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2018-06-06, 10:38 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: The Blue Mage: A class that gets better when things get worse!
Have you read "Tales From The Vulgar Unicorn?" The original Blue Mage is one of the PoV characters. Later volumes deal with many aspects of being a Blue Mage, including the organization behind them.
One aspect I like is their major disability: each Blue Mage has a secret, the revelation of which permanently strips them of their power.
As a DM I might rule that revealing the secret forces the mage to dismiss all active spells and require a full rest before being able to cast again. This secret should be one worth hiding as opposed to something which is in effect nothing more than a trigger for a spell effect. So, for example, a person who betrayed his family to gain power has something to hide, while having the character's name said backwards is a trigger, but has no relevance to the character.
For PCs, the permanent loss of spellcasting ability is a severe penalty. This is why I advocate the temporary loss of power. However, should a Blue Mage's secret become commonly known the mage will effectively become useless. In this case I advocate a quest to return to the college of Blue Magi to be granted another secret.