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TroyGuffey · 08-10-2009, 03:19 PM

How about this? Have 3 spells:
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Manastone (Ench)
Creates an energy store in an object. <#include Powerstone rules>
Cost: 20 per 1FP capacity.
Prereq: Enchant

Powerstone (Ench)
Makes a Manastone self-charging from ambient mana. Limit: M-1 levels
Cost: 20
Prereq: Manastone

Charge Manastore (Meta)
Directly charges an energy store.
Cost: 3 per 1FP stored.
Prereqs: M0, Lend Energy

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As written in the book, Manastone is essentially a Temporary Enchantment. As you discharge the stone, the enchantment goes away, so if you fully discharge it you are left with a totally unenchanted stone. (I hadn't realized this before.)

The new spells have Manastone create a PERMANENT "storage space" for each 1 FP. It creates a magical "battery", so no further enchantment is needed to store energy in it.
Since it's now a permanent enchantment, the cost is raised to 20.

The new Powerstone enchantment adds a "battery charger" so that even if you just let it sit, it will slowly be recharged on it's own. It's OPTIONAL.

The new Charge Powerstone bypasses any Powerstone charging and directly stores energy.

08-10-2009, 03:19 PM	#23
TroyGuffey Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Missouri	Re: Powerstones How about this? Have 3 spells: === Manastone (Ench) Creates an energy store in an object. <#include Powerstone rules> Cost: 20 per 1FP capacity. Prereq: Enchant Powerstone (Ench) Makes a Manastone self-charging from ambient mana. Limit: M-1 levels Cost: 20 Prereq: Manastone Charge Manastore (Meta) Directly charges an energy store. Cost: 3 per 1FP stored. Prereqs: M0, Lend Energy ----- As written in the book, Manastone is essentially a Temporary Enchantment. As you discharge the stone, the enchantment goes away, so if you fully discharge it you are left with a totally unenchanted stone. (I hadn't realized this before.) The new spells have Manastone create a PERMANENT "storage space" for each 1 FP. It creates a magical "battery", so no further enchantment is needed to store energy in it. Since it's now a permanent enchantment, the cost is raised to 20. The new Powerstone enchantment adds a "battery charger" so that even if you just let it sit, it will slowly be recharged on it's own. It's OPTIONAL. The new Charge Powerstone bypasses any Powerstone charging and directly stores energy.