>>So that long-awaited Mirror Wraith spell is actually going to be a Trader spell?

Yes. Mirror Wraith has been "nearly finished" (About 90%) for over a decade and was never released for Moon Mages because, frankly, what's the point? No one could ever find an actual reason for the spell to exist since it did almost nothing that couldn't already be replicated by other Moon Mage spells. There's a reason it was going to be Shift Moonbeam's replacement for quite awhile - it would have finally given the spell a purpose.

Also, while we're on the topic, Avren Aevareae will be a Trader spell for the exact same reasons - it's been essentially finished for over a decade and never released because it was largely redundant. I made the choice to shift these spells over to Traders since they won't be redundant in their spellbooks and can finally see release.

>>And can we trade (useless) Shear for Starlight Barricade???

They are completely different spells and Shear (like all barrier spells) will be getting reviewed in 3.2 as mentioned in the Trader post. You look into the Lay Ward spell if you're looking for a potency barrier.

-Raesh

"Ever notice that B.A.'s flavor text swells in direct proportion to how much one of our characters is getting screwed?" - Brian Van Hoose

Are traders really getting a spell called mirror wraith? shouldn't it be changed to something less malevolent sounding and more traderish? Something like mirror fat guy?

>>> So that long-awaited Mirror Wraith spell is actually going to be a Trader spell? SIGH.

This was my first thought when I read that as well. Then it occurred to me that I really don't need the spell most of the time and that DG/SM or SHM/Thoughtcast are superior in many ways. I wish that we could shift past certain barriers like the tunnel between dirge and river haven, but those are mostly minor. Then I convinced myself that Astral Projection is really just an illusion spell of sorts and therefore made sense for a guild that specializes in illusions. That was able to soothe my moon mage ego :)

>>Though I do hope that sometime in the foreseeable future(hopefully before the fall of man) we'll get a stellar Tezirite spell that is befitting lore and power.

Eclipse isn't stellar, but I'd say it's definitely a spell that has a strong Progeny vibe to it. I want to get it out before 3.2, and toyed with doing so before 3.1. but it's been in limbo due to other projects and might clash with the barrier review, so we'll see.

I doubt you'll ever see a true "Progeny Stellar" spell as their magic tends to be tied to shadows which thematically isn't something that shows up in Stellar magic. (And, yes, I know the thematic cues for Stellar are all over the map. I've been trying to clean that up a little bit - such as the upgrade to SHM at night to thematically link it to stellar magic more than perception magic.)

-Raesh

"Ever notice that B.A.'s flavor text swells in direct proportion to how much one of our characters is getting screwed?" - Brian Van Hoose

If the mirror wraith spell needs to go to traders, so be it. in my perfect world, though, I would prefer the name be changed just so that we can keep the spell on the back burner just in case an epiphany happens as to what should be done with this spell. it just sounds too moon-mage like and has too much moon mage lore attached to it.

many thanks and thanks for the quick response.