Combustion Magic

Combustion magic is a second-tier magic that deals with fiery explosions. Combustion mages who previously studied Fire Magic retain that control, but a being with combustion magic does not automatically inherit general control of fire.

Progression of Skills
The power of a starting combustion mage varies greatly based on their previous experience with fire magic: The more powerful a fire mage is when they begin to study combustion, the stronger they'll be to start, and the style with which they used their fire magic may make them better or worse suited to combustion magic. A starting combustion mage should be able to create large, fairly strong explosions, but the explosion must begin at their own body. They can control explosions in other ways, such as deflecting or redirecting them, within a fairly large range. Combustion mages can train the strength of their explosions, the number of explosions that they can control simultaneously, and their range. Explosion strength can be improved with great ease, and learning to control multiple explosions is not very difficult, but training range is tricky. Progress in range is incredibly slow and difficult early on, but it gradually becomes easier.