Perhaps there could be a line in the helpfile of each spell saying what kind (afflictive, mental, maledictive) the spell actually is?
Thoughts?
Spell affiliation tag?
It is already so easy to figure out what's what except for a few very specific cases that I really don't see the point of this. Come on, people... think a little, and you'll figure the stuff out on your own just fine. It cheapens things to just lay everything out for you.
The learning curve also drives a lot of people away. But, pali is right. Just read the help file on the spells, look at the class involved, and then it should fall into space with what most spells are akin to.
You can always test it out with a friend. Find that WM that has been beating up Savants, "Hey, JumboBumbo, I see you've got mental save gear in abundance, may I test some spells on you to find out if they're going to bounce off you?" If you toast him, probably not mental.
Afflictive are usually straight damage, mental affect spells (usually), Mal's are mals, obviously. For the life of me, I can't recall if there is another sav category other than regular svs.
a-g