05-07-2018, 02:43 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Seattle
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[Magic] Trace Mana Zones?
I've been thinking about adding another, lower level of mana that might be appropriate for a secret magic or low magic game. This is specifically written for my current DFRPG/DF game. Any comments would be appreciated.
Trace Mana Zone In a Trace Mana Zone, only magic that is brought in continues to function. All spells are at -10 to skill. Magic items are similarly affected. Spells (including those cast via magic items) can only be powered by Energy Reserve, energy drawn from a Power Item, or energy that has been previously spent to power a specific item (such as a charged scroll). Creatures which depend on mana to survive, such as most faerie folk, take 1 FP/minute.
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05-07-2018, 03:08 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Re: [Magic] Trace Mana Zones?
This is somewhat close to the idea of Very Low Mana, which was introduced (at least for 4e) in Thaumatology (p. 58). The -10 to spells, at least, is the same. The other effects of Very Low Mana are different from your suggestion, but I think yours make sense, so I'd go with them if you like them.
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05-07-2018, 03:27 PM | #3 |
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Re: [Magic] Trace Mana Zones?
[QUOTE=Kelly Pedersen;2174749]This is somewhat close to the idea of Very Low Mana, which was introduced (at least for 4e) in Thaumatology (p. 58). The -10 to spells, at least, is the same. The other effects of Very Low Mana are different from your sugges y
I realized this after I initially posted. I had forgotten about Very Low Mana Zones, and rediscovered them while looking into Wild Mana. I am going for something a bit different, aside from the -10. I think this is a bit more direct for a DFRPG-based game (with lots of DF and Thaumatology-inspired add-ons such as this).
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