[DF] - HIgh Mana Level

[GodBeastX]

Anyone got a nice house rule for high mana? "Anyone who knows a spell can cast it" isn't very useful to the mage, but I would think High Mana would help a mage out somehow.

[Nereidalbel]

Doesn't High Mana already include recovering the FP/ER spent on spells at an increased rate already?

[Diomedes]

Originally Posted by Nereidalbel

Doesn't High Mana already include recovering the FP/ER spent on spells at an increased rate already?

As far as I know, the only RAW effect beyond allowing non-mages to cast spells is that powerstones recharge twice as fast.

That said, my house rule is that mages (but not non-mages) get to move one step up on the chart for the purpose of casting time, rituals, and energy cost.

[Nereidalbel]

Originally Posted by Diomedes

As far as I know, the only RAW effect beyond allowing non-mages to cast spells is that powerstones recharge twice as fast.

That said, my house rule is that mages (but not non-mages) get to move one step up on the chart for the purpose of casting time, rituals, and energy cost.

Ah, I was thinking of Very High Mana. Wonderful place to be, as long as you don't mind every failure being critical...

[GodBeastX]

Originally Posted by Diomedes

As far as I know, the only RAW effect beyond allowing non-mages to cast spells is that powerstones recharge twice as fast.

That said, my house rule is that mages (but not non-mages) get to move one step up on the chart for the purpose of casting time, rituals, and energy cost.

I like this.

[Refplace]

I kind of like but never used the incremental mana levels suggested in Thaumatology.
I have used rules where mana level modified how fast you recovered energy and that never created any problems.

[GodBeastX]

Originally Posted by Refplace

I kind of like but never used the incremental mana levels suggested in Thaumatology.
I have used rules where mana level modified how fast you recovered energy and that never created any problems.

What page?

[GodBeastX]

Originally Posted by GodBeastX

What page?

Nevermind, found it. I guess +N to skill would end up reducing costs on spells and time automatically.

[Refplace]

Originally Posted by GodBeastX

Nevermind, found it. I guess +N to skill would end up reducing costs on spells and time automatically.

Yep. Also make it easier to enchant items since your apprentices have better effective skill and your bonus can offset the penalty for using them.
Not a huge bonus really but one mages would still notice and better then the current way I feel.

[Kallatari]

My house rule is that High Mana levels give everyone +1 level of Magery. So non-mages get Magery 1, allowing them to "cast spells if they know it", while other mages who already have Magery n wind up with Magery n+1. In most cases, this merely translates into a +1 to a mage's spell skill, but for some spells it lets you cast more powerful versions (e.g., do more damage with missile spells).

Very High Mana gives +2 levels of Magery (in addition to the other effects),

Mike