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Old 11-18-2013, 03:24 PM   #30
Nosforontu
 
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Originally Posted by Ghostdancer View Post
Gamemaster's Guidepost: Practical (Ritual Path) Magic

Why can't I blow up the world with ritual path magic, the book says I can? What do you mean I can't use I can't use this system to recreate Utter Dome?! That was the best spell evar!

Ritual Path Magic can do a lot of things. In fact...it's pretty much unlimited in most areas, but just because you can do something doesn't mean you should. In the latest installment of Gamemaster's Guidepost I discuss some of the more common and outlandish gripes I've seen about the system so far.
Over all a nice summation of what has been discussed on the forums. One small addition that we are planning on using in our campaigns is that we are changing the guideline slightly for the dividing line between greater and lesser effects is if your character has access to ability via a power talent at the correct level this ritual will be a lesser effect for you as long as you mimic the power Essentially if a Pyromancer can within the campaign has the correct Power Talent level to purchase 5d6 attacks or transform into fire elementals to replicate it as a Ritual is a lesser effect even if he has not purchased that individual power yet.

Secondly and this one is a bit more vague If you have a racial template transforming into other racial templates of a similar category shall be considered a lesser effect . Essentially its a case of as a GM if a player is already a werewolf I don't much mind if he wants to essentially swap out his racial template for werebunny instead, nor do I mind if Lycanthropes RPM casters become the go to guys for rituals that transform people into animals or lycanthropes.

What that werewolf could not do however is turn a person into vampire as a lesser effect...the local vampire witch however finds it to be a relatively easy ritual to perform however. While both of them would want to talk to a Tiefling if they wanted to be transformed into a Demon.
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