Cabalist
Spells
At
this point in the games development, not much information has
been released regarding specific spell information. So currently,
this is a collection of information regarding Cabalist abilities
taken from developer chats, message boards, and the official DAoC
web site.
Spirit
Magic
The
Cabalists magic is based upon Spirit Magic.
The
general description of the Cabalist lists his primary powers as
modification of enemy powers. This is accompished through spells
based on poison and disease.
Modification
of powers include the ability to effect the mental and morale
states of the enemy. It also effects the abilities of his weapons.
Assertions
Ok,
this may not be nice to hear... But when I think about the Cabalist,
I think of the Necromancer from EQ.
But
hang on, that may be a good thing, the EQ Necromancer is perhaps
the most powerful class in EQ (with only the Druid coming in equal
or superior).
Think
about it for a second:
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EQ
Necromancer
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DAoC
Cabalist
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DoT
(Damage over Time) Spells and Skeleton Pet as main offence
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DoT
Spells and Golem as main offence (perhaps)
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Spells
based on poison and disease to cause various afflictions
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Powers
based on poison and disease to cause various afflictions
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Dark
Magic for mainly Evil Application
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Spirit
Magic applied in the support of good goals
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Currently,
the main difference that is currently evident between the Cabalist
and Necromancer is the pet involved.
The
EQ Necromancer is forced to contiuously summon new pets as they
move between differing areas of the game.
The
Cabalist uses a created Golem. The nature of the Golem is currently
unknown (unless your in beta). But if the Cabalist has a created
Golem from creation until it is destroyed, it could imply that
Cabalists are also inherant craftsmen.
I'd
really like to see a Cabalist having to collect materials to assemble
and then animate a created Golem. The created Golem would depend
on the materials collected (ie, bunch of clay for a clay golem,
a forge and liquid metal for an iron golem, ect.)
Just
as a quick side note, whenever I get into DAoC I plan to play
a Cabalist as my first character.
Assertions
presented here are speculation of the website creator and may
or may not be real elements of the game.
