[Sorcery] Warp as Lightspeed travel

[Anders]

I'm thinking of a spell that converts the person into a ball of light and transports him somewhere. Now, speed of light or infinite speed is practically the same at the relevant Tech Level (3-4) so I am going to use Warp as the base advantage. However, this means that the character

a) can't teleport through non-transparent objects
b) can only travel in a straight line or bounce on reflective surfaces

What kind of limitation are we talking about here?

[Anaraxes]

Originally Posted by Anders

b) can only travel in a straight line

Are we being peskily realistic about spherical planets here? A straight line means you'd leave the ground and stop in mid-air. Also, the horizon from head height is about 3 miles away, which would qualify for a -25% Range Limit.

Not being able to get to places walled-off placed you're not supposed to go is a significant part of the abusive potential that justifies the high base price. Off the cuff, I'd put that at maybe -25% (just to make the total -50%).

Enhanced Move is looking kind of pricey...

[Nereidalbel]

Originally Posted by Anders

can't teleport through non-transparent objects

Horror lists Accessibility, Only places you could walk/climb to, given time as -20%. Being able to ignore glass and pass through bars like nothing is arguably worth less of a discount than said barriers being impassible.

[Anders]

Originally Posted by Anaraxes

Are we being peskily realistic about spherical planets here? A straight line means you'd leave the ground and stop in mid-air. Also, the horizon from head height is about 3 miles away, which would qualify for a -25% Range Limit.

Not being able to get to places walled-off placed you're not supposed to go is a significant part of the abusive potential that justifies the high base price. Off the cuff, I'd put that at maybe -25% (just to make the total -50%).

Enhanced Move is looking kind of pricey...

3 miles looks like a nice limit. And say -10% for the Accessibility coupled with the -15% for Sorcery gives a nice -50%.

Thanks to the both of you.