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Schools of Magic

See PHB, pg 203 or this summary.

School of Conjuration : “Pull a rabbit from a hat”

The School of Conjuration deals with creating objects and creatures, or making them disappear. 

Examples:

Low Level: Find Familiar, Poison Spray

Mid Level: Spirit Guardians, Conjure Elemental

High Level: Plane Shift, Wish

DM Thoughts: You might think Banishment would be within the School of Conjuration, since it deals with making things disappear, but it's actually within the School of Abjuration.

School of Necromancy : “Nice to you again…”

In general, think of spells within the School of Necromancy as manipulating the ebb and flow of different creatures' “life energy”, or the balance of energy between life and death. This can come across in the form of helping resurrection, or draining necrotic damage. 

Examples:

Low Level: Chill Touch, Inflict Wounds

Mid Level: Animate Dead, Blight

High Level: Resurrection, Finger of Death

Unsolicited DM Thoughts: All forms of healing magic should be within the school of necromancy, and not scattered all about different schools of magic.

School of Evocation : Offence

Casters within the school of evocation unleash a raw magical energy upon their enemies. Whether it be flames, ice, or pure arcane energy: evocation spellcasters are here to deal damage and chew gum… and they're all out of gum. 

Examples:

Low Level: Burning Hands, Dancing Lights

Mid Level: Fireball, Freezing Sphere

High Level: Meteor Swarm, Prismatic Spray

Unsolicited DM Thoughts: The spell sending is within the School of Evocation, though I think it is a better fit for the School of Divination.

School of Abjuration : Defence

Magical spells and effects within the school of abjuration are primarily designed for protection and shielding. Don't be fooled however, some Abjuration spells can pack quite a punch.

Examples:

Low Level: Dispel Magic, Shield

Mid Level: Dispel Evil and Good, Greater Restoration

High Level: Invulnerability, Antimagic Field

School of Transmutation : “Water to wine”

Casters who study within the School of Transmutation are able to manipulate the physical properties of both items and people. This could be something simple – such as turning copper into gold – or could be an advanced spell that turns you into a newt (it'll get better…)

Examples:

Low Level: Shape Water, Feather Fall

Mid Level: Gaseous Form, Stone Shape

High Level: Polymorph, Etherealness

School of Divination

The magical School of Divination is centered around revealing and granting knowledge and information to the caster. Useful for reading ancient scripts, identifying magical items, and seeing invisible enemies. 

Examples:

Low Level: Identify, Find Traps

Mid Level: Scrying, Locate Creature

High Level: True Seeing, Foresight

School of Enchantment : “You're getting sleepy…”

Spells within the School of Enchantment are designed to manipulate the mental state of the target. This entire school is very similar to hypnotism, where the affected creature may act completely differently than how they normally behave.

Examples:

Low Level: Hold Person, Sleep

Mid Level: Modify Memory, Mass Suggestion

High Level: Feeblemind, Power Word Kill

School of Illusion

The School of Illusion is concerned with manipulating the various senses of people and creatures. This could be vision, hearing, or other various senses such as body temperature. 

Example: 

Low Level: Disguise Self, Silent Image

Mid Level: Invisibility, Hallucinatory Terrain

High Level: Project Image, Weird