Combining Improvised magic and Threshold magic

Anders · 04-04-2017, 11:14 AM

Has anyone done this? Threshold is my go-to system for dealing with consequences of doing too much magic - I vastly prefer it to Fatigue Points - but are there any obvious pitfalls in combining the two?

Refplace · 04-04-2017, 11:47 AM

Depends on what form of Improvised magic your talking about but I would say the only issue is possibly scaling the energy.
I used Threshold (UMana) for improvised magic with colleges being skills and saw no difference.

Anders · 04-04-2017, 12:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Refplace

Depends on what form of Improvised magic your talking about but I would say the only issue is possibly scaling the energy.
I used Threshold (UMana) for improvised magic with colleges being skills and saw no difference.

Symbol Magic.

Refplace · 04-04-2017, 12:29 PM

Interesting choice.
I think of Symbol Magic as coming more from the symbols than a local energy field so would liekly not use Threshold. However I dont see why it would be an issue. The one from Thaumatology is based of the normal magic system so Threshold levels should be balanced.

04-04-2017, 11:14 AM	#1
Anders Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Gothenburg, Sweden	Combining Improvised magic and Threshold magic Has anyone done this? Threshold is my go-to system for dealing with consequences of doing too much magic - I vastly prefer it to Fatigue Points - but are there any obvious pitfalls in combining the two? __________________ “When you arise in the morning think of what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love ...” Marcus Aurelius

04-04-2017, 11:47 AM	#2
Refplace Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Yukon, OK	Re: Combining Improvised magic and Threshold magic Depends on what form of Improvised magic your talking about but I would say the only issue is possibly scaling the energy. I used Threshold (UMana) for improvised magic with colleges being skills and saw no difference. __________________ My GURPS publications GURPS Powers: Totem and Nature Spirits; GURPS Template Toolkit 4: Spirits; Pyramid articles. Buying them lets us know you want more! My GURPS fan contribution and blog: REFPLace GURPS Landing Page My List of GURPS You Tube videos (plus a few other useful items) My GURPS Wiki entries

04-04-2017, 12:29 PM	#4
Refplace Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Yukon, OK	Re: Combining Improvised magic and Threshold magic Interesting choice. I think of Symbol Magic as coming more from the symbols than a local energy field so would liekly not use Threshold. However I dont see why it would be an issue. The one from Thaumatology is based of the normal magic system so Threshold levels should be balanced. __________________ My GURPS publications GURPS Powers: Totem and Nature Spirits; GURPS Template Toolkit 4: Spirits; Pyramid articles. Buying them lets us know you want more! My GURPS fan contribution and blog: REFPLace GURPS Landing Page My List of GURPS You Tube videos (plus a few other useful items) My GURPS Wiki entries