Can an Illusionist use the enchantment basin?

[Green2Bee]

Specialty wizard illusionist in NWN gives up enchantment. Can they still use the basin? Yes? No? Maybe?

[DaggerMouthSmile]

Yes.

[Morderon]

Further, an illusionist can even take enchantment spell focuses for reduced cost.

[Green2Bee]

Really? Isn't that a little wonky?

I know when someone asked about True Flames taking other spell foci, the answer was that they shouldn't.

[Ork]

If we're going to be technical, "enchanting" is transmutation.

[Baron Saturday]

I mean, seeing as a dumb-as-rocks barbarian can use the enchantment basins, no reason why an Illusionist, even with Enchantment as a prohibited school, could not. They're very user-friendly.

[Elven Seraphim]

Well "Enchanted weapons" for example is just a term. They might as well be Transmutation basins. The Enchantment school in D&D has nothing to do with making magical items, but "enchanted items" is something that spans the genre beyond D&D wizard schools.

I think the word is just French for "Speak/sing into", as "Enchant" is certainly the same word as "Incant", could be synonymous with "Ensorcelled". "Putting words into an item" could sound a lot like a basin of magic, but it could also sound like a crystal ball of divination, and neither of those things have anything to do with D&D Enchantment.

[Yellena]

I think the word is just French for "Speak/sing into", as "Enchant" is certainly the same word as "Incant", could be synonymous with "Ensorcelled". "Putting words into an item" could sound a lot like a basin of magic, but it could also sound like a crystal ball of divination, and neither of those things have anything to do with D&D Enchantment.

In fact many enhancements avaiable in the basin are actually from Transmutation School. "Incantations" could be a craft line by itself as its not really related to Enchantment School.