Lore:Thaumaturgy

The school of Thaumaturgy was one of the major avenues of magicka study. Unlike Alteration it does not change the appearance or structure of a force or object, but can manipulate laws temporarily. This allows thaumaturges to perform acts which can only be achieved through brute force in other schools of magic, such as levitation, etherealness, detection, pacification, water walking, teleportation, summoning and the manipulation of other magical forces. Conjuration is still superior for summoning from a distance, as Thaumaturgical summoning can be risky and can only draw from the surrounding area. Many enchanted artifacts which were once held in the Battlespire were of a Thaumaturgical nature. Thaumaturgy is no longer considered one of the major schools of magic. Its effects were largely incorporated into other schools, and many of them are not used at all any more.

Effects

Daggerfall

Morrowind

Charm Mortal Calm Humanoid

Calm Humanoid1

Quiet Undead

Calm Creature1

Tame

Levitate

Levitate2

Spell Reflection

Reflect3

Spell Resistance4

Resist Magicka5

Water Walking

Water Walking2

¹Moved into Illusion school
²Moved into Alteration school
³Moved into Mysticism school
⁴Shared with Restoration and Alteration schools
⁵Moved into Restoration school

In addition to the flagship titles, other games have had effects in the Thaumaturgy school:

Battlespire
Dispel Magic
Etherealness
Monster Summoning
Spell Reflection
Spell Resistance
Teleport