Forgotten Realms Wiki:Help-Categorizing spells

Categorization
Although the following list is not exhaustive, generally an article about a spell should be categorized according to:

D&D game Edition
Note: by their very nature, spells have a lot more crunch to them then most other articles. And the edition of the spell has a lot to do with the spells information. Spells have changed over the years from 1E, 2E, 3E, 3.5E and 4E. Currently, most spells on the Wiki include both 3.5E and 4E information(if any). Note that a lot of magic effects in 4E are rituals, and not spells.

Spell Level and user class
This is very basic, the listed power level of the spell, as per the D&D rules. And the spell casting classes that use the spell.

Spell magic school and subschool
For all editions except 4th, each spell has a type of magic that it uses, called a school.

Spell magic descriptor
For all editions except 4th, a descriptor further categorizes a spell.

User Race
A handful of spells are secrets only known, or at least mostly used by a single race.

User Organization
A handful of spells are secrets only know, or at least used by an organization.