10-05-2013, 07:47 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Jun 2011
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Path/Book Magic and FP
Has anyone ever used the spending of FP in conjunction with Energy Accumulating-style P/B Magic?
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10-05-2013, 07:57 PM | #2 |
Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Oregon
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Re: Path/Book Magic and FP
One approach is to treat it as a variant of Self-Sacrifice (Thaum pg 246), giving up FP instead of HP. Considering the lower value of Costs FP compared to Costs HP, fatigue would require a larger sacrifice per +1 to skill, as high as x2 or 40% of FP total. I'd probably go with 33% though, so spending all your FP on one ritual will give a +3 bonus.
RPM (a derivation of the Energy Accumulating system) takes a different approach, treating every 2 HP or every 3 FP as the equivalent of 1 energy for spellcasting. This gives a more certain benefit for the number of points spent, may be a smaller overall benefit when making many Energy Gathering rolls. Its main advantage is that it's simpler to use. |
10-05-2013, 07:59 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Mar 2013
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Re: Path/Book Magic and FP
I'm working on getting a system or Realm/Power Magic to work with an energy accumulating model like RPM, but each roll costs 1 FP.
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10-06-2013, 07:33 PM | #4 | |
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Re: Path/Book Magic and FP
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10-07-2013, 04:22 AM | #5 |
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Estonia
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Re: Path/Book Magic and FP
I think cool thing would be to require each energy gathering roll to spend 1FP. All that wrangling of arcane forces from wild to your will is exhausting. (Or maybe just all that singind dancing and bangind drums etc is a busy work :D).
I'tll make casting big rituals a much more serious business though. If you want to be more generous then you can maybe say that each time this 1FP will be automatically added to the Enrgy gathered - this will make smallish spells quicker and easier to accomplish - but large spells might be impossible or very demanding physically for the caster.! |
10-07-2013, 08:59 AM | #6 | ||
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I'm also considering requiring such FP be from an energy reserve. If they are using their normal FP the. It costs 2 FP. Quote:
And I really like your idea of adding the FP to the energy. Also, When you use you own FP to gather only one point gets added to the energy. Of course you can still burn 3 of you FP for one energy point.
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