Chalice World: Custom Paths for RPM

Refplace · 08-29-2014, 02:52 PM

Been working on this one for awhile and finally got a version I like again. First time for 4E!
Used some ideas from Pyramid 3/66 The laws of Magic and a bunch of other stuff, feel free to poke holes at anything I missed or suggestions for skill type.
My goals were to mesh the Cosmology that fits the setting with RPM and Realm magic and to have all the Colleges in GURPS Magic covered by one or more Paths. Specialization, especially for NPCs was a highly desired goal.

The Cosmology of Chalice World

Spoiler:

Time!

Chance
Destiny (good outcome)
Fate (Bad outcome)

Yin!

Magic
Necromancy
Sea

Time! combined with Yin!

Crossroads/Gates

Yang!

Air
Fire
Hearth (Protection)
Movement
Sky
Technology (Note this kind of makes tech and Magic opposed)

Yin! combined with Yang!

Earth (Large group hard ot manipulate so -5 Effective Skill)
- Animal
- Body
- Food
- Healing
- Making and Breaking
- Metal
- Wood
Light and Darkness
Weather

Thought!

Communication and Empathy
Knowledge
Mind (Mind Control and alteration, including boosts)

Aether!

Healing
Illusion and Creation
Sound

Thought! combined with Aether!

Spirit

Those are the Fundamental elements of the universe.
Additional Paths (Inspired by Tantrics post are based on fundamental Laws rather then elements.
This part is a place holder till I can see his post again.
Contagion (Connection)
Names (Identification)
Sympathy (Similarity)

The Fundamental elements are Wildcard skills as they are broad and powerful and in the setting only some of the major gods possess them. Only Arachne posesses all of them.
However they are used to define and explain the relationships of the rest.
Players have the option of joining guilds and many guilds are built around using one Path. they often allow a specialized version of Higher Purpose and either a specilized version of Thaumatology or Path (See PKs article Ritual Path Specialists p. 20 in Pyramid 3/66 The Laws of Magic for details.

08-29-2014, 02:52 PM	#1
Refplace Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Yukon, OK	Chalice World: Custom Paths for RPM Been working on this one for awhile and finally got a version I like again. First time for 4E! Used some ideas from Pyramid 3/66 The laws of Magic and a bunch of other stuff, feel free to poke holes at anything I missed or suggestions for skill type. My goals were to mesh the Cosmology that fits the setting with RPM and Realm magic and to have all the Colleges in GURPS Magic covered by one or more Paths. Specialization, especially for NPCs was a highly desired goal. The Cosmology of Chalice World Spoiler: The world started as a Cosmic Egg holding the forces of the universe in one lump after the death of an older universe. However the Great Weasel broke the egg before it was ready to Hatch. the war from that event created pretty much everything in the universe. The fundamental elements are Time, Yin, Yang, thought and Aether. these are manipulated by Arachne the Weaver and Thoth the Namer to make pretty much everything that exisits. There are more paths then standard RPM which will not be to everyones taste but allows for and encourages specialists which is a desired feature for the setting. The trick was fitting all the possibilities of the standard system in, Crossroads and Magic were tough to find a home. All the paths are here but some are broken into much smaller ones. Time! Chance Destiny (good outcome) Fate (Bad outcome) Yin! Magic Necromancy Sea Time! combined with Yin! Crossroads/Gates Yang! Air Fire Hearth (Protection) Movement Sky Technology (Note this kind of makes tech and Magic opposed) Yin! combined with Yang! Earth (Large group hard ot manipulate so -5 Effective Skill) Animal Body Food Healing Making and Breaking Metal Wood Light and Darkness Weather Thought! Communication and Empathy Knowledge Mind (Mind Control and alteration, including boosts) Aether! Healing Illusion and Creation Sound Thought! combined with Aether! Spirit Those are the Fundamental elements of the universe. Additional Paths (Inspired by Tantrics post are based on fundamental Laws rather then elements. This part is a place holder till I can see his post again. Contagion (Connection) Names (Identification) Sympathy (Similarity) The Fundamental elements are Wildcard skills as they are broad and powerful and in the setting only some of the major gods possess them. Only Arachne posesses all of them. However they are used to define and explain the relationships of the rest. Players have the option of joining guilds and many guilds are built around using one Path. they often allow a specialized version of Higher Purpose and either a specilized version of Thaumatology or Path (See PKs article Ritual Path Specialists p. 20 in Pyramid 3/66 The Laws of Magic for details. __________________ My GURPS publications GURPS Powers: Totem and Nature Spirits; GURPS Template Toolkit 4: Spirits; Pyramid articles. Buying them lets us know you want more! My GURPS fan contribution and blog: REFPLace GURPS Landing Page My List of GURPS You Tube videos (plus a few other useful items) My GURPS Wiki entries Last edited by Refplace; 08-29-2014 at 07:50 PM.