Book of Advanced Magic

is basically done.  I need to add some information on the spellcasting classes in Pathfinder and add a few spells (from Atlas Games' Occult Lore!) in order to make it complete.  I also added some feats from the d20 SRD that is basically forgotten.  These feats include:

• Metamagic

  • Energy Substitution
  • Persistent Spell
  • Reach Spell
  • Repeat Spell
  • Sacred Spell
  • Subdual Substitution 

These Feats are basically forgotten.  They aren't included in Pathfinder or the APG, for some reason.  But they are in the d20 SRD (geeze, I sound like Carl Sagan) and shouldn't be forgotten.   Each metamagic feat is capable of doing to spells that are different than maximizing them or widening them. :)

The spells I'm adding from Occult Lore are the elemental spells I worked on for the book.  They are perfect for Sorcerers of the Elemental Bloodline and not necessarily Wizards. :)

Atlas Games' Occult Lore

Making up a campaign setting has made me revisit my work and the work of others in the Atlas Games' book Occult Lore. Occult Lore, in my mind, is the definitive piece of work on myriad traditions of magic for d20 for a low fantasy to heroic fantasy game.

My favorite articles are:

• Alchemy
• Astrology
• Elementalism (gee, you think?)
• Herbalism
• Oneiromancy

Looking at it strongly, the work we did on Occult Lore was so blatently medieval or Renaissance themed that you'd have no choice but to think that what we did was for a low powered game. And the spells I wrote for Elementalism ranged in power from dinky to Godlike. Compare colored smoke to comet and you will see what I mean. So, why the walk down memory lane? I wanted to add a few things to my Campaign Setting.

After all, it was neat what we did. I am greatful to Atlas Games and their support when we worked on the project. And I'm grateful to God for the opportunity to bring my ideas together under one book, and that most everything I did is open game content.