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{{class
 
{{class
 
|name=Paradox Mage
 
|name=Paradox Mage
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|metaclass=Chronomancer
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|metaclass=[[Chronomancer]]
 
|starting_life=90
 
|starting_life=90
 
|locked=Yes
 
|locked=Yes
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|life_per_level= -4
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|life_per_level= +0
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|constitution = +2
 
|magic=+5
 
|magic=+5
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|willpower=+3
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|willpower=+2
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|cunning=+1
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}}
 
}}
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Paradox Mage is a class introduced in the base game. It must be unlocked by playing as a [[Temporal Warden]] and getting "killed" by your future self in the [[Daikara]]. When your future self kills you, because of the grandfather paradox that your death would cause, your future self dies instead of you, and you survive with 30% health remaining.
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==Locked Description==
 
==Locked Description==
 
''A hand may clap alone if it returns to clap itself.''  
 
''A hand may clap alone if it returns to clap itself.''  
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==Description==
 
==Description==
 
A Paradox Mage studies the very fabric of spacetime, learning not just to bend it but shape it and remake it.
 
A Paradox Mage studies the very fabric of spacetime, learning not just to bend it but shape it and remake it.
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Most Paradox Mages lack basic skills that others take for granted (like general fighting sense), but they make up for it through control of cosmic forces.
 
Most Paradox Mages lack basic skills that others take for granted (like general fighting sense), but they make up for it through control of cosmic forces.
  
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Their most important stats are: [[Magic]] and [[Willpower]]
 
Their most important stats are: [[Magic]] and [[Willpower]]
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==New Class Unlocked Description==
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Time isn't a linear thing; it only appears to be. In truth it's a fabric, the very fabric that holds the universe together.
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Some seek to weave this fabric, to bend it and shape it to their own will. Only the truly dedicated or the truly mad manage to unlock the secrets of time and space.
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You have learned such secrets and can now create new characters with the Paradox Mage class.
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Paradox Mages are non-traditional spell casters who use chronomancy to reshape the universe. Class features:
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*Control the flow of time around you
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*Bend and manipulate the timestream or even pull yourself from the future
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*Manipulate space and gravity to smash your foes to pieces or keep them in place
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*See into the future or even travel into the past
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Paradox Mages use Paradox for their powers. It represents how much damage they've done to the spacetime continuum.
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The higher their paradox the greater the effect of their powers but the harder they'll be to control.
  
 
==Starting Equipment==
 
==Starting Equipment==
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==Starting Talents==
 
==Starting Talents==
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*[[Spacetime tuning (talent)|Spacetime Tuning]]
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*[[Repulsion blast (talent)|Repulsion Blast]] (1)
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*[[Static history (talent)|Static History]]
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*[[Temporal bolt (talent)|Temporal Bolt]] (1)
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*[[Turn back the clock (talent)|Turn Back The Clock]]
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*[[Dimensional step (talent)|Dimensional Step]] (1)
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*[[Dust to dust (talent)|Dust to Dust]]
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*[[Precognition (talent)|Precognition]] (1)
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*[[Echoes from the past (talent)|Echoes from the Past]]
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==Talent Categories==
 
==Talent Categories==
 
{{Talent_table
 
{{Talent_table
 
| class_rows =  
 
| class_rows =  
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{{Talent_row
 
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| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
 
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| Name = [[Age manipulation (category)|Age Manipulation]]
 
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| Mastery = 1.3
 
−
| Locked = no
 
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| talent1 = [[Turn back the clock (talent)|Turn Back the Clock]]
 
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| talent2 = [[Temporal fugue (talent)|Temporal Fugue]]
 
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| talent3 = [[Ashes to ashes (talent)|Ashes to Ashes]]
 
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| talent4 = [[Body reversion (talent)|Body Reversion]]
 
−
}}
 
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
 
| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
 
| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
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| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
 
| talent1 = [[Repulsion blast (talent)|Repulsion Blast]]
 
| talent1 = [[Repulsion blast (talent)|Repulsion Blast]]
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| talent2 = [[Repulsion field (talent)|Repulsion Field]]
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| talent2 = [[Gravity spike (talent)|Gravity Spike]]
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| talent3 = [[Gravity spike (talent)|Gravity Spike]]
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| talent3 = [[Gravity locus (talent)|Gravity Locus]]
 
| talent4 = [[Gravity well (talent)|Gravity Well]]
 
| talent4 = [[Gravity well (talent)|Gravity Well]]
 
}}
 
}}
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| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
 
| talent1 = [[Dust to dust (talent)|Dust to Dust]]
 
| talent1 = [[Dust to dust (talent)|Dust to Dust]]
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| talent2 = [[Carbon spikes (talent)|Carbon Spikes]]
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| talent2 = [[Matter weaving (talent)|Matter Weaving]]
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| talent3 = [[Destabilize (talent)|Destabilize]]
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| talent3 = [[Materialize barrier (talent)|Materialize Barrier]]
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| talent4 = [[Quantum spike (talent)|Quantum Spike]]
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| talent4 = [[Disintegration (talent)|Disintegration]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
 
| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
 
| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
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| Name = [[Speed Control (category)|Speed Control]]
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| Name = [[Spacetime folding (category)|Spacetime Folding]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Warp mines (talent)|Warp Mines]]
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| talent2 = [[Spatial tether (talent)|Spacial Tether]]
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| talent3 = [[Banish (talent)|Banish]]
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| talent4 = [[Dimensional anchor (talent)|Dimensional Anchor]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
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| Name = {{c|Speed Control}}
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
 
| talent1 = [[Celerity (talent)|Celerity]]
 
| talent1 = [[Celerity (talent)|Celerity]]
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| talent2 = [[Stop (talent)|Stop]]
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| talent2 = [[Time dilation (talent)|Time Dilation]]
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| talent3 = [[Slow (talent)|Slow]]
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| talent3 = [[Haste (talent)|Haste]]
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| talent4 = [[Haste (talent)|Haste]]
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| talent4 = [[Time stop (talent)|Time Stop]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
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| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Static history (talent)|Static History]]
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| talent1 = [[Temporal bolt (talent)|Temporal Bolt]]
 
| talent2 = [[Time skip (talent)|Time Skip]]
 
| talent2 = [[Time skip (talent)|Time Skip]]
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| talent3 = [[Echoes from the past (talent)|Echoes from the Past]]
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| talent3 = [[Temporal reprieve (talent)|Temporal Reprieve]]
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| talent4 = [[Temporal reprieve (talent)|Temporal Reprieve]]
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| talent4 = [[Echoes from the past (talent)|Echoes from the Past]]
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
 
| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
 
| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
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| Name = [[Paradox (category)|Paradox]]
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| Name = [[Flux (category)|Flux]]
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Locked = yes
 
| Locked = yes
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| talent1 = [[Paradox mastery (talent)|Paradox Mastery]]
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| talent1 = [[Induce anomaly (talent)|Induce Anomaly]]
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| talent2 = [[Cease to exist (talent)|Cease to Exist]]
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| talent2 = [[Reality smearing (talent)|Reality Smearing]]
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| talent3 = [[Fade from time (talent)|Fade from Time]]
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| talent3 = [[Attenuate (talent)|Attenuate]]
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| talent4 = [[Paradox clone (talent)|Paradox Clone]]
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| talent4 = [[Twist fate (talent)|Twist Fate]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
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| Name = [[Stasis (category)|Stasis]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes
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| talent1 = [[Spacetime stability (talent)|Spacetime Stability]]
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| talent2 = [[Time shield (talent)|Time Shield]]
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| talent3 = [[Stop (talent)|Stop]]
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| talent4 = [[Static history (talent)|Static History]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
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| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Locked = yes
 
| Locked = yes
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| talent1 = [[Gather the threads (talent)|Gather the Threads]]
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| talent1 = [[Rethread (talent)|Rethread]]
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| talent2 = [[Rethread (talent)|Rethread]]
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| talent2 = [[Temporal fugue (talent)|Temporal Fugue]]
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| talent3 = [[Temporal clone (talent)|Temporal Clone]]
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| talent3 = [[Braid lifelines (talent)|Braid Lifelines]]
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| talent4 = [[See the threads (talent)|See the Threads]]
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| talent4 = [[Cease to exist (talent)|Cease to Exist]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
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| Name = [[Spellbinding (category)|Spellbinding]]
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes
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| talent1 = [[Empower (talent)|Empower]]
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| talent2 = [[Extension (talent)|Extension]]
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| talent3 = [[Matrix (talent)|Matrix]]
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| talent4 = [[Quicken (talent)|Quicken]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
| generic_rows =
 
| generic_rows =
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| talent1 = [[Precognition (talent)|Precognition]]
 
| talent1 = [[Precognition (talent)|Precognition]]
 
| talent2 = [[Foresight (talent)|Foresight]]
 
| talent2 = [[Foresight (talent)|Foresight]]
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| talent3 = [[Moment of Prescience (talent)|Moment of Prescience]]
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| talent3 = [[Contingency (talent)|Contingency]]
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| talent4 = [[Spin fate (talent)|Spin Fate]]
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| talent4 = [[See the threads (talent)|See the Threads]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
 
| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
 
| Type = [[Chronomancy (category type)|Chronomancy]]
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| Name = [[Energy (category)|Energy]]
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| Name = [[Fate weaving (category)|Fate Weaving]]
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Mastery = 1.3
 
| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
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| talent1 = [[Energy decomposition (talent)|Energy Decomposition]]
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| talent1 = [[Spin fate (talent)|Spin Fate]]
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| talent2 = [[Entropic field (talent)|Entropic Field]]
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| talent2 = [[Seal fate (talent)|Seal Fate]]
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| talent3 = [[Energy absorption (talent)|Energy Absorption]]
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| talent3 = [[Fateweaver (talent)|Fateweaver]]
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| talent4 = [[Redux (talent)|Redux]]
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| talent4 = [[Webs of fate (talent)|Webs of Fate]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
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| Locked = no
 
| Locked = no
 
| talent1 = [[Dimensional step (talent)|Dimensional Step]]
 
| talent1 = [[Dimensional step (talent)|Dimensional Step]]
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| talent2 = [[Banish (talent)|Banish]]
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| talent2 = [[Dimensional shift (talent)|Dimensional Shift]]
 
| talent3 = [[Wormhole (talent)|Wormhole]]
 
| talent3 = [[Wormhole (talent)|Wormhole]]
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| talent4 = [[Spacetime mastery (talent)|Spacetime Mastery]]
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| talent4 = [[Phase pulse (talent)|Phase Pulse]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
{{Talent_row
 
{{Talent_row
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| Locked = yes
 
| Locked = yes
 
| talent1 = [[Heightened senses (talent)|Heightened Senses]]
 
| talent1 = [[Heightened senses (talent)|Heightened Senses]]
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| talent2 = [[Charm mastery (talent)|Charm Mastery]]
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| talent2 = [[Device mastery (talent)|Device Mastery]]
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| talent3 = [[Piercing sight (talent)|Piercing Sight]]
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| talent3 = [[Track (talent)|Track]]
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| talent4 = [[Evasion (talent)|Evasion]]
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| talent4 = [[Danger sense (talent)|Danger Sense]]
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}}
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{{Talent_row
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| Type = {{ct|Chronomancy}}
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| Name = {{c|Energy}}
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| Mastery = 1.3
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| Locked = yes
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| talent1 = {{t|Energy Decomposition}}
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| talent2 = {{t|Energy Absorption}}
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| talent3 = {{t|Redux}}
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| talent4 = {{t|Entropy}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
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| Name = Other
 
| Name = Other
 
| Mastery = 1.0
 
| Mastery = 1.0
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| talent1 = [[Spacetime tuning (talent)|Spacetime Tuning]]
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| talent1 = {{t|Spacetime Tuning}}
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
}}
 
}}
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==Strategy==
 
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===Overview===
 
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Paradox Mages are powerful spellcasters who manipulate the cosmic forces of the universe to bewilder, disable and annihilate their opponents. While their spells may sometimes be unstable or dangerous to use, they are capable of both awesome destruction and debilitating effects, from stopping foes in their tracks to erasing them from reality.
 
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===Playing Style===
 
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Unlike [[Archmage]]s, whose skills lean to a strategy of shielding up and raining all manner of elemental death on opponents, the playstyle of Paradox Mages is more standoffish and centred around disabling enemies before going in for the kill. You have a limited number of damaging spells, most of which have long cooldowns or high [[Paradox]] costs (or both!) making varying your attacks a necessity. Additionally, Paradox Mages lack the Archmage's powerful shielding skills and numerous escape options (though your main one, [[Dimensional step (talent)|Dimensional Step]], is quite good). So, what can you do?
 
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The Paradox Mage's specialty is controlling the battlefield. Your skills can confuse whole groups of enemies, slow or stun them for extended periods, teleport surrounding enemies away, push them away or pull them towards you (or toward another point entirely), pin them to the ground, remove them from time entirely for several turns, dramatically lower their resistances as you attempt to wipe them from existence, and even put their skills on cooldown. You can quickly refresh your own skills, speed yourself up, raise your resistances and saves, split the timeline to scout ahead, heal and remove physical ailments, and even create a clone of yourself to fight alongside you.
 
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Archmages look almost boring in comparison.
 
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Essentially, playing as a Paradox Mage involves tactical use of disables and hammering enemies with attack spells, using your support skills to stay in the fight and keep the pressure on, all whilst keeping a good eye on your Paradox to make sure you don't blow yourself up. Speaking of which...
 
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===Paradox and You===
 
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Paradox Mages use the [[Paradox]] resource, which represents how much damage has been caused to spacetime. Unlike [[Mana]], which is drained by spells and recharges slowly or with skills, Paradox starts out at zero and is raised by using Chronomancy spells. As Paradox increases, the damage and effectiveness of your skills rises with it - but so does the chance that your spells may fail to work, backfire onto yourself, or cause one of several random anomalies, all of which can be devastating in the middle of a pitched battle. Needless to say, keeping your Paradox at a manageable level is a crucial part of playing the class. Your [[Willpower]] stat will allow you to raise your Paradox higher with a lower failure chance.
 
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A few skills can lower Paradox, the main two being [[Spacetime tuning (talent)|Spacetime Tuning]] (which can take many turns, precluding its use in a fight) and [[Static history (talent)|Static History]] (which is less effective but instant, and also prevents spell failure for a short time after use).
 
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You're best off keeping your Paradox as low as possible. Sustained effects will create a minimum level, but this will still be quite low (you only have three of them, and two together still won't raise your Paradox high enough for any spell failures even with low Willpower). The higher damage and effectiveness is not worth an attack blowing up in your face, or your Dimensional Step failing at a critical moment, which will probably mean your death. Never take an eye off your levels, use Static History as often as you can, and you will cut down the inevitable screwups a great deal. It is also helpful to put spacetime tuning on autocast (right click on talent.)
 
  
 
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Latest revision as of 10:58, 15 July 2023

Paradox Mage

Paradox mage 128 bg.png

Metaclass Chronomancer
Locked Yes
Starting Life 90
Life Rating +0
Stat Modifiers
Strength 0
Dexterity 0
Constitution +2
Magic +5
Willpower +2
Cunning 0

Paradox Mage is a class introduced in the base game. It must be unlocked by playing as a Temporal Warden and getting "killed" by your future self in the Daikara. When your future self kills you, because of the grandfather paradox that your death would cause, your future self dies instead of you, and you survive with 30% health remaining.

Locked Description

A hand may clap alone if it returns to clap itself.

Search for the power in the paradox.

Description

A Paradox Mage studies the very fabric of spacetime, learning not just to bend it but shape it and remake it.

Most Paradox Mages lack basic skills that others take for granted (like general fighting sense), but they make up for it through control of cosmic forces.

Paradox Mages start off with knowledge of all but the most complex Chronomantic schools.

Their most important stats are: Magic and Willpower

New Class Unlocked Description

Time isn't a linear thing; it only appears to be. In truth it's a fabric, the very fabric that holds the universe together.

Some seek to weave this fabric, to bend it and shape it to their own will. Only the truly dedicated or the truly mad manage to unlock the secrets of time and space.

You have learned such secrets and can now create new characters with the Paradox Mage class.

Paradox Mages are non-traditional spell casters who use chronomancy to reshape the universe. Class features:

  • Control the flow of time around you
  • Bend and manipulate the timestream or even pull yourself from the future
  • Manipulate space and gravity to smash your foes to pieces or keep them in place
  • See into the future or even travel into the past

Paradox Mages use Paradox for their powers. It represents how much damage they've done to the spacetime continuum.

The higher their paradox the greater the effect of their powers but the harder they'll be to control.

Starting Equipment

  • Elm Staff
  • Linen Robe

Starting Talents

Talent Categories

Class
Type Name Mastery Locked Talents
Chronomancy Gravity 1.3 No Repulsion Blast Gravity Spike Gravity Locus Gravity Well
Chronomancy Matter 1.3 No Dust to Dust Matter Weaving Materialize Barrier Disintegration
Chronomancy Spacetime Folding 1.3 No Warp Mines Spacial Tether Banish Dimensional Anchor
Chronomancy Speed Control 1.3 No Celerity Time Dilation Haste Time Stop
Chronomancy Time Travel 1.3 No Temporal Bolt Time Skip Temporal Reprieve Echoes from the Past
Chronomancy Flux 1.3 Yes Induce Anomaly Reality Smearing Attenuate Twist Fate
Chronomancy Stasis 1.3 Yes Spacetime Stability Time Shield Stop Static History
Chronomancy Timeline Threading 1.3 Yes Rethread Temporal Fugue Braid Lifelines Cease to Exist
Chronomancy Spellbinding 1.3 Yes Empower Extension Matrix Quicken
Generic
Type Name Mastery Locked Talents
Chronomancy Chronomancy 1.3 No Precognition Foresight Contingency See the Threads
Chronomancy Fate Weaving 1.3 No Spin Fate Seal Fate Fateweaver Webs of Fate
Chronomancy Spacetime Weaving 1.3 No Dimensional Step Dimensional Shift Wormhole Phase Pulse
Cunning Survival 1.0 Yes Heightened Senses Device Mastery Track Danger Sense
Chronomancy Energy 1.3 Yes Energy Decomposition Energy Absorption Redux Entropy
Other
Type Name Mastery - Talents
Chronomancy Other 1.0 - Spacetime Tuning

Classes

Classes with a non-white background need to be unlocked or may have other requirements
Classes
Warrior Rogue Mage Afflicted Defiler Celestial Wilder Chronomancer Psionic Adventurer Tinker Demented
Bulwark Rogue Alchemist Cursed Reaver Anorithil Summoner Paradox Mage Mindslayer Adventurer Sawbutcher Writhing One
Berserker Shadowblade Archmage Doomed Corruptor Sun Paladin Wyrmic Temporal Warden Solipsist Wanderer Gunslinger Cultist of Entropy
Archer Marauder Necromancer Doombringer Stone Warden Possessor Psyshot
Arcane Blade Skirmisher Demonologist Oozemancer Annihilator
Brawler


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