Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

I like that element. One issue I have with magic is that 1 pt gives you MORE than a perq worth of ability (at least most of the time).

Even if it is fatiguing and you have to wave your hands around, most utility spells are very useful; much more useful than 1 pt would suggest.

Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

You do make a good point here. I mean, Weapon Bond, a perk, only gives you a +1 to hit and use your weapon... meanwhile, a 1 point in a powerful spell can let you teleport people.

BIIIIIG difference.

Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

That was my point. Despite the large buy-in cost, standard magic is preferable due to the fact that extra special abilities can be added with a minimal investment... and unlike AAs, new spells don't need (by default) a unifying theme [this also means that the entire slate of spells is not negated if one is somehow neutralized] nor do they have the 'activation-duration' penalty.

Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

The teleporter has spent a minimum of 20 points to get that spell, 21 if he wants to teleport other people - and that's if he somehow manages to knock Magery down to 20% cost (not terribly hard, but not precisely the best idea you've ever had, either).

Warp, which is more flexible, costs 20 points if you knock it down to 20%, which can be done without crippling the power.

Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

When did I say you couldn't use Powers? Isn't that GURPS too? Isn't it one of those several possible magic systems I mentioned? And who said I was building a dichotomy?

Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

Yeah, I think Lonewulf maybe taking some kind of debate 101 class on logical falacies and used his response as a chance to use "false dichotomy" in a sentence. :)

Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

Perhaps I misread what you said.

Either way, I wasn't exactly serious when I said that. :)
Nah, I got used to slinging around words for logical fallacies on the JREF forum.

Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

What kind of weird counter-examples are those?
What player would ever create a spellcaster to know only one spell? Shouldn't we invent non-silly hypotheticals?

Re: Genericness of Magic in GURPS
 

I've known several players who play wizards JUST SO THAT THEY CAN GET FIREBALL..

In GURPS it was not uncommon for me to decide a character's "schtick" spell and get all the prereqs to make that happen.