Tales of Magic is a realtime fantasy browser game about sorcery. Players can choose to become a witch or a mage and learn spells in a school of magic, very reminiscent of Harry Potter. With their different kinds of magic like fire and ice they can then fight dragons, demons and all other usual kinds of critters inhabiting imaginary worlds. The game is absolutely free but you can buy a premium currency, of course, gems in this specific case that can be traded for even more spells and better items. Organizing in guilds is also possible by founding a coven.

Gameplay is also as usual: You character has hit points and mana points to cast spells and resist enemy attacks. Both can be replenished with magical potions or regenerate by themselves over time. You should battle other magicians as often as possible to earn experience points, loot some of their gold and get a good position in the hall of fame. To be protected by other players' attacks the witches and wizards can build and upgrade hideouts. You start out with a windy tower and can modify it to become a real stronghold in the endgame content.

The "scouting missions" which are typical for that genre of browser game are "researching in the library" in this game. By spending the premium gems you can stay even longer in the sacred halls of the mage school and thus get more powerful faster. You can also perform a number of demeaning jobs in the library to earn money. By specializing in one type of school you get titles like "Minor Master of Fire Magic", plus your overall choice of spells will forge you into a good or bad aligned wizard.

A nice idea and good addition to the usual "grinding features" of browsergames is the participation in adventures. Once a player reaches level 10 certain boss monsters like dragons can be attacked. Unfortunately, these kinds of bonus quests are for premium account owners only.