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Chronomancer

時間術師 · Chronomancer — The forbidden extreme of one who wields time itself as a weapon

Names in Other Languages

시간술사한국어
時間術師 · Chronomancer — 시간 자체를 무기로 삼는 금기의 극한
クロノマンサー日本語
時間術師 · Chronomancer — 時間そのものを武器にする禁断の極限
時間術師繁體中文
時間術師 · Chronomancer — 以時間本身為武器的禁忌極限
ChronomantDeutsch
時間術師 · Chronomancer — Das verbotene Extrem desjenigen, der die Zeit selbst als Waffe einsetzt
ChronomancienFrançais
時間術師 · Chronomancer — L'extrême interdit de celui qui manie le temps comme une arme
CronomanteEspañol
時間術師 · Chronomancer — El extremo prohibido de quien maneja el tiempo mismo como arma
CronomantePortuguês
時間術師 · Chronomancer — O extremo proibido de quem maneja o próprio tempo como arma
ChronomantaPolski
時間術師 · Chronomancer — Zakazane ekstremum tego, kto używa samego czasu jako broni
ХрономантРусский
時間術師 · Chronomancer — Запретный предел того, кто использует само время как оружие

The chronomancer manipulates the flow of time — an extremely rare magical class. Wielding slowdown, acceleration, rewind, and stop magic, theoretically the most powerful class, but time magic's side effects — paradoxes, parallel world fractures, self-erasure — are severe enough that most magic schools forbid or seal it. The name combines Greek 'chronos' (time) and 'manteia' (divination), originally meaning time divination. Late D&D editions' Chronomancer, FF's Time Mages, and Dissidia's Ulrien are prominent examples, with modern SF films like Looper and Tenet featuring time manipulators. A single chronomancer can change the outcome of war, making them objects of fear.

Origin

Time magic was a concept that existed only in theory in most magical systems, but developed into an independent class in fantasy literature and games. Chrono Trigger popularized this concept in modern fantasy.

Features

Time Stop: completely halting time within a specific range
Time deceleration/acceleration: gaining combat advantage by speeding up allies and slowing down enemies
Rewind: restoring to a state from a certain time ago (small scale)
Time Paradox: risk of world fracture from incorrect time manipulation

Stories

Combat power approaching theoretical invincibility. The counter to every class — if time is stopped to fight, there is no losing.

Weakness

Every use of time magic generates world fracture as a side effect. God-tier entities can nullify time magic entirely.