Thaumatology: Ritual Path Magic (pg 33) says:
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An enchanted item is bought as an advantage (... with the...) limitation Magical, which reflects the fact that they don't work in desecrated areas, are subject to counterspells, and count as a charm toward the owner's maximum conditional spells.
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I have a couple of questions. Cohen the Barbarian has retrieved the Serpent-Slaying Sword of Ur from the lost temple. It's a legendary weapon; in addition to being balanced and very fine, it grants Extra Attack 2 (50 cp, minus gadget limitations (DR6: 10%, Stolen by DX: 30%, SM -3: 15%, and power mod: 10% for a total of 18cp).
He's got the cp and wants to attune to it, however, he has no Magery or Thaumatology skill, so his maximum conditional spells are...
a) Equal to his Thaumatology default (IQ-7)?
b) Non-existent and he can't use magic items until he puts a point in Thaumatology?
c) Something else?
A few days later, he's set upon by dark wizards who have prepared a counterspell against his sword.
- What does this counterspell look like? A counterspell usually is lesser destroy magic + the energy of the spell to be countered. Is this the CP cost of the sword? Does the wizard need to pay for duration, subject weight, or anything else?
- Magic vs. Magic (RPM Pg. 24) says the sword resists using the Path skill used to cast the spell in the first place; does this require reverse-engineering the ritual necessary to imbue such a sword? Eyeballing it, Greater Strengthen (Body? Matter? Both?) to add 50 cp of advantages permanently would require quite a high Path skill!
- Assuming the sword fails its resistance roll, how long is it dispelled for? Permanently until Cohen can get the sword re-enchanted? Minutes equal to margin of victory, like Neutralize? As much duration as the wizard pays for? If they don't pay for duration, is it just a single second?