Editing Complete Book Series (section)

===The Complete Wizard's Handbook===
The ''Complete Book of Wizards'', as you might expect, is all about the [[Wizard]]. It spans 9 chapters in length.

Chapter 1, '''Schools of Magic''' talks about the eight schools of magic in D&D. It discusses the benefits vs penalties of specialization and provides mechanics on how to abandon a school.

This is followed by chapter 2, '''Creating New Schools''', which is all about how a DM can create entirely new forms of magic. Everything from naming it to defining its ethos to figuring out what races would likely be allowed to use it.

Chapter 3 is the self-explanatory '''Wizard Kits''' title, which is all about new kits and how to make your own. It introduces the following new kits to D&D:
* Academician
* [[Amazon]] Sorceress
* [[Anagakok]]
* Militant Wizard
* Mystic
* Patrician
* Peasant Wizard
* Savage Wizard
* [[Witch]]
* [[Wu jen]]

Chapter 4, '''Roleplaying''' covers a vast array of sub-topics around its theme; iconic wizard personalities, character backgrounds, logical non-adventuring-based careers for the wizard, some example wizard-focused adventures, the "how much magic is in your world?" and campaign variations for all-wizards, single wizard kits, restricted schools and restricted levels.

Chapter 5, '''Combat and the Wizard''' looks at how wizards fight, covering the different combat categories of spells mostly.

Chapter 6 is self-explanatory; '''Casting Spells in Unusual Conditions'''. This lets you know how being underwater, on another plane, or physically impaired in some way should affect your casting efforts.

Chapter 7 is '''Advanced Procedures''', and is the obligatory new rules systems for wizards. It covers playing 20+ level wizards, creating 10th level or higher spells, new rules for adjudicating illusions, and a system of spell research so your wizard PCs can create their own magic.

Chapter 8 is '''New Spells''', because you knew this was coming.

Finally, chapter 9 is '''Wizardly Lists''', a grab-bag of random lists that provide fluffy inspiration for wizards. There is a new table of [[familiar]]s here, though, which can replace the normal table for Find Familioar checks.