Preview of the Scales of Balance wizard kit overhaul
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When I had some time I will post feedback, but it looks like great work, thanks for doing this
Let me clarify this, then.
In Greek, pyros is indeed fire. However, mantis (from which -mancer is derived) is a prophet. Hence a pyromancer is a person that uses fire to tell the future. This is a common word construction to describe all sorts of diviners, e.g. a cryomancer uses ice, an electromancer - lightning, a hematomancer - blood, a lithomancer - stone, a belomancer - arrows, a theomancer - deities and so on.
A necromancer is, by name, a diviner as well, telling the future through conversation with the dead.
If you wish to know, stareomancer is the term for a diviner that uses all of the four classical elements (those being earth, fire, air and water).
Fun stuff, eh?
Of course, it's your mod so any nomenclature you adapt is your call. Hell, I created a squirrel kit that could summon ghouls, so I guess there's nothing wrong with a pyromancer with an affinity for snow.
What I wanted to point out is that a mage explicitly named a pyromancer receiving a bonus, rather than a penalty, to cold damage is not something most people are used to and can therefore create confusion.
One thing I would comment on is that I'm also in the camp that is a bit iffy on the name "Pyromancy" for Invokers. I think that name implies something more narrow that evocation spells encompass. It's not a big deal (just a name) but I'd go Invoker or Evoker over it.