01-17-2016, 11:06 PM | #11 | |
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Re: A GURPS Magic System for Mythic American Indian
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I'm using RPM in my current game, but it hasn't come up a lot yet. One PC blew up the shed trying to make an explosive bullet last session. |
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01-17-2016, 11:57 PM | #13 |
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Re: A GURPS Magic System for Mythic American Indian
The biggest problem I encountered with both Path/Book and RPM in low-tech fantasy settings was with players expecting and wanting quick-and-dirty D&D/Hogwart's style magic, which neither is. All of the rituals in Path/Book, using the Effect Shaping model, take a minimum of ten minutes to maximum of an hour and a half to cast, which means it lends itself to out-of-combat magic but not combat-time magic. RPM, built off many of the same rules as Path/Book, is also time consuming, taking minutes to cast. (Both can prepare charms to trigger spells at a moment's notice ahead of time.) Player expectations verses what the system is actually meant to emulate, which sometimes makes it difficult to sell to players.
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01-18-2016, 03:09 PM | #14 | |
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If you're really in non-combat time this doesn't matter as much as it might appear on first glance. One hour or two out of combat is much the same. Of course there are no literal books in a society without writing. all "recorded" knowledge will be in oral form. The real difference between Paths and books is that "Books" (regardless of form) can have arbitrary content while a Path has a general theme.
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01-19-2016, 09:09 PM | #15 |
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Re: A GURPS Magic System for Mythic American Indian
Y'all convinced me to buy Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic, so I could compare it to Path/Book. I think I'm going to use Path/Book for my first few characters, because it seems easier to get started. But I will hold T:RPM in reserve. (Maybe as an optional, more free form magic for those that want it.)
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