Can RPM grant spells from Gurps Magic?

[cupbearer]

Hi,

With respect to Ritual Path Magic -- Can I use a ritual to allow me to know how to cast the traditional spells from Gurps magic?

I'm asking as written - could path of the mind, or some other variation of path grant me skills?

I was thinking about a game where RPM could grant spells from Gurps magic; just want to make sure that it is kosher to do with rules as written.

[Refplace]

It can simulate most of the spells.
However granting a spell skill would be using magic to help magic and is against the rules. And of course they are different systems and a setting might not have both.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by cupbearer

Hi,

With respect to Ritual Path Magic -- Can I use a ritual to allow me to know how to cast the traditional spells from Gurps magic?

I'm asking as written - could path of the mind, or some other variation of path grant me skills?

I was thinking about a game where RPM could grant spells from Gurps magic; just want to make sure that it is kosher to do with rules as written.

No, it is not because you cannot use Ritual Path Magic to become better at magic. Since you are granting knowledge of a spell that is helping smeone become better at magic.

[cupbearer]

Hi

Thanks! I'm wondering though - isn't the "use magic to become better at magic" thing relegated to the RPM system itself, like as in you can't use magic to make path skills better, that makes sense, but why can't you use them to improve a different magic system? As written you're saying that it includes any other magic system as well? If so, I can accept that, but i just want to make sure you understand that i am not implying you can improve your path skills.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by cupbearer

Hi

Thanks! I'm wondering though - isn't the "use magic to become better at magic" thing relegated to the RPM system itself, like as in you can't use magic to make path skills better, that makes sense, but why can't you use them to improve a different magic system? As written you're saying that it includes any other magic system as well? If so, I can accept that, but i just want to make sure you understand that i am not implying you can improve your path skills.

No, it's all magic. Period. Otherwise you get oddities where you know just enough of RPM to make yourself better at whatever other magic systems are in the setting.

[cupbearer]

Hi

Thanks for taking the time to straighten it out. Your point seems reasonable to me.

[Christopher R. Rice]

Originally Posted by cupbearer

Hi

Thanks for taking the time to straighten it out. Your point seems reasonable to me.

Sure. Glad I could help.

[Pragmatic]

Note that there's a thread where someone converted all Magic spells to RPM.