Steve Jackson Games Forums - View Single Post - Using street children in ceremonial magic [Magic/Thaumatology]

AlexanderHowl · 11-27-2020, 02:06 PM

While street children are not useful for much in the labor market, they are sources of FP, meaning that street children could be hired for a fee to participate in ceremonial magic. They could easily provide 48 FP/day, meaning that they could earn $24/day at a rate of $0.5/FP, allowing them to support a Status-1 lifestyle with 15 days of work per month. As they would be able to support themselves in some small comfort, this would make them contributing members of society.

Have you ever had mages in your settings use street children as assistants in ceremonial magic? If so, how did it work out? If not, what is the reason for avoiding a potentially productive source of energy (especially since providing FP would be a lot better than the other forms of potential employment for many of them?

11-27-2020, 02:06 PM	#1
AlexanderHowl Join Date: Feb 2016	Using street children in ceremonial magic [Magic/Thaumatology] While street children are not useful for much in the labor market, they are sources of FP, meaning that street children could be hired for a fee to participate in ceremonial magic. They could easily provide 48 FP/day, meaning that they could earn $24/day at a rate of $0.5/FP, allowing them to support a Status-1 lifestyle with 15 days of work per month. As they would be able to support themselves in some small comfort, this would make them contributing members of society. Have you ever had mages in your settings use street children as assistants in ceremonial magic? If so, how did it work out? If not, what is the reason for avoiding a potentially productive source of energy (especially since providing FP would be a lot better than the other forms of potential employment for many of them?