04-02-2014, 08:39 PM | #11 | |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
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And you can't compare real world technology to magic. But either way, as long as I know that I disagree with the rules rather than misunderstand them... Thanks for clearing that up.
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04-02-2014, 08:42 PM | #12 |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
Your gender is a feature, as is your sex, your height, your weight, your coloration, whether you breath air or water, etc ... Using powerful magic to temporarily change the shape of someone's belly button doesn't stop it from being powerful magic.
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04-02-2014, 08:42 PM | #13 |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
Well, if it's not being used for offensive purposes, you just tell them which potion they want. And while it may be expensive to hit 1 person with it, it's relatively cheap to add Area Effect and gender change a few dozen people at once. Make it a large rune that triggers the conditional spell when you say a specific phrase, and you have plenty of time to set up.
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04-02-2014, 08:45 PM | #14 |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
Sex change. I would consider gender change to be lesser mind transform spell.
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04-02-2014, 08:48 PM | #15 |
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04-02-2014, 09:44 PM | #16 | |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
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The danger with features is that some are incredibly dangerous to add; e.g., "Feature: Only breathes argon." So the GM has to be cautious to make sure you aren't trying to construct a powerful curse for minimal energy. But changing sex isn't usually in that category.
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04-02-2014, 10:41 PM | #17 |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
And when it is, it’s because of reasons that ought to be beyond the scope of pricing the ritual (e.g., when one sex or the other has a serious Social Stigma attached to it).
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04-02-2014, 10:45 PM | #18 |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
Okay. I guess I'm still a little to rigid in thinking to easily internalize the rules.
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04-03-2014, 10:10 AM | #19 |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
At that point, gender is no longer a 0-point feature, but rather a template with certain traits, such as Social Stigma. In that case, you'd need to pay energy for whatever traits are on the template. Yes, this does mean Gender Bender costs more in a setting where one gender has a different social standing than the other, and actually has a different cost depending on the direction of the swap. Magic's weird.
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04-03-2014, 10:43 AM | #20 |
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Re: Ritual Path Magic spells for zero point features?
Assuming the vaguely modern era for MH... You'd only need extra points beyond the greater transform if the transformation includes making a plain person attractive, a weak one strong, or similar.
Oddly, iirc, "me, but prettier" is a lesser transform, RAW. |
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