Bard RPM

[Lameth]

I am attempting to use RPM Book, Effect Shaping [per Pyramid 66 and T:RPM ] for the arcane bards on my world. This is not a DF world and more High Magic meets gritty fantasy. The thought is that over many ages rituals designed to be used with instruments, singing, dancing, and poetry, have been gathered and collected into vast Books. An example would be the Book of Dirges [spells of necromancy, protection of corpses, anti undead], the Book of Sun and Shadow [illusions, shadow magic, and light spells], or the Book of the Long Road [spells about personal protections, minor travel, and minor magics to be used on road of life]. Each ritual would have a key primary tool used, such as Wind Instrument or Percussion assigned to that ritual, which would then give a bonus like Symbol Drawing to the over all ritual. Therefore if you require a drum for this ritual and roll your skill by 6, you get a +3 to your ritual. This turns the bards tools into Trappings.


I am planning the core skill to be Musical Influence IQ/VH, with each book as a separate IQVH skill. There is no cap skill but the core skill would allow some books to be defaulted as per pyramid 66. Magery is not required, but those without are -5. Adapt is not possible. Field Caster [DF19] advantage is allowed, which allows the caster to not need a ritual space to cast spells.


My question
Regarding voluntary sacrifice I am thinking of allowing it for the user but i want to tweak it for others. I can see a crowd of spectators giving of themselves [FP] to the caster if they knew the reason why, and where willing. But how can I do this? It says to use this effect the people giving need to be touching the magic user and this does not fit. I was thinking that joining into the act, such as singing along or clapping in beat was a good enough act to be part of the ritual and give of their fatigue to it, and maybe stating a max range from the user they are allowed to be.

Any help on this build would be great. thank you.

[Lameth]

Any help in this question ?

[Shostak]

An intense participation in the performance seems appropriate to me.

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by Lameth

Any help in this question ?

From my own Effect Shaping notes I have this.
Forms and Mandalas can both be used ceremoniously to benefit from assistants but have separate rules. In order to use ceremonial casting the lead mage must have spent at least 1 point on the ritual.
Forms are already ceremonial in nature but can benefit from assistants. Each doubling of the number of participants grants +1 to effective skill up to the casters base skill +5. So, +1 for 2 people, +3 with 4 people, +4 with 8, +5 with 16, etc. Higher than +5 is thus only useful for countering penalties from modifiers (CM and P).