Magic's Good Name

In a world where magic has a bad reputation, a PC wizard might want to join an adventuring party to prove that magic can be used as a force of good. If the party's mission is successful and the wizard is at least partly responsible, magic might once again be accepted as a respectable and honorable profession.

There are any number of situations incorporating this idea:

· The PC wizard wants to confront an influential ruler in a distant land who is responsible for spreading propaganda about the inherent evil of magic. The ruler might be an evil wizard, bent on stirring up support from the populace to stamp out rival wizards. He could also be of good alignment, but a bad experience with magic as a youth left him prejudiced against all wizards.

· The PC wizard wants to learn how many wizards still exist in the world. Perhaps many wizards have gone into hiding, and the PC wizard is determined to find out

what has happened to them.

· The PC wizard wants to discover how many young people are interested in learning magical skills. Perhaps the PC wizard wishes to establish a magical academy of his own, or perhaps he wishes to find a young novice with whom he can share his knowledge. Are such students difficult to find? If so, why? Will the PC wizard face resistance from the family of a potential student? From the local authorities? What must the PC wizard do to prove that his intentions are honorable?

· The PC wizard wants to verify rumors that a violent feud has erupted between two organizations of wizards in a distant land, thus sullying the reputations of wizards everywhere. The rival wizard groups might be of different alignments, members of oppositional schools, or from different races. Their feud might be over a contested piece of land or a landmark-- such as a tower or cemetery-- or one group might have religious objections to the type of spells used by the other group. Settling their disagreements can be used as a springboard for new adventures.

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