Curse of the Magi

xaktarsonis · 10-26-2010, 06:24 PM

In dragonlance for ad&d there is drawback to using magic, when a mage casts a spell he can become fatigued. in gurps this is done via fatigue point cost but does anyone have any other ideas on how to deal with the cost of magic for the caster?

Yami Fowl · 10-26-2010, 06:31 PM

That somehows resemble Very Low Mana...
In which the caster has -10 to cast and must spend 1 FP every time he casts a spell...

If this is a general on your gameworld, I suggest you assume everyone needs to spend 1 FP in order to make a spell work, but without the -10 penalty unless it's really a Very Low Mana world.

Anyway, if I may speak my mind, although I understand the need to spend FP on Very Low Mana, I think this cost for general mana is useless since spells already cost FP or ER for the magi, which may be already what you need.

Hope it helps...

David Johnston2 · 10-26-2010, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by xaktarsonis

In dragonlance for ad&d there is drawback to using magic, when a mage casts a spell he can become fatigued. in gurps this is done via fatigue point cost but does anyone have any other ideas on how to deal with the cost of magic for the caster?

You mean like fright checks?

Dustin · 10-26-2010, 09:44 PM

If you're looking for a more severe cost, you can require the use of an energy pool instead of Fatigue Points, and then dictate recovery for the energy pool as being slower or requiring rituals to recharge. There's also Threshold-Limited magic from GURPS Thaumatology (a pre-4e version is available here) which can be tuned to an interesting array of possible limitations on magic use.

10-26-2010, 06:24 PM	#1
xaktarsonis Join Date: Oct 2010	Curse of the Magi In dragonlance for ad&d there is drawback to using magic, when a mage casts a spell he can become fatigued. in gurps this is done via fatigue point cost but does anyone have any other ideas on how to deal with the cost of magic for the caster?

10-26-2010, 06:31 PM	#2
Yami Fowl Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Brazil	Re: Curse of the Magi That somehows resemble Very Low Mana... In which the caster has -10 to cast and must spend 1 FP every time he casts a spell... If this is a general on your gameworld, I suggest you assume everyone needs to spend 1 FP in order to make a spell work, but without the -10 penalty unless it's really a Very Low Mana world. Anyway, if I may speak my mind, although I understand the need to spend FP on Very Low Mana, I think this cost for general mana is useless since spells already cost FP or ER for the magi, which may be already what you need. Hope it helps... __________________ Current Playing: Gurps Fantasy. Current GMing: DnD 3.5 on an original setting. Planning a GURPS Sci-Fi Campaign.

10-26-2010, 09:44 PM	#4
Dustin Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The former Chochenyo territory	Re: Curse of the Magi If you're looking for a more severe cost, you can require the use of an energy pool instead of Fatigue Points, and then dictate recovery for the energy pool as being slower or requiring rituals to recharge. There's also Threshold-Limited magic from GURPS Thaumatology (a pre-4e version is available here) which can be tuned to an interesting array of possible limitations on magic use. __________________ My gaming blog: Thor's Grumblings Keep your friends close, and your enemies in Close Combat.