08-23-2017, 01:36 PM | #1 |
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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Mystical Teleporter Operation Skill/Spell
Hey folks, I need a Pro-Tip or two again.
I'm looking for a skill or spell that covers the operation of mystical teleportation sites. Think a prehistoric site like Stonehenge, or the Pyramids, or other pre-electronic sites. Electronic Operation (Parachronic) doesn't really seem to fit. I've run CTRL+Fs on Magic, Thaumatology, and Basic for teleportation, dimensional, and interdimensional and not really found anything. Am I missing something out there somewhere? |
08-23-2017, 01:42 PM | #2 |
Wielder of Smart Pants
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ventura CA
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Re: Mystical Teleporter Operation Skill/Spell
Depends on the magic system. The spell magic system has an activate gate spell, IIRC.
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08-23-2017, 02:08 PM | #3 |
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Houston, TX
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Re: Mystical Teleporter Operation Skill/Spell
I should have thought of "gate." I'm a huge Stargate fan. I knew I was missing something.
Control Gate looks like what I'm wanting. Thanks! |
08-23-2017, 02:11 PM | #4 |
Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Re: Mystical Teleporter Operation Skill/Spell
There's no skill specifically for magic portal operation that I know of (not counting the spell sir_pudding mentioned as a skill, since spells have other restrictions). If you think knowing how to operate a portal should be covered by general theoretical knowledge of magic, you could use Thaumatology, and someone who wanted to specialize in just portal magic could take an optional speciality, which put it as a Hard skill instead of Thaumatology's overall Very Hard. They could even take an optional speciality of that, for just "portal magic operation", which would be Average.
If you don't think general magical theory is the right skill for magic portal operation, you can always create a new skill. That, in part, is what catch-all skills like Hobby, Professional, and Expert Skill are for. If you think operating a magic portal is average, it's Professional Skill (Portal operator), while if you think it should be hard, it's Expert Skill (Portal operator). |
08-23-2017, 03:46 PM | #5 | |
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: LFK
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Re: Mystical Teleporter Operation Skill/Spell
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08-23-2017, 04:51 PM | #6 |
Wielder of Smart Pants
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Ventura CA
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Re: Mystical Teleporter Operation Skill/Spell
In my last full campaign gates were permanent and the process to construct one involved both Architecture (Sacred) and a specific magic Book ritual.
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08-23-2017, 05:07 PM | #7 | |
Join Date: Jun 2006
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Re: Mystical Teleporter Operation Skill/Spell
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But yeah, if it were complicated enough to justify one, what to use to operate anything complex that isn't Electronic or a Vehicle is a hole in GURPS skill list. I use Machine Operation (if it's mechanical) or Device Operation (for anything else) for that.
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