Lesser Wish question

[MidnightNova]

In ITL Expanded, Lesser Wishes were introduced. It states that a character between adventures can purchase one for 500 XP. Is this a hard limit? ie; Can you have more than one on tap, but only get one between adventures? Or is it the case that you can only have one available at any given time?

[Skarg]

Originally Posted by MidnightNova

In ITL Expanded, Lesser Wishes were introduced. It states that a character between adventures can purchase one for 500 XP. Is this a hard limit? ie; Can you have more than one on tap, but only get one between adventures? Or is it the case that you can only have one available at any given time?

It doesn't say, and I expect different GMs will have various rulings and interpretations and maybe other ideas about what you can and can't do with XP and wishes.

In original TFT, wishes that weren't used immediately were bound into magic items, which could usually be used by whoever held the item. One approach might be to assume these Lesser Wishes work the same way, though the new XP rule doesn't say how in the game world a character would get these wishes.

[TippetsTX]

I find it much simpler to re-characterize Lesser Wishes as something more meta-game like 'hero tokens' or 'boons'... less baggage since they don't need to be stored in an item (so they can't be lost or stolen) and you avoid the whole question of demon involvement.

Greater Wishes, on the other hand, should remain unchanged. Those should have in-game consequences.

[larsdangly]

My interpretation of the rules was that you could only 'hold' one lesser wish earned by XP at a time. But perhaps I over interpreted the intent.

By the way, I really like this addition. Lesser Wishes existed in the original edition of the game but were only accessible by magical means rather than XP expenditures. It was a great idea to provide non-wizards with the means of holding a quasi-magical get out of jail free card.

[MidnightNova]

Maybe treat it like a magic item of it's own under the Rule of Five? ie; You can have a single "lesser wish item slot" that can have up to 5 wishes?

It's probably academic since 500 XP isn't going to come about in a session anyways unless the GM is doing something unusual with awards.

[TippetsTX]

Originally Posted by MidnightNova

It's probably academic since 500 XP isn't going to come about in a session anyways unless the GM is doing something unusual with awards.

Not in one shot, no, but the intent of all XP-based rewards is that your are saving up your points until you have enough to 'purchase' what you want (be it an attribute boost, new talent or lesser wish, etc.).