Bard Class Concept Thread - Conquest of Elysium 3

Hello everyone. Got an idea of a class I've been trying to implement in all sorts of games (mostly tabletops) but I feel that CoE3 would suit it best, thus far.

The rough sketch is a Bard class that utilizes spellsongs and secret names for it's summons, learning lore to expand it's magical capabilities.

I'm not sure what resource they'll use yet, but I do know I want the bard's learning tree to be dependent on different sites (ancient forest, city, coastal village, etc) for the learning of different powers. That can get a bit tricky, especially if I don't want a specific order to it, which I really don't. I'm aware that probably isn't possible currently though.

Aspects of the class are currently imaged as:
--a variety of magical powers, none too focused (hopefully themetically musical)
--powerful summons gained from learning secret names of ancient powers (powerful creatures of all sorts)
--a very wide basis of recruitable units, each individually unlikely to appear (so as to create a wide variety of units)
--no standard recruitment basis
--recruits drunken poets, who can learn lore to become bards

Things I'm pondering
--Why would a bard want to conquer elysium?
--Unique creatures perhaps?
--Maybe bard upgrades to a Loremaster?

Questions I have:
--Is it feasible to create a new school of magic (I don't think it is)
--Can I make a class upgrade differently based on the site upgraded at?
--Can I make new spells entirely (that aren't ritual spells)?
--Can I use Dom3 sprites openly in my mods for new creatures for CoE3?

More might come to mind. In any case, I want to create a balanced mod that works well in any game, nothing overpowered. I'd like to use existing units and spites from Dom3 if I'm allowed. This will be my first time actually modding ANYTHING, so it's gonna be a bit of an undertaking. Help and suggestions appreciated.

Edited by: Cassavyr

If you have any questions or troubleshooting while you're developing the mod, post it up and I'm sure the community will try and help out.

As for using Dom3 sprites, I think it is permissible so long as you ask the author of the sprites (most likely they will allow for it--probably with credit commented in the modfile or elsewhere).

Will do. Thank you.