is the standard 2e formatting that we've grown very fond of.
But there are here and there are instances of me wishing Paizo had spent a sentence or two more for the sake of clarity. Like for example Spellhearts. The two of us had to do some brain-racking and at the end guess whether you need one action for the spell and the attack or if there were any limits besides the three actions per round.
We enjoyed the content, new classes and artefacts and spells, the page layout is a matter of taste and at times too cluttered for me, and the format is the standard 2e formatting that we've grown very fond of.
But there are here and there are instances of me wishing Paizo had spent a sentence or two more for the sake of clarity. Like for example Spellhearts. The two of us had to do some brain-racking and at the end guess whether you need one action for the spell and the attack or if there were any limits besides the three actions per round.
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