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Old 03-03-2021, 12:04 AM   #12
Steve Plambeck
 
Join Date: Jun 2019
Default Re: Spell Components

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Originally Posted by TimRemp View Post
I also find Spell Components to be cumbersome.
Simplest might be to keep them optional and reward their use with a small bonus. Say a +1 DX bonus creating an illusion if you burn sandalwood incense first -- but you don't have to have the incense because you can still cast the spell normally without it. Perhaps some components might be considered standard parts of a wizard's kit.

I'd certainly want a few unusual requirements to add both color and comic relief

"What are you doing Merlin, we need that demon now or we're all dead!"

"I'm slathering my torso with blueberry preserves -- do you want this spell to work or not?"
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