Spells – Arcanum

Magick in Arcanum: Of Steamworks & Magick Obscura is divided into 16 unique spell colleges. Each college has five spells. Spells can be learned in order from lowest to highest level. Higher levels require a higher Willpower stat. This guide will list all of the spell colleges. Click on a spell college to view a list of spells from that college.

Air

The College of Air holds the spells that manipulate the first elemental material, that of air and wind.

Conveyance

The College of Conveyance holds spells that deal with motion and transportation.

Divination

The College of Divination concerns itself with the gathering of knowledge through magickal means.

Earth

The College of Earth holds the spells that manipulate the second elemental material, that of earth and stone.

Fire

The College of Fire holds the spells that manipulate the third elemental material, that of fire and heat.

Force

The College of Force contains spells that manipulate and direct pure energy.

Mental

The Mental College contains spells that influence and control the minds of their targets.

Meta

The Meta College contains spells that affect other spells.

Morph

The Morph College contains spells that change the substance of the target.

Nature

The College of Nature contains spells that control plants, animals, and natural forces.

Necromantic Black

The Black Necromantic College contains spells that negatively affect the life force of a creature.

Necromantic White

The White Necromantic College contains spells that positively affect the life force of a creature.

Phantasm

The College of Phantasm contains spells that concern the control of light and illusion.

Summoning

The College of Summoning contains spells that concern the summoning of creatures of progressive power.

Temporal

The Temporal College concerns spells that control the flow of time.

Water

The College of Water holds the spells that manipulate the fourth elemental material, that of water and ice.