Editing Artificer (section)

====Mechanicians & Mageweavers====
WHilst the artifcer as a [[Specialist Wizard]] appeared under its own name, as described above, the ''concept'' of "a [[wizard]] who works magic through items and crafting" was also explored elsewhere in AD&D. Specifically, in the [[Al-Qadim]] setting, which introduced two [[kits]] for [[wizard]]s that put their own spin on the concept; the Mechanican and the Mageweaver.

'''Mechanicians''', also formally known as '''Clockwork Mages''', are the closest to their artificer descedants; they're [[wizard]]s who can't cast spells directly, but can create impossible clockwork devices that can channel magic and cast spells ''for'' them, as well as making full-blown clockwork [[construct]]s. If you want a [[clockpunk]] engineer class for AD&D, this kit might be worth checking out. This being 2e, the rules are, of course, ''extremely'' complex.

'''Mageweavers''' are... well, you ever heard somebody describe the act of spellcasting as "weaving magic"? When mageweavers talk that way, they ain't being poetic. These artisinal wizards have figured out a way to use silk-weaving looms as focuses for their spellcasting, literally weaving magic into scarves, rugs and tapestries. It's an art that prevents them from accessing the higher levels of magic, but it also makes them the closest thing to [[mage|generalist wizards]] in the lands of Zakhara, as they aren't restricted to [[elementalism]] like the [[elementalist|elemental mages & sorcerers]] or to the vagueries of [[genie]] magic like the [[sha'ir]]. Mechanically, mageweavers work like this:
::Base Class: [[Wizard]]
::Bonus NWP: Artistic Ability (Weaving)
::Recommended NWPs: Seamstress/Tailor, Agriculture (Silk Worms)
::Special Benefits:
:::Easy to Grasp: Any race capable of taking levels in Wizard can take the Mageweaver kit. Mageweavers ignore the normal racial restriction on wizardly levels.
:::Generalist: Mageweavers can learn spells from any school of [[magic]], instead of having opposition schools like most [[Specialist Wizard]]s.
::Drawbacks:
:::Wide Magic: Mageweavers can only learn spells up to the 6th level; 7th level and higher spells are too complex to be captured through their looms. Mageweavers gain access to higher level spell slots at the same rate as normal wizards, but instead can use these higher slots to cast more low-level spells. Each spell slot for post-6th level spells becomes a "floating" spot that can be used to memorize spells from a specific pair of lower levels, with the mageweaver choosing what spell it is dedicated to each time they memorize magic. 7th level slots can be used to memorize 1st or 2nd level spells; 8th level slots can be used to memorized 3rd or 4th level spells; and 9th level slots can be used to memorized 5th or 6th level spells.
:::Specialist Casting Method: Mageweavers cast spells by literally weaving them into silken scarves or similar goods. To prepare a spell, a mageweaver must weave a silk item consisting of 6 inches of woven silk per level of the spell, a process that takes 1 hour per level of the spell. To be able to cast a prepared spell, a mageweaver must be able to touch the silkwork containing that spell, so if it is destroyed or stolen, the mageweaver can't use it.