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Pbuckley · 03-24-2021, 03:18 PM

I am working on a slight variant of the Ritual Magic system found on Page. 242) of the Basic Set. In this Variant I would like to set it up so that Casters need to choose between several Magical Traditions each with it's own limited list of spell Collages. For instance Animism would mostly have Animal, Plant, Body Control, & Healing, while Glamor would mostly have Communication Empathy, Illusion & Creations, Mind Control, & Movement, ect.

In a sense they are like soft "Classes" for spellcasters (in a theory a Mage could have multiple Traditions but doing this would be quite point intensive).

The Traditions are Currently
Animism: "Druidic" Magic
Elementalism: Your typical Pew-Pew Elemental Wizard type Magic.
Glamour: Your Enchantment/Illusionist or Mesmer style magic.
Mysticism: "Spirit" Magic, more for Cleric's and Necromancers. (Though I may split the two more for Balance than ought else)

Each currently get's around 6 collages.

Can I get some suggestions on how to tweak the System to better suit my needs, without screwing my players over?

03-24-2021, 03:18 PM	#1
Pbuckley Join Date: Jul 2020	Magical Traditions via the Ritual Magic system (Not RPM) I am working on a slight variant of the Ritual Magic system found on Page. 242) of the Basic Set. In this Variant I would like to set it up so that Casters need to choose between several Magical Traditions each with it's own limited list of spell Collages. For instance Animism would mostly have Animal, Plant, Body Control, & Healing, while Glamor would mostly have Communication Empathy, Illusion & Creations, Mind Control, & Movement, ect. In a sense they are like soft "Classes" for spellcasters (in a theory a Mage could have multiple Traditions but doing this would be quite point intensive). The Traditions are Currently Animism: "Druidic" Magic Elementalism: Your typical Pew-Pew Elemental Wizard type Magic. Glamour: Your Enchantment/Illusionist or Mesmer style magic. Mysticism: "Spirit" Magic, more for Cleric's and Necromancers. (Though I may split the two more for Balance than ought else) Each currently get's around 6 collages. Can I get some suggestions on how to tweak the System to better suit my needs, without screwing my players over?