07-25-2020, 06:12 PM | #41 |
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Re: GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells
Top tier. I have been wanting to do a minor magics for all plus alchemy game for quite a while.
Originally I was going with BRP/Runequest : which is kind of tailor made for this kind of thing but this brings me back to GURPS which is awesome since my group prefers and knows it pretty well. Something to play soon I hope. |
07-26-2020, 02:54 AM | #42 |
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Right up my alley. Take my money!
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07-26-2020, 06:53 PM | #43 |
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Meh. I don't use the old magic system, so I'd rather the effort went toward Vehicles 4e.
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07-26-2020, 07:19 PM | #44 |
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Re: GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells
Turning them into actual Accessory perks sounds like a great way to do cantrips. I did that with a few spells already, namely Light. The perk works exactly as the spell, except with no FP cost or roll needed, and it still counted for purposes of prerequisites and as a number of spells "on" for each light.
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07-27-2020, 05:14 AM | #45 | |
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07-27-2020, 04:24 PM | #46 |
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Re: GURPS Magic: The Least of Spells
I am greatly amused by Dramatic Departure. I can think of one serious use -- if you're Unkillable and will reform elsewhere, it would certainly have a tendency to convince unknowing assailants that you are thoroughly dead. But really, I much prefer to have this spell be learned by utter drama queens who, if they have to go, are d*mn well going to go out in style.
Also love the comment on the next spell. Like that ever stopped a necromancer. For Plant, I know exactly what I'd want from my time in my garden: Weed. Area, does no more than 1 Hit of damage in one hex, only enough to kill quite small and fragile plants, to any instance of one selected plant species (can be selected by touching a specimen if one does not otherwise know it). Needs regular application to keep weeds from getting established! (Although I suddenly imagine the problem with weeds developing magic resistance...) Jolt seems... unusually powerful for one of these? Stun and Mental Stun are already spells with a few prerequisites each, although not a lot. Does making it a Missile spell and letting DR give a bonus help make the spell worth less than these in your opinion? Last edited by William; 07-27-2020 at 04:27 PM. |
07-27-2020, 06:28 PM | #47 |
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Jolt involves a roll to cast, then a roll to hit, then an active defense to avoid completely, and then an uncontested attribute roll at a bonus (possibly large, with any armor at all) to resist. It's therefore a failure waiting to happen. Compare any spell that stuns directly, which is a straight-up contested attribute roll.
Put another way, if I have Jolt-16, I'll roll vs. 16 to cast. At its maximum practical range of 5 yards, I'll attack at -2 to hit. The target gets to try to dodge. If they fail, they can roll vs. HT+1, which is 11 or less for a HT 10 person. If I have Stun-16, I'll cast at -5 on someone 5 yards away, for 11 or less. They'll resist with HT 10 and probably lose.
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07-27-2020, 08:08 PM | #48 |
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Figured it would be that, thanks.
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07-29-2020, 06:12 AM | #49 |
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I am curious as to why Ack (p. 7) is name Ack.
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07-29-2020, 07:06 AM | #50 |
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