Great Wish advantages

Finalsora811 · 11-10-2012, 01:26 PM

On the spell Great Wish, it says you can get any advantage worth up to 20 points. Does that mean its base cost has to be up to 20 or can I get a more expensive advantage and put limitations on it for it to come out to 20 points? For example, if I wanted a Luck advantage, can I only get Regular luck or could I get Extraordinary Luck if I make it aspected? I hope that makes sense.

thulben · 11-10-2012, 01:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Finalsora811

On the spell Great Wish, it says you can get any advantage worth up to 20 points. Does that mean its base cost has to be up to 20 or can I get a more expensive advantage and put limitations on it for it to come out to 20 points? For example, if I wanted a Luck advantage, can I only get Regular luck or could I get Extraordinary Luck if I make it aspected? I hope that makes sense.

I would take it as the latter.

malloyd · 11-10-2012, 02:11 PM

I'd go with final cost, though it is true that the rule was written well before Limitations existed in GURPS.

The enchanter should of course scream in horror as you waste a Great Wish on this, in the six years of full time labor it took him to construct the item, he could easily have picked up 60 or 80 points worth of training instead. Though I guess it was better than wasting it on duplicating a single spell.

Anaraxes · 11-10-2012, 03:48 PM

Well, at least if you have a portable Wish, you can pick up an advantage on the spot, whereas with the 60 points of training you'd have to know what you'd need in advance. Think of it as somewhat like Modular Ability overhead.

(What's the cost for a configure-once slot? And do you discount the ModAb point pool? What if you can drain the points out of the ability after it's configured, or restore them; you can turn on and off the slot without changing it once it's been set.)

Flyndaran · 11-10-2012, 05:11 PM

Maybe some advantages can only be acquired through such heavy near god level magic.

Peter V. Dell'Orto · 11-10-2012, 05:52 PM

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Originally Posted by Flyndaran

Maybe some advantages can only be acquired through such heavy near god level magic.

That's how I did it in my last campaign. The spell wasn't widely available, difficult to cast, and certain advantages were either inborn or could only be added by godly powers or Great Wish.

starslayer · 11-10-2012, 09:06 PM

Yea granting an advantage via great wish would be a great candidate for 'Magery only goes to x (normally 3 or 4) in this campaign world normally, but great wishes can exceed that'- and would be something that wizards would be perusing with great wish if this was the case.

11-10-2012, 01:26 PM	#1
Finalsora811 Join Date: Dec 2011	Great Wish advantages On the spell Great Wish, it says you can get any advantage worth up to 20 points. Does that mean its base cost has to be up to 20 or can I get a more expensive advantage and put limitations on it for it to come out to 20 points? For example, if I wanted a Luck advantage, can I only get Regular luck or could I get Extraordinary Luck if I make it aspected? I hope that makes sense.

11-10-2012, 02:11 PM	#3
malloyd Join Date: Jun 2006	Re: Great Wish advantages I'd go with final cost, though it is true that the rule was written well before Limitations existed in GURPS. The enchanter should of course scream in horror as you waste a Great Wish on this, in the six years of full time labor it took him to construct the item, he could easily have picked up 60 or 80 points worth of training instead. Though I guess it was better than wasting it on duplicating a single spell. __________________ -- MA Lloyd

11-10-2012, 03:48 PM	#4
Anaraxes Join Date: Sep 2007	Re: Great Wish advantages Well, at least if you have a portable Wish, you can pick up an advantage on the spot, whereas with the 60 points of training you'd have to know what you'd need in advance. Think of it as somewhat like Modular Ability overhead. (What's the cost for a configure-once slot? And do you discount the ModAb point pool? What if you can drain the points out of the ability after it's configured, or restore them; you can turn on and off the slot without changing it once it's been set.)

11-10-2012, 05:11 PM	#5
Flyndaran Untagged Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Forest Grove, Beaverton, Oregon	Re: Great Wish advantages Maybe some advantages can only be acquired through such heavy near god level magic. __________________ Beware, poor communication skills. No offense intended. If offended, it just means that I failed my writing skill check.

11-10-2012, 09:06 PM	#7
starslayer Join Date: Dec 2006	Re: Great Wish advantages Yea granting an advantage via great wish would be a great candidate for 'Magery only goes to x (normally 3 or 4) in this campaign world normally, but great wishes can exceed that'- and would be something that wizards would be perusing with great wish if this was the case.