RPM - Ally that is a Collection

[oneofmanynameless]

The title basically says it all. I'm thinking of two situations: A dryad/magician whose tree acts as a Collection for a handful of spells, and a fairly classic witch who has a familiar which acts as a collection for a handful of spells.

I'm not terribly concerned if it does exactly the same thing mechanically as long as it gives the same general benefit: "The ally can help you raise energy for these specific spells but it might have a drawback [like taking longer]"

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by oneofmanynameless

The title basically says it all. I'm thinking of two situations: A dryad/magician whose tree acts as a Collection for a handful of spells, and a fairly classic witch who has a familiar which acts as a collection for a handful of spells.

I'm not terribly concerned if it does exactly the same thing mechanically as long as it gives the same general benefit: "The ally can help you raise energy for these specific spells but it might have a drawback [like taking longer]"

I'd probably use Control (Magic) and limit it (the advantage is from Pyramid #3/66: The Laws of Magic, p. 11). So maybe something like...

Control Magic (Energy-Gathering Only, -20%; Limited Scope, A handful of related spells*, -70%) [5/level]. Each level allows your familiar to enhance your spells by giving you a +1 bonus to energy gathering rolls. There is no maximum here, but I'd probably limit it to +10 - though you could also stack this and a grimoire if you wanted to. If you can't, I'd call that a -5% Nuisance Effect.

* Anywhere from 2 to 5 related spells (i.e., they must all have a common theme, like "fire spells" or "light spells" or "deceptive spells"). Each 5 spells added to this ought to reduce it by -10%, with no more than 35 related spells for -10%. That's almost the equivalent of a broad tradition.

[sir_pudding]

What about just Energy Reserve (Granted by Familiar - 40%)?

[oneofmanynameless]

Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

I'd probably use Control (Magic) and limit it (the advantage is from Pyramid #3/66: The Laws of Magic, p. 11). So maybe something like...

Control Magic (Energy-Gathering Only, -20%; Limited Scope, A handful of related spells*, -70%) [5/level]. Each level allows your familiar to enhance your spells by giving you a +1 bonus to energy gathering rolls. There is no maximum here, but I'd probably limit it to +10 - though you could also stack this and a grimoire if you wanted to. If you can't, I'd call that a -5% Nuisance Effect.

* Anywhere from 2 to 5 related spells (i.e., they must all have a common theme, like "fire spells" or "light spells" or "deceptive spells"). Each 5 spells added to this ought to reduce it by -10%, with no more than 35 related spells for -10%. That's almost the equivalent of a broad tradition.

Yup! That does the trick! Thanks!!!

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by oneofmanynameless

Yup! That does the trick! Thanks!!!

Sure. Glad I could help. :-) I've got a pretty killer article for RPM familiars wrote (it's waiting on a home issue) that covers this stuff pretty extensively.

[oneofmanynameless]

Originally Posted by Ghostdancer

Sure. Glad I could help. :-) I've got a pretty killer article for RPM familiars wrote (it's waiting on a home issue) that covers this stuff pretty extensively.

Oh I can't wait to see that...

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by oneofmanynameless

Oh I can't wait to see that...

Yeah, it's pretty cool (I'm never satisfied with my work so that's high praise). It's got rules for every sort of familiar you can think of: animals, spirits, inanimate objects, squirrels - you name it and you should be able to do it. All sorts of nifty new modifiers and powers. It's crunchy, but has plenty of fluff too.