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Originally Posted by a humble lich
A few immediate thoughts:
First, there should probably be some form of limitation to change Chameleon from making the effected creatures hard to detect to making the effected creatures appear to be mundane.
Second, I would definitely give it an Accessibility modifier. Even if supernatural creatures are very rare in the world, they most likely will not be rare in the campaign. In most secret urban fantasy settings I can think of, the number of supernatural creatures is very small; however, those are the creatures that the main characters deal with. In Buffy, 95% of the protagonists or villains were supernatural or illuminated mortals.
Finally, for a warning system for mortals I would base it on Detect(Supernatural), with the vague and reflexive modifiers.
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Version 2.0
Thx for the advice. Here’s Version 2.0.
“The spell, when cast, creates an area centered around the caster where everything appears normal and mundane to those who have the Mundane Background Disadvantage, or else everyone who is not Illuminated. It does NOT affect those with the Illuminated Advantage. The introduction of Limited prevents people from exploiting it too much, while the Extended Duration allows it to be used at least for some period of time. Linking with Detect allows the caster to be warned if and when the Illusion fails.”
Masquerade Spell Enchanted into Amulet.
Illusion [25]
Area Effect: 256 yards [+400% = +100]
Can Carry Objects, No Encumbrance, [+10% = +3]
Cosmic: Affects all senses, including Machines [+50% = +13]
Extended Duration: 5 hours. 300x [+100% = +25]
No Signature: Undetectable -10 [+25% = +7 ]
Accessibility: Only affects those with Mundane Background. [-20% = -5]
Accessibility: Can only duplicate the surrounding environment in such a way that it appears boring and uninteresting. [-40% = -10]
Emanation [-20% = -5]
Magical [-10% = -3]
Limited Use (1minute of activation) [-40% = -10]
=140
Detect – Anyone with Mundane Background; Very Common [+30]; Vague [-50% = -15]
Area Effect: 256 yards [+400% = +120]
Extended Duration: 5 hours. 300x [+100% = +30]
=165
Link: [+10% = +31]
Illusion [140] w/ Detect [165] [305]
Total = 336 pts.
Enchanted Item: Amulet [-50% = 168]
P.S.: For those who do not know, this is using the rules for Enchanting Items as spelled out in Ritual Path Magic.
How is this? Any comments or criticisms would be appreciated.