Holy Cryptonite!
Alas, my friend, I didn't read Dragon back then... And I'm pretty shure that it won't be found in any of the old artifacts in my library (believe me, I would have remembered). I'll still look it up when I get home though (I'm at work).
Ultradan
Are you talking about the Timelord NPC class? That was a really cool one. Issue #65....would love to see that one in the Compendium.
Well, as I thought, I didn't find anything in my collection. BUT I did a little research on the net and found that Wizards of the Coast published a 2nd Edition accessory book called Chronomancers, which detailed a class of "Time Mages". Just go on google and type in the word chronomancer... it's like the second site found on the list. You can buy the download version there. Sorry, it's pretty much the best I can do.
Ultradan
Strange... just a few months ago, I was talking with some of my players about adding a chronomancer/time mage class (using those exact names), without ever having heard of any of these. Interesting....
Well, as I thought, I didn't find anything in my collection. BUT I did a little research on the net and found that Wizards of the Coast published a 2nd Edition accessory book called Chronomancers, which detailed a class of "Time Mages". Just go on google and type in the word chronomancer... it's like the second site found on the list. You can buy the download version there. Sorry, it's pretty much the best I can do.
Ultradan
That book is actually pretty cool, has stuff about time mages, rogues, warriors, etc. A few new spells, some loose rules for what happens as you change time, paradoxes, etc. As a DM though, it really requires a lot of work to involve regular time travel into a game...
Chronomancer was a cool concept, but parts of it was botched. I think a 3.5 update with some better writing and clarity could really cook.
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I still stick some of the lower level chronomantic spells in recovered spell books every now & then. The only chronomancer PC we've had in our campaign was killed during a random encounter on his very first venture into the Time Stream (or whatever it was called).......I remember liking the TSR Chronomancer book, but found the mechanics dificult to use. There was a great adventure in Dungeon called "A Hitch in Time" that was based around a cloister of chronomancers (though that was the nomenclature at the time).........Dungeon #23 i think.
I've never seen or heard of chronomancers before (exept in Final Fantasy Tactics, where you can become a Time Mage at on point). But we've ventured in time travel before. Once, a freak accident involving magic sent my PC back in time and I ended up saving myself from a perilous situation. Up to that point, I had never knew who it was that saved me a few years back. Being a big Star Trek fan, I enjoyed that particular adventure.
Ultradan
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Chronomancer was a cool concept, but parts of it was botched. I think a 3.5 update with some better writing and clarity could really cook.
I agree. I thought the Chronomancer was a great idea, and I still have the book stuffed away in a box somewhere. However, there were parts of it that could have used a tweak. Maybe the folks a Dragon will be paying attention and come up with something. Maybe an entire issue dedicated to time travel and temporal magic.