03-16-2019, 06:13 AM | #1 | |
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Thaumatology Sorcery - Switching Between Attack Spells
Sorcery is build using the Rules for Alternative Abilities from GURPS Powers, so I had a question regarding the switching of spells, particularly, one attack spell to another, as might often occur in combat.
Sorcery states that only if you recast the same spell you get to cast in only one second. However, GURPS Powers has this passage regarding alternative abilities: Quote:
I think that would be a good thing to explicitly clarify to avoid confusion.
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03-16-2019, 02:03 PM | #2 |
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Re: Thaumatology Sorcery - Switching Between Attack Spells
I'd say the rule from Power applies, because a duel arcane is exactly the sort of situation for which it was written. -GEF
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03-16-2019, 03:21 PM | #3 | |
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Re: Thaumatology Sorcery - Switching Between Attack Spells
The rules from Sorcery overrule the rules from Powers. Sorcery is it's own beast in this regards.
As so: Quote:
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03-16-2019, 03:30 PM | #4 |
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Re: Thaumatology Sorcery - Switching Between Attack Spells
Thanks evileyore, for the quote. So my answer's not canonical, but I'm not sure it would break anything Then again, I suppose a "fair" duel arcane might have rules like "No Puching" and "No use of the same magic twice in a row."
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03-16-2019, 07:00 PM | #5 | |
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Re: Thaumatology Sorcery - Switching Between Attack Spells
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In this case, Accelerated Casting from Pyramid 2 really should be a natural choice for any sorcerer - you never want to waste a maneuver in combat unless you have to.
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