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Old 06-09-2013, 01:42 PM   #1
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Default [Powers] Variable recharge rate on Energy Reserve (Magical)

For Infinite Cabal campaign, it seems plausible to allow Middle Circle Cabalists to buy Energy Reserve (Magical). They can also buy Magery levels above 3, equal to their Cabal Rank.

It seems plausible, given that mana levels vary widely in the setting, to have the recharge rate for the ER depend on mana level, in a similar way to powerstone recharge. The basic rate is 1 point per 10 minutes, so if we have that as the rate for normal mana, we get something like this:

Local Mana ER Recharge Rate
None None
Low 1 point/hour
Normal 1 point/10 minutes
High 1 point/5 minutes
Very High 1 point/2 minutes

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Old 06-09-2013, 02:31 PM   #2
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Default Re: [Powers] Variable recharge rate on Energy Reserve (Magical)

Given that 1/hour would be a -20% limitation (per the Energy Reserve rules in Powers), and most worlds are low-mana, this mana-dependent recharge rate seems to me as though it would be about a -10% limitation (one can go to another world to recharge faster, but that'll have hazards).
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Old 06-09-2013, 03:02 PM   #3
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Default Re: [Powers] Variable recharge rate on Energy Reserve (Magical)

I'd consider that to be part of the magical power modifier on the ER. I think the differences even out to the basic recharge, and they vary in the same way as the power in general.
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:31 PM   #4
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Default Re: [Powers] Variable recharge rate on Energy Reserve (Magical)

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For Infinite Cabal campaign, it seems plausible to allow Middle Circle Cabalists to buy Energy Reserve (Magical). They can also buy Magery levels above 3, equal to their Cabal Rank.

It seems plausible, given that mana levels vary widely in the setting, to have the recharge rate for the ER depend on mana level, in a similar way to powerstone recharge. The basic rate is 1 point per 10 minutes, so if we have that as the rate for normal mana, we get something like this:

Local Mana ER Recharge Rate
None None
Low 1 point/hour
Normal 1 point/10 minutes
High 1 point/5 minutes
Very High 1 point/2 minutes

Opinions?
This particular thread discusses some other options. PK chimes in here with how he'd do it. I've used it for spell magic in my own campaigns. Works pretty well.
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Old 06-09-2013, 04:41 PM   #5
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Default Re: [Powers] Variable recharge rate on Energy Reserve (Magical)

Energy reserve is a variant on fatigue points. You look at the article containing the last gasp which talked about variable fatigue recovery, there is an alternate scaling for FP regeneration that might prove useful.
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