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Topic: the magic
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ku
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posted February 27, 2003 11:37 AM
maybe i'm
wrong in asking his but i took a look at the magic system here
in WoT book that my friend had i i loved it. well here's the
catch, my friend is nowhere to be found that i might look it
over again and i just don't have the money at this time to buy
the book. could someone give me a basic run down of how it
work and an example please, if that's possible of
course?
-ku-
-------------------- "Yoda
said no mothaf#cka!" -Mace Windu
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Dave Shramek
Member Member # 107902
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posted February 27, 2003 11:48 AM
Without
violating too much copyright information, I can give you
this...
Magic works very much in the spells per day
motif as D&D, however, there is no memorization of spells,
making spellcasters more like sorcerers. Spells themselves
have various characteristics. Talent is like school and you
can take feats to gain new talents. There are restrictions on
casting spells outside of your Talent. Also, each spell is
made up of affinities, representing the 5 ethereal elements,
fire, air, water, earth and spirit. Affinities are a function
of class, gender and feats acquired. Essentially, having all
the affinities for a spell lowers the casting level. The final
part of the spell are the level ranges. Each spell has a range
of levels each with different effects, thus allowing you to
cast Fireball as levels 2-6 with varying effectiveness. That
should just about cover it except to say that there is no
difference between divine and arcane spells; they are all
lumped into one.
To avoid copyright issues, I'm going
to use a made up spell...
Stone Whispering (in the
Talent Earth Singing) Levels 2-8
Affinities Earth,
Spirit
(casting time and range are similar to D&D
spells)
Effects: You can discern from a stone events
that have happened recently in the area.
2 Last
Hour 3 Last Day 4 Last Week 5 Last Month 6 Last
Season 7 Last Year 8 Last Decade 9 Last Hundred
Years 10 Last Age
The stone is unintelligent and can
answer specific questions, but if asked to give a rundown of
recent events it may well take as long to tell as it happened.
If you ask a question about Shadowspawn, assume the spell is
cast at one level higher than it really
is.
-------------------- As always, I cower in
ignorance, awaiting a response.
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