Magic Tiers


Non-Magic User
If your character does not use magic, this is where you sit: among the hundreds of billions, if not trillions, of non-magic users. Don't be ashamed, your skill and talent will pull you through the many challenges of the galaxy in ways that magic cannot.

Novice
If your character uses magic, this is where he or she starts out. You are new to the galaxy and inexperienced in magic relative to many other magical powers who reside in the galaxy. You are allowed to study as many magics as you choose, but your power can only have a limited effect on yourself and the world around you. (ex. Your destructive power is roughly equal to that of a modern rifle or pistol, you can make yourself a bit stronger or faster than the average human, and you have limited knowledge of potions and alchemy.) If you are prepared to put in a bit of work, you will never stay at this tier for long.

Adept
Congratulations, thanks to work and study, you have boosted your ability to do magic. You can now be considered an "average" practitioner of magic. Not quite adept with the magical arts, but your power can would be recognized in a small community. You could probably win a barfight with the amount of magical power you have, or you magic is strong enough to penetrate most forms of armor and shields with a few attacks. You have a moderate effect on the environment around you and can now make magical items with reasonably powerful properties. This tier is the easiest to get to.

Weaver
Magic comes to you as easily as writing. With a wave of your staff or hands you can easily change a storefront, create an illusion spell strong enough to make most people think you're someone else entirely, or even destroy modern tanks with a spell or two. Your magical prowess is recognized by most onlookers and you could easily use it to push a few business deals. It takes quite a bit of time, effort, and practice to make it here. But once you do, the rewards are boundless.

Master
By now, your power is extremely well recognized. Your name is famously (or infamously) known throughout your faction or sector of space you live in, that is if you chose to make it known. With a wave of your hands you can summon a tide that can destroy an entire squadron of marines with little to no effort, or you could summon a barrier strong enough to stop a speeding train. It takes immense time and effort to reach this rank, and few individuals make it here.

Demigod
A magic user at this rank is immensely powerful. Your knowledge and skill of magic is beyond what most will achieve in their entire lifetime. You are capable of taking on entire armies and making it out on top. Few wizards can match you in a one on one battle, and those that can have a similar magical prowess. Your power can change the face of an entire planet if you put enough effort into it. No two wizards of this rank use their power alike, and you should be able to prove that is the case in reaching this tier.

God
A rank that is virtually impossible to achieve even through hard work and training. A godlike magic user can bend the universe itself to his will with a wave of his hands. A god can teleport clear across the galaxy and rip holes in the fabric of the universe as if it were tearing paper. None can match his magical ability save for another god. Elder Gods, Old ones, and the like fall under this category.

Celestial
No one knows how celestials were made or where they came from, but it is generally agreed that their ability to command the very powers of the universe as if hey were their own. Not even gods match this level of power. Only another celestial can grant you powers similar to theirs.

Titan
This level of magic is incomprehensible.

Magic Tier Promotion

Promotions through the Magic Tiers are earned through activity, training and experience. Using magic in combat or other situations gives your character the self-learned experience to move up, whereas training from higher tiers gives them valuable knowledge as well as connections with the people who can promote them. It is well worth finding yourself a Magical Teacher or a Faction with such people in.

Anyone of a higher tier than you can train you in the magic arts, providing of course they somewhat teach your school of magic. For example a Necromancer learning from a Holy Cleric will not increase their Necromancy skills and therefore not contribute to their Magic Tier promotion unless they change over fully to being a Holy Cleric.

Weavers can give recommendations for lower tiers to be promoted, as they stand as the accomplished and learned magicians of the galaxy. 

Masters are able to put forward lower tiers for promotion by their single approval alone. This is then voted on by all the Masters in the faction, and then afterwards by Staff. If the person in question does not belong to a faction then other Neutral Masters and Staff Members are the main votes.

Only people of Celestial or Titan tiers can promote people to Demigod or God tiers. They are voted upon directly by Staff.