Magical Traditions

Parent page Chapter 7: Spells

Spellcasters cast spells from one of four different spell lists, each representing a different magical tradition: arcane, divine, occult, and primal.

Your class determines which tradition of magic your spells use. In some cases, such as when a cleric gains spells from their deity or when a witch gets spells from their patron, you might be able to cast one or more select spells from a different spell list than the list you normally cast from; for instance, clerics of Sarenrae gain the power to summon their goddess's flames with a fireball spell. In these cases, the spell uses your magic tradition, not the list the spell normally comes from. When you cast a spell, add your tradition's trait to the spell.

Some types of magic, such as that of most magic items, don't belong to any single tradition. These have the magical trait instead of a tradition trait.