10-14-2019, 10:49 PM | #1 |
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[Magic] Questions about Enchanting
Mostly this comes down to energy from spells -
I figure the answer to both of these is "No" but I'm having trouble finding direct references.
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10-14-2019, 10:58 PM | #2 |
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Re: [Magic] Questions about Enchanting
They could for Q&D Enchantment, not Slow and Sure.
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10-15-2019, 12:33 AM | #3 |
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Re: [Magic] Questions about Enchanting
I think the rule is usually that to use an enchanted item with a spell that has magery as a prereq that you must be a mage?
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10-15-2019, 01:00 AM | #4 |
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Re: [Magic] Questions about Enchanting
My reading of the question was another mage using Share Energy to aid the enchanting mage or the enchanter using a Draw Power type spell to provide extra energy,
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10-15-2019, 02:45 AM | #5 | |
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Re: [Magic] Questions about Enchanting
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Steal power is like lend energy, only useful for recovering. Draw Power works but is quite challenging to actually use in enchantment because of the -1fp/minute (not reduced by skill) on a spell with a minimum casting time of an hour. Last edited by Anthony; 10-15-2019 at 02:49 AM. |
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10-15-2019, 05:01 AM | #6 | |
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Re: [Magic] Questions about Enchanting
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The only time a magic item requires one be a mage is if the spell being enchanted says "Usable only by mages" in the 'Item' description. For example from Wall of Wind: Item Staff, wand, or jewelry. Usable only by mages. Cost to create: 400 energy and a $500 onyx. |
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10-15-2019, 06:45 AM | #7 |
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Re: [Magic] Questions about Enchanting
The spell description says that it can only be cast on self (so no range penalty), and doesn't seem to include any range limit or penalty for the mage specified to be able to draw on the shared energy.
It's a Regular spell, so it seems reasonable to houserule the range penalty to be that to the recipient rather than the caster. Lowering the transfer efficiency seems like it'd rapidly render the spell useless. Or I suppose a group could decide that it's okay to Share Energy with mages on the other side of the planet, assuming they have some way to coordinate their casting down to the second, because that's just the way the mana field works. |
10-15-2019, 07:09 AM | #8 | |
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Re: [Magic] Questions about Enchanting
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There are two things making Share Energy not that useful for enchantment purposes. The first is that for a Quick & Dirty enchantment the entire amount of Energy is spent in one burst at the end of the process when the GM rolls for success. This means a mage wishing to contribute via Share Energy has to cast it at that point in time. The second is that a spell can only be assisted by a single cast of Share Energy, which is capped at lending 5 FP. Slow and Sure enchantments don't spend FP on the process so Share Energy does even less here. |
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10-15-2019, 09:13 AM | #9 | |
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Re: [Magic] Questions about Enchanting
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They do it all the time in the "Merlin" worlds of the Infinte Worlds setting. See Gurps Technomancer (a 3e book still available as a pdf) for an extended example. I've never seen Steal Power used at all, probably due to beign limited to settings with cinematic energy storage tech. That is TL9+ and probably TL9^+. You can do Draw Power starting around TL6.
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